rows of plants as well as for taking out seed drills. The Dutch hoe is a flat-bladed tool that is used solely for cultivating while the swan neck hoe is excellent for taking out seed drills as well as mounding-up potatoes.
Water along the length of the seed drill, using a can without a rose, to create the damp conditions that seeds need to germinate. Annuals can be sown in drills within an informal outline.
Similarly seeds can be sown into seed drills partly filled with vermicast. It is important not to put compost worms straight into the garden since these species are surface feeders and can easily get picked off by birds.
See also: Drill, Plant, Gardening, Grass, Seed
 
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