Kay wrote:
:: In article , Phil L
:: writes
:::
::: If you are planting seeds now, you will have to keep it well watered for
::: germination to take place, as I have just discovered with my beetroot
::: (singular, as in a beetroot)
:::
:: When I lived down south with dry soil, I used to make the drill, then
:: water it, using a watering can to soak the bottom of the drill, sow the
:: seeds, then covered with dry soil - this seemed to stop evaporation, so
:: the initial watering was enough for germination.

I forgot to add that these were sown in a greenhouse, prior to me going away
for a long weekend...I havent got a spare inch of garden outside but have
space left over in the GH, methinks I'm going to have to make more garden
space next year by removing some paving slabs, the garlic don't like it in
there neither.

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