Raised Bed Gardening for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know to Start and Sustain a Thriving Garden by Wylie Tammy

Author:Wylie, Tammy [Wylie, Tammy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rockridge Press
Published: 2019-06-24T16:00:00+00:00

To plant seeds in a block:

1. Outline the block with a shallow furrow or trench.

2. Lay your tape measure along the side to properly space your seeds. Let’s say you are planting radishes 3 inches apart, to the depth indicated on the seed packet. Start at the front and work your way back, row by row.

3. Start at 3 inches, 6 inches, and so on in the first row.

4. Move your tape measure back 3 inches and plant the next section. Keep going until your block is full.

5. Cover the seeds with soil.

Planting Seedlings

Plants purchased as seedlings tend to be plants that should be planted in rows. Exceptions may exist, but I can’t think of any. To plant seedlings, use the method described for planting seeds in a row.

If you started your own seedlings, they should be in biodegradable peat pots. If you have purchased them, they might be in peat or plastic pots.

1. If the seedlings are in peat pots, simply remove the bottoms of the pots—just tear them off. You can throw them in the holes you prepare for the seedlings.

2. If the seedlings are in plastic pots, remove them and all the dirt.

3. Plant your seedlings at the depth they were planted in the pots. The only exception to this rule of thumb is tomato seedlings. Remove the bottom 2 or 3 sets of leaves from their stems and gently bend the stems. Roots will grow off this part of the stem. Make sure that the de-leafed and bent part of the stems are under the ground.

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