Furrow

furrowed
With channels running lengthwise, including both sulcate grooves and striate thread marks.
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Furrow Irrigation
Furrow irrigation is a traditional method of watering particularly suited to straight row planting. Dig a furrow - a small, level, shallow ditch - alongside of, or between, vegetable rows.

Furrow-A shallow trench made in garden soil for planting seeds or transplants.
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FURROW - A depression in the planting garden either dug by a spade or a plow. It is created to be planted in or to be drainage.

Ridged/furrowed, such as rodgersia, gunnera rheum
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Form the furrows with a hoe, rake, or stick; for perfectly straight rows, use a board or taut string as a guide, as shown at right.

V-Shaped Furrow - A planting trench made in the shape of the letter V. It is wide at the top and pointed at the bottom.

The planter/furrower attachment consists of two tine blades -- one on each side. They are inteded to till a narrow five-inch strip where the plants or seeds are to grow, while leaving the aisles between rows untouched.

Sow seeds in furrows three times as deep as the seed's diameter. If seeds need light to germinate, cover them very lightly if at all.

2) Close the furrow over the seeds or sprinkle on more seed starting mix to cover lightly (see packet back for specific depth of coverage) then water gently to settle mix around seeds.

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Prepare garden furrows 10' apart and sow seeds ¼' deep. Cover with seed starting mix and water lightly. Water lightly daily until the seedling emerge. When the seedlings grow to 2' high, thin out to 1 inch apart.

A hoe can create furrows for sowing seeds and dispatch weeds, among other things. There are many types of hoes; you'll probably collect several kinds of different sizes.

DRILL: A shallow furrow into which seed is sown.
DRIP IRRIGATION: A trickle irrigation system. Highly recommended for soaking the soil well. Used where water sources are limited.

Bark is ridged and furrowed.
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striga, a furrow) covered with stiff hairs; ridged; marked by small furrows; surface clothed with stiff, often appressed hairs, these usually pointing in one direction.style search for term- n.

Having finished the main drains, proceed next to make a small drain in every furrow of the field if the ridges formerly have not been less than fifteen feet wide.

Make a furrow with a stake. Shake the seed along the furrow and spread the soil back over the top of the furrow. Seeds only need to be around 5mm below the surface to germinate well. Keep the soil moist.

Stretch a string between the two stakes you set to mark the row, or use a straight piece of lumber, and use it as a guide to open a 'V' shaped furrow with the corner of your hoe. Set the depth to the recommended requirements on the seed packet.

Dig a furrow about two inches deep with the corner of a garden hoe. Water the furrow slowly to soak the soil. Scatter seeds in the furrow about an inch apart. Cover lightly with dry soil, sand, or vermiculite. Water again with a fine mist.

To sow, using the corner of a hoe or rake, draw out a series of shallow furrows 20 centimetres apart across the bed.

(Cut a leftover piece of benderboard so it fits inside the flat lengthwise, and use it later to make little furrows for the seed.) ...

Eucalyptus youngiana from the dry areas of the West or South Australia can have red or yellow flowers, and also has an attractive furrowed bud.

Narrow bands of fertilizer are applied in furrows 2 to 3 inches from the garden seeds, and 1 to 2 inches deeper than the seeds or plants that are to be planted.

Place your seeds in the furrow at the depth required for the particular crop you are planting. This may vary according to your choice of plants.

Wet the ground and then make furrows or indentations. Sow about three times as many seeds as the number of plants you want, covering to the depth recommended on the packet, or about three times the diameter of the seed.

Spacing: Place cloves in a hole or furrow with the flat or root end down and pointed end up, with each tip 2 inches beneath the soil. Set the cloves about 6 to 8 inches apart.

If you're planning to have raised beds in your garden, attaching a tool known as a middelbuster or furrower to the rear of your tiller will create these beds quickly.

Make little furrows if you're using flats, spacing seeds up to an inch apart (closer if they are tiny seeds).
Make sure planting mix does not dry out. The best way to keep seedlings consistently moist is to cover the flat loosely with plastic.

This can be a hard question if you are hill and furrow farming. If you are putting a few plants in containers, your choice is much easier. If you are using seeds, plant a few of them in each hole and then thin them out as they start growing.

Plant seed pieces, making sure each piece has at least one good 'eye', 3-4" deep in furrows and 10-12" apart. Cover seed pieces with soil. Rows should be 24" apart.

Under the row applications may be done by opening a furrow 3-4 in. deep, placing the fertilizer in the bottom of the furrow, mixing it with the soil, and then leveling or filling in the furrow.

Cantaloupe plants are irrigated by flooding furrows or with drip irrigation. Sprinklers aren't used because they interfere with pollination.
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Carve out a three inch deep furrow down the center of the long mounds you just made. If you are using a granular chemical fertilizer such as 10-20-10, sprinkle it down the center of the furrow, one handful per 2 feet of furrow.

Space the crowns 1 1/2 to 2 feet apart in the furrow, and, if more than one row, the rows 3 to 5 feet apart (err on the side of too wide). The plants will fill in, don't worry.

Fill a tray with moist seedling mix. Make a series of narrow furrows in the seedling mix with the blade of your knife. Insert one wedge into each furrow and firm the soil around it.
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Fissured Torn lengthwise, in vertical furrows, as applied to bark, or to pith, for which the more general term spongy is used.
Fistulous Hollow, with excavated pith.
Flaking Shredding, but with short segments.

Drill: A shallow straight furrow for sowing seeds.
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If that's the case, make small furrows or holes, plant the seeds, and cover to the prescribed depth with wetted vermiculite or seed-starting mix. Keep soil moist until seeds sprout, then thin to proper spacings.

The Cobra Head Precision Weeder and Cultivator - The Cobra Head weeds, cultivates, scalps, edges, digs, furrows, plants, transplants, de-thatches, ...

An easy way to plant green onions: A strip of biodegradable paper is embedded with perfectly spaced seeds; simply unroll into a planting furrow and cover. Planting is precise, there's little or no thinning needed.

Use a plastic rake to clear debris from the lawn, then a metal rake to simultaneously remove debris and create shallow furrows to catch the seed.
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Start by cutting out all dead wood and all canes that are diseased or damaged. Any canes that are old and striated (showing deep furrows) also need to be removed.

If the soil falls somewhere between a loose, sandy soil and a rich, deep loam soil, planting a Garden in rows can be simple, inexpensive and quick. Water row Gardens by flood irrigation in furrows, or use sprinklers or drip irrigation.

Protect plant roots from drying out until you can get them into the ground 1. wrap them in plastic and refrigerate or 2. "Heal" them in the soil - dig a furrow deep enough to cover the roots with soil and water. This will work for a few days.

See also: Plant, Soil, Planting, Water, Light