Free tool
Wildflower seed and plug calculator
Work out how much wildflower seed to sow for your area and what it costs, and compare it with planting plugs. Use the sowing rate and price on your seed packet or mix. Nothing is stored.
Seed to sow
0.8 oz
- Area
- 200 sq ft
- Seed cost
- $6
- Plugs instead
- 89
- Plug cost
- $267
Seed is the low-cost way to cover 200 square feet: about $6, vs. about $267 for 89 plugs. Plugs bloom sooner and compete better with weeds; many gardeners plug the edges and seed the middle.
Mix seed with a few parts damp sand so it spreads evenly. Sowing rates vary a lot between mixes and species. Estimates only.
Before you sow
- Clear the ground. See prepare the ground.
- Sow at the right time. See sow wildflower seed.
- Pick natives. See the pollinator plants chart.