From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 8/24/2022 8:54 AM, songbird wrote:   
   > Bob F wrote:   
   > ...   
   >> My theory is that if seeds start to sprout, then dry out, they tend to   
   >> die. So I water newly planted seeds regularly but lightly so the soil   
   >> around them stays moist until they sprout and grow a bit. More than once   
   >> a day if they begin to dry out. Then I decrease the frequency of   
   >> watering, but water more so the deeper soil gets wet so the roots grow   
   >> down into it as the top soil dries out.   
   >   
   >    yes, when i start beans here in mostly clay i water twice   
   > a day but lightly to keep it moist enough.  once they sprout   
   > i reduce to once every other day or so and then after that it   
   > might gradually ease off to once a week.  depends upon how   
   > much rain we get.  in sandier soil with more minerals and less   
   > clay and organic matter you'd have to water more frequently.   
   > in the arid southwest it's a whole different ballgame.  you   
   > might need some shade, a wind break or mulches to keep seeds   
   > cool enough and evenly moist enough.   
   >   
   >   
   >> Getting that soil test earlier, and adding the lime, nitrogen, and   
   >> potassium it said I needed has made my garden take off! we went from a   
   >> really dismal looking garden of bolting tiny yellowish plants, to very   
   >> strong healthy rapidly growing dark green produce everywhere.   
   >   
   >    glad it helped out.  :)   
   >   
   >    have you been getting regular rains there?  it had been   
   > really dry here for quite a long time.  so much that i was   
   > wondering how much BER my tomatoes were going to get as   
   > usually the first few that come ripe might have some BER.   
   > this year none of the first few pickings had really bad   
   > BER but it was close.  will have to pick again in a few   
   > days.   
      
   We have been watering. I had to look up BER. I don't remember running   
   into that here in western WA.   
      
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