When to start planting flower seeds outdoors
How to Plant Seeds - Simple Tips for Sowing Seeds Outdoors
planting seeds directly into the garden
isn't difficult but today I'm going to
show you some tips to make that work
even easier and increase the chances of
your seed starting success
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now anytime you can plant seeds directly
into the ground you're gonna save
yourself a lot of time but how do you
know what seeds perform best when you
sow them directly into the ground well
that information is on the back of the
seed packet information like how far
apart to space the seeds and the rows
now right now it's midsummer and the
classic crops are in full swing but I
want a fall crop of beans and so I'm
gonna plant those now and one of my
favorite tools for that when I'm out in
the garden is this planting stick and I
put that where I want the row I get my
trowel and I just draw a line along the
edge I also have it notched out so I
know how far apart to do my spacing so I
really love this tool so I'm gonna go
ahead and plant a couple rows right now
okay the seeds are in place and now I
just need to cover them up and I could
do that with the compost that I've put
down here no problem that would be fine
but I've learned a trick that I've had
great success with and that is to cover
the seeds with a soil a seed starting
mix and there's a couple advantages to
that for those tender seedlings it
really helps because it's so lightweight
that the seedlings have no problem
pushing through and some heavy soil
might encumber that germination but it
also is designed to hold a lot of
moisture and that's really important as
seeds try to germinate and then the
other thing is once I put the soil is
mixed down I'm able to see it more
clearly so I know exactly where my seeds
are
okay the soilless mix is down and now
it's a matter of just lightly tamping it
in and I can use the board for that as
well
okay I'll add a little water and
probably about five days for these bean
seeds
I should see some sprouts
you
