Feed the Bees Please!

(Great Blue Lobelia) It’s not necessary to have an entire prairie to offer forage for bees.  A dozen or so species in an area as small as 100 square feet can make a difference.  Here at Prairie Moon we have plenty of native plants for seed production that provide excellent forage but I have been [...]

Sod House Made with Prairie Cord Grass (Spartina pectinata)

The following pictures and story of this historic house came from a consignment seed producer of ours in Colorado: This sod house in Wheatridge, Colorado, probably was constructed in the 1860s and contains Cord Grass (Spartina pectinata) in the sod. Here a window affords a view into the wall: Native Americans used Cord Grass leaves [...]

A Prairie Moon Greenhouse

Seed production at Prairie Moon will be embarking on a different track.  In an attempt to provide our customers with seed that has been difficult to find in the past, we have erected a greenhouse for starting plants in a more controlled environment. The seeds that we plan to grow for seed production are being [...]

Seed Stratifying: one method

There are many different methods to stratifying seeds.  Here is what works well for me for the seeds we grow at Prairie Moon: First, I have my dry  sand, water, plastic bag and a label: I pour some sand into the bag and pour a little bit of water – just enough to barely moisten [...]

Be Here Now

I need to remind myself to “be here now.” This is my new mantra! It is mid-January and we have endured some gawd-awful cold weather. Now, after our thaw, it feels like we are on the downhill side of winter. Recently I have been hearing different bird songs, the light is coming back, and seed [...]

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