Easy Seed Sowing: (1) The Technique.
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Easy Seed Sowing: (1) The Technique.
You have already filled the seed tray to perfection and watered with a pre-emergence fungicide and now you are ready to start sowing. What is the best way to actually sow the seeds?
I have tried several methods and the one that gives the most consistent results is for you to empty the seed packet into the palm of your hand.
Take a pinch of seeds and lightly sprinkle them around the perimiter of the seed tray, then back and forth along the length of the tray until it is completed. If the seeds are quite large, it is easy to see where you have been over heavy and it is possible to spread out these heavy patches with the tip of a plastic label.
Dark coloured seeds can be difficult to see, but lift the tray to eye level and they become more visible.
Don't be tempted to sow any remaining seeds over the top of those that you have just sown
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