How Do You Plant Seeds In A Basic Seed Tray?
• Determine when to plant your seeds. Depending on your climate and the plant variety, planting times may vary. Check the seed packet for details. Loading… • Sifting soil into the tray using a sieve. Fill the tray with soil. Hold your sieve (sifter) above the tray and put soil, usually seed starting medium or potting soil, into it, breaking it up as you do. Don’t worry if some of the soil gets on your work area and not in the tray; you can brush it up and use it for the next tray. Fill the tray until it overflows, and then lift the tray a little and tap it against your work surface to settle the soil. • Level the soil with a striking board. Use your hand or a striking board to level the soil. Drag the stick or striking board across the top of the tray to make sure the soil is flush with the top and evenly dispersed. Your hand can perform the same function. Take about 1 cm of soil off the top of the tray. If you have a striking board, you can easily insert the indented side of it into
