Row Planting Benefits

Garden seed, when purchased from a reputable source, give you the best chance to enjoy good vegetable garden crops and longer lasting flower garden blooms. The garden seed purchased for your gardens needs to come from a company that has been in business for many years. Seeds purchased from companies that are not well known could possible have weed seeds included in their packets. Most vegetable seeds will give out a good crop and will grow well if they are planted in rows or hills in soil that is already prepared for them. Some of the supplies you will need to get your garden started include not only the seeds but a garden hoe, garden hose, garden rake, a trowel or small shovel, and a watering can. But first you need to be sure that you will not be getting …show more content…
You then create a hole in the center of each mound using your finger or a stick. Place two to three seeds, as recommended, in the hole and envelop them with soil pressing down just enough so the seeds and the soil make contact. Water the mounds in the same fashion as you would for row planting. It is probably a good idea to plant your flower seeds indoors first and transplant the seedlings in your rows or hills after the last threat of frost. Most flower seed packets indicate how long they need to be indoors before transplanting them in a flower garden. Some may recommend indoor planting 6 to 8 weeks prior to the last frost. Zinnias or cosmos seeds can be planted directly outdoors but if you wish to have a head start plant indoors first. Seeds such as geraniums, licorice, or petunias may take as long as 12 weeks before they start sprouting. We use heat and water to promote seed germination indoors; grow lights for the growth of the seeds; and proper drainage and air circulation to help in the prevention of "damping-off". The air circulation can be accomplished by a gentle blowing of an electric fan over the soil surface. You will need to "harden off" the seedlings a week to 10 days before you transplant