Gardening
Turn the Grass Seed Label Rate into a Pack Order
A grass seed order needs a rate for the actual task. New seeding and overseeding can have different supplier instructions, and a…
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Gardening
Count the Final Positions Along a Seedling Row
A crowded row can contain many more seedlings than the final planting pattern allows. Before removing any, work out where the retained…
Gardening
Use a Seed Sample to Calculate Observed Germination
When an old packet or an unfamiliar seed lot is part of the sowing plan, a counted sample gives you something more…
Gardening
Plan Filled Tray Cells Before Ordering Seedling Trays
Tray capacity and usable transplant count are different numbers. A tray with 72 cells provides 72 growing positions, but an expected loss…
Gardening
Buy Enough Seeds Without Treating Germination as Certain
A packet containing 100 seeds is not a promise of 100 established plants. Some seeds may not germinate, and some seedlings may…
Gardening
Leave Access Space When Planning Parallel Garden Beds
A garden can look generous when its full length and width are measured, then become difficult to use once every available strip…
Gardening
Count Plant Centres Before You Buy the Seedlings
A spacing figure usually describes the distance between plant centres. It does not mean that a plant can sit anywhere inside a…
Gardening
Order Compost by Layer Volume, Then Check Its Weight
A compost top dressing is not the same order as filling an empty raised bed. Here the growing ground already exists, and…
Gardening
Calculate Mulch for the Ground You Will Cover
Mulch orders often go wrong because the measured garden area and the area receiving mulch are treated as the same thing. Paths,…
Gardening
Work Out Potting Mix Parts Without Mixing Up Bags
A recipe written as two parts, one part and one part describes relative volumes. It does not mean two whole bags of…