Something The Seed Companies Don't Tell You
Tags: Gardening
How deeply do you sow? Increase germination rates by planting seeds at the correct depth.
As a rule, seeds should not be buried any deeper than their diameter. Forget the quarter-inch planting depths you see on many seed packets. That's too deep for all but the biggest seeds, such as peas and beans. Some seeds even need light to germinate—don't bury those at all.
Cover these seeds:
Beets
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Celery
Chard
Cucumbers
Melons
Onions
Parsley
Peas
Radishes
Spinach
Sow these seeds on top of the soil for best germination:
Ageratum
Astilbe
Balloon flower
Cleome
Coleus
Coreopsis
Dill
Impatiens
Lettuce
Mexican sunflower (aka tithonia)
Ornamental peppers
Petunias
Savory
Shasta daisy
Snapdragon
Strawflower
Stock
Sweet alyssum
Yarrow
How deeply do you sow? Increase germination rates by planting seeds at the correct depth.
As a rule, seeds should not be buried any deeper than their diameter. Forget the quarter-inch planting depths you see on many seed packets. That's too deep for all but the biggest seeds, such as peas and beans. Some seeds even need light to germinate—don't bury those at all.
Cover these seeds:
Beets
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Celery
Chard
Cucumbers
Melons
Onions
Parsley
Peas
Radishes
Spinach
Sow these seeds on top of the soil for best germination:
Ageratum
Astilbe
Balloon flower
Cleome
Coleus
Coreopsis
Dill
Impatiens
Lettuce
Mexican sunflower (aka tithonia)
Ornamental peppers
Petunias
Savory
Shasta daisy
Snapdragon
Strawflower
Stock
Sweet alyssum
Yarrow