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Green Thumb
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Joined: Sun May 30, 2010 4:57 pm
Location: central Kansas

I always tamp down the seed rows with the back of my rake. I stand the rake upright and just move it straight up and back down firmly. I spent most of my life around farming and Jal is right. Planters and drills all pack the soil in the seed row as the last operation of seeding.

garden5
Super Green Thumb
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Joined: Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:40 pm
Location: ohio

I think you're right Jal. Although I've not yet mustered the courage to walk all over my seed-plantings, I do tamp the soil well with my hand. Hey, it's a start :lol:.

I believe that seed-to-soil contact really is something very important and I think that many of us here have been guilty of "babying" our seeds.

That's what's neat about gardening: you're always learning totally new things.



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