Free Prairie Compost!

Do you have a need for some compost? We have several truckloads of composted native-plant seed cleanings that we have accumulated over the past couple of years and would like to share. The compost is comprised of native plant stems, leaves and flower heads that are left after we remove the seeds. The pile has [...]

A ‘Convenient’ Rain Garden

I went to the Kwik Trip convenience store/gas station on Cass Street in La Crosse, WI the other day to buy a paper (some people do still read those things) and, coming out, I saw Purple Coneflowers.  I thought, “Well, that’s nice. Someone is planting some nice wildflowers here.”  As I looked closer I saw [...]

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 [...]

Calibrating a Prairie Seed Drill

If you have ever planted prairie seeds in a big area by hand broadcasting, you have probably decided that there has to be an easier way.  Well, there is.  Several companies manufacture prairie seed drills that meter out a mix of big, small, dense, and fluffy seeds and drop the seeds at a controlled rate [...]

Patience is needed with the Impatiens

I like to collect Impatiens, both Yellow Jewelweed (Impatiens pallida) and Spotted Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens capensis), but it can be trying. I carry a 12” x 20” x 5” pan into a nice big patch of plants and knock the tops of the plants into the pan.  Seeds fly everywhere but a goodly amount fly into [...]

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