[prakash_mib]

went to the plot on monday to see the ground hard around the winter onions area and cracked like dry desert. should i water them or let them try to get water from underneath. I hope the moisture is not too deep as a simple furtle around gets me to a wet soil.

[mumofstig]

If your soil is anything like mine, it has capped and gone crusty where I haven't hoed.
But just a little bit lower it is still damp, so there is no problem where the roots are

[Ian_A]

i have patches of that and also patches were the soil has gone a bit green - almost mossy but not quite