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How much is a 'mass planting'?

15 years ago

Hey all, it's me again with the small garden. My research keeps coming up with the phrase 'mass planting' best to attract Hummers. How many plants constitutes a 'mass planting'. My garden is only 3 feet deep along an L shaped picket fence about 35 feet long. There's not a whole lot of mass to begin with! Would 3 plants of one kind be enough of a 'mass planting'?

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susanzone5 (NY)
15 years ago
If you have a lot of different plants that hummers like, they will still come to your garden, even if they're not massed. I have one plant of agastache on my deck table and the hummers come to it all day long.

The only plant I have "massed" for hummers is bee balm. 3'x3' is a mass in my small garden. The birds love it.
petpalikali
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks Susan. I've got that much Bee Balm finally this year. Maybe that will help. And thanks for mentioning the Agastache. I just looked up info on that today! My big goal is to finally get those pesky little Hummers to come to my yard. I had them at a previous home, and miss them!
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