How To Grow Bluebonnets - Austin Texas Wildflower Garden Tour

This video explains the process for growing bluebonnets.

Here in Austin Texas we face many challenges, but nothing grows as easily as the native Bluebonnet. However, there are some nuances to growing these flowers, for example, the seeds usually take 16 - 22 months to germinate. Most of my bluebonnets germinated this season after planting them in fall 2021. If you want to grow your own personal bluebonnet meadow, get started here.

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[heatherjamie]

Dandelions are edible. Cook them like you would collard greens. Flowers leaves and stems. They have a really high nutritional value. Or dry out the leaves and make tea. The tea causes water weight loss. Are blue bonnets evergreen or will you have a dirt yard in the winter? How often did you water them?

[SlackerU]

Wow that is far more impressive than my mind had imagined. 10/10. I'm almost wanting to use a 200 gallon tank & weekly feed with an irrigation pump instead of pellets. It would allow me to feed more in tune with the weather.

[CRWottrich]

I think the bluebonnets turned out really nice 😊

[SydneyBristow]

Thank you for sharing. We are fixing to put some stone around our tree in the front as a border. I plan to try to grow tulips and bluebonnet flowers next year around the little tree. I hope it works. ❤️ 🌳 🌷

[FarmHerNancy]

New sub ❤ Love this! The kiddos finally got around to planting a small patch! We definitely cheated and bought 3 pots just to give them something to look at 🤦🏾‍♀️ Love the channel!

[xochimalli]

I think the mixture of dandelions and bluebonnets is beautiful. A monoculture will almost always look sad more of the year than not, will damage the soil, kill off biodiversity by removing alternate food sources and bacteria for healthy soil, and just make the job harder. If it were me, id leave the dandelion since its impossible to get rid off anyway, its very edible and nutritous, even the root is tasty as a coffee like flavor. Also pls remember that pollinators often need more than one food type. If you really want a pure bluebonnets field it could work, but id suggest forcing your neighbor to grow their own wildflowers patch to conserve biodiversity.

[NovaPrincess]

Hey there! The amount of dandis and weeds was a lot. If you pulled by hand, that was a bit of work. 😅 I got some bluebonnets in my lawn now. I want to make my meadow as deep as yours. Those look beautiful. I hear you're not supposed to seed a bermuda lawn. Just keep it mowed short and it will grow wide and cover bald spots. I reel mow my bermuda lawn up to twice a week when it's growing season. Some bermuda lawn freaks mow daily to get that golf course look. It's just about growing season now.

[amandabaines]

Awesome! What do they look like when not flowering? Are they good as ground cover? We have some spots in the yard that get good sun but the soil is a bit rocky and could use some greenery on top.

[TxHoneyBee]

I just bought my house in the Austin area, and I cannot wait to plant bluebonnets!! By the way, what is the sq foot size of your homesite/lot? It looks pretty spacious! Thank you for sharing this video. I've subscribed. Beautiful garden!

[plantdanny]

When is the best time to throw seed? I threw some in the fall of last year, and I think I see a few sprouting. :)

[NightEmbers]

Thats awesome, so even if i put down seeds now they wouldn't bloom next spring?

[crystalschendel]

I'm so envious! What season did you plant the seeds?

[StanGore-mkow]

great video....any idea where to buy bulk bluebonnets seeds? im in brenham texas :) thanks

[spyderseal]

How much water do yours get? I’m trying to plant some here in El Paso so obviously I’m having to water them myself rather than rely on rain. But they are looking good now finally after a couple years. They are in that phase where they are green and growing out sideways covering the ground, slowly starting to grow upward.

[ieatkittenswspicymustard]

I have been told that clem m corn gluten from a feed store can act as a preemergent. It may take time but it works.

[donnalovintexas]

With grocery prices rising dandelion greens and flowers may come in handy. Just pick early before seeds spread. Why fight it when it is free food.

[zkio]

Hi I also live in Manor (PM) and have a fruit mandarin tree but think it might be dead because of the winter. But then I do see some green sprouts coming from the base of the trunk/stem. Any tips or advice on if the fruit tree is dead?

[sleepersix]

Do you think someone seeded that bluebonnet meadow in Presidential Heights?

[oanhnguyencuocsonggiainhte]

can I ask you one question what month we plan bluebonnet ❤

[btlan]

Boy, you got a problem with weeds! good luck.