How to encourage Self Seeding Plants

Hello all

I hope you are well.

I have Plants in my Garden that are Self Seeders but I have not had much luck with them doing so since the Gardens were Planted in 2019.

Is there anything that I can do to encourage them to Self Seed?

The Plants in question include but may not be limited to:

Echinacea Delicious Candy
Phlox (I think this is a Self Seeder)
Primula
Verbena Bonariensis (No issues with this one)

I may have more but am not sure, at the moment.

I assume that leaving the Flower Heads on would be a start but for how long should I leave them?

Thanks in advance

Kevin

 

Well you have to leave the flower heads on until all the seeds are gone, usually easy enough to check.
If you do a lot of hoeing and weeding you are likely to getting rid of any seedlings.

 

Hello @pete

Thanks for the Reply.

Yes, OCD can be annoying with regards to Weeding, I have no doubt that I have removed some Self Seeded Plants over the last couple of Years

Kevin