Three Ways of Planting Seeds   Drilling with holes and spaces in-between Hilling Rows of seeds (fixed distances) Soil preparation and a freshly prepared bed for seeding and planting are BOTH pre-requisites for a successful process and result! Soil has to be moist and wet for easy handling and optimal rooting, securing planting. How deep to plant it will depend on the type, varietals, location and weather involved. Early, spring plantings seem to be more successful, as soon as the risk or frost is gone, past, no longer a threat. Covering and protecting the early seedlings and germinating plants increase their odds of/for optimal growth. Avoid the soil drying out too much and cracking in the soil. Carefully transplanting and ensuring that there is enough spacing between plants will also give them room to expands and grow accordingly and appropriately. Cultivation and regular monitoring in the early stages will be your calling, role, task and commission to ensure they survive and thrive, past their initial early stages of growth. Weeding, stimulating plant growth, airing and conserving moisture and nutrients are all important parts of this process. Breaking up the soil and regular feeding and watering can only help increase your odds for success. Constant on-going care will be required, but as mentioned earlier, working smarter, using the right tools of the trade, can all make quite the difference for all these tasks at hand. Here are some additional tips to ensure the tasks at hand do not overwhelm or overtake you: Work when the soil is soft and moist after rain for example or watering Before weeding use a hoe to cultivate and eye the weeds that have to be removed. Break up the soil properly Hand-weeding is the safest until you get comfortable with some of the more advanced tools Take exceptional care not to pull out the seedlings with the weeds! Drawing up the soil, then leveling again, while cultivating on both sides of the stem, airs and protects the young growing plants as well, getting nutrients where they belong. Rotating and alternating veggies, types and varietals are all great ways of giving soil a ‘rest’ and providing the different plants with what they need.

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