crust on seed bed

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Re: crust on seed bed
« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2009, 07:14 »
Watering or rain, followed by dry weather, will form a cap on many soils. Once a cap has formed you need to water and continue to keep the soil damp until the seedlings push through. Water in the evening so that the seedlings have until all night to come through before the sun bakes the surface again. Maybe pray for rain.
Ah ha -- that's what I did, so maybe it's not daft after all - seedlings emerge so it can't be that silly I suppose (even parsnips now  :lol:)
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Re: crust on seed bed
« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2009, 20:06 »
Hi, if your soil is a bit claylike you can pull out a deeper drill put in a mix 50 50 of sharp sand and gen. purp. compost sow in that and cover with it, the sharp sand will stop it capping.


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