Now getting back to Growing in Wide Rows. I’ve got some pictures from one of the books that Patrick, owner of Art Knapp gave me from his private library. I’ve always said that a picture speaks a thousand words. So I’m going to have Jennifer ADD a few pictures to last week’s Blog, which would make it easier to understand. The photos are from “Garden Way’s, Joy of Gardening by Dick Raymond”.
#10 Covering the seeds. For small seeds like lettuce and carrots, put about ¼ to ½ inch of soil on top. And for larger seeds like peas and beans put about 1 inch of soil on top. To cover the seeds use your rake and pull soil from the edge from both sides of the row. And then tamp down the seedbed again.
#11 Most important step once your seeds are planted, is keeping the soil moist until the seedlings come up. What I have found is to water every day in the morning while the ground is still cool. The first year I water both gardens with a garden hose. It took me three hours in the earlier morning and three hours in the late evening in order to get both gardens watered. You do NOT want to be water in the heat of the day. Not only is it a waste because the water evaporate so quickly from the heat. But also because you are SHOCKING the little plants that are hot from the sun with COLD water. Which will cause your plants to wilt and possibly die. Yes, now I have a drip irrigation system that I have each zone run for an hour each. Early morning and late evening.
So you ALL come back now, cause I can hardly wait to show how the greenhouse seedlings get planted in wide rows. The pictures are sooooooo CUTE.
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