Land managers and land owners can bring wildflowers back to low diversity, established grass stands through a process known as interseeding (also referred to as overseeding). Interseeding involves suppression of grasses and/or weeds using grazing, mowing, haying, prescribed burning, chemical control, disking, or a combination of these techniques prior to seeding, and again after seeding, to maximize wildflower establishment and persistence. Thoughtful selection of wildflower species that are most likely to take hold in the competitive environment of a grass-dominated planting and that are appropriate for the site is also required.
Interseeding Wildflowers to Diversify Grasslands for Pollinators
