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How to Prepare a Seed Bed

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Apr, 2017
By Sally Osgerby
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The soil must be prepared before seeds are planted. The prepared soil is called a seed bed.

A vegetable seedbed should be:

  •  level
  • well drained – therefore it is dug to loosten the soil & break up the pan which would stop water percolating through the soil easily
  • made up of fine particles
  • even – the same all over, & to a depth of 2 or 3 inches

 

rake seed bed

rake seed bed

 

rake soil

rake soil

  • Use a rake to get an even depth of fine soil so that the seeds can be planted shallow.
  • Stand on a board, placed over the adjacent ground, to protect the soil from being trampled down.
firm soil down

firm soil down

Preparing a seedbed is a huge investment into the plant’s future.

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