From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 7/3/23 12:00, songbird wrote:   
   > T wrote:   
   >   
   > ...   
   >> Okay, what did I do wrong?  Water to violently   
   >> by mistake?  Not pack them deep enough?  (I   
   >> did about 1/2 inch.)  Not press down on the   
   >> fill dirt hard enough?  Something else?   
   >>   
   >> Perplexed,   
   >   
   >    this sort of thing is why many people will do   
   > starts in seed trays/cells and then transplant   
   > later.   
   >   
   >    usually for me when this sort of thing happens   
   > it means the seeds were not planted deep enough   
   > for the type of soil and seeds being used.  my   
   > method of planting seeds is a bit rough and the   
   > depth may vary but i usually have good enough   
   > results that i've not had to change.   
   >   
   >    after planting the soil should be moist enough   
   > that when you firm it down a bit then that should   
   > hold the seeds in place at their proper depth.  if   
   > your garden soil is too dry to start with then   
   > these goals can be a bit more difficult to   
   > accomplish.   
   >   
   >   
   >    songbird   
      
   Hi Songbird,   
      
   I think you called it!   
      
   The top 1" of the sold was rather fine and dry.   
   Because the tomatillo seeds were smaller than   
   onion seeds, I did not want to plant too deep,   
   so I was still in the dry stuff.   
      
   On the other hard, my onions seeds came up nicely   
   for once (I took Mike's advice a watered them   
   every day), but what I did differently was carve   
   a 2" deep trough into the soil, which did hit   
   the damp/moist stuff.   
      
   Nice of the tomatillo to come up anyway!  Next   
   time I turn over about 4" of the soil so I   
   make sure I get damp/moist stuff.   
      
   -T   
      
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