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Rolling the Seedbed

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Posted by zzcooper 5a (My Page) on
Wed, Apr 2, 08 at 15:06

I am trying to plant a 1000 sq ft wildflower meadow again this year. Most seed packets say to roll the bed after seeding to insure good contact, but I dont have a roller. Any alternatives?

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RE: Rolling the Seedbed

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Are you up for weight lifting? Get a 5 gallon container and fill it with rocks, that you can lift and make beleive you are using a pump for water. That will tamp down any soil. How about a tamper? Long handled pole, like a shovel with a 6" square steel added to the bottom.

Here is a link that might be useful: Propagating Perennials

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You could "step it" in, or use a tamper, or just cover with mulch and eventually the rain will work the seed onto the soil.

  
 

 

 


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