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It was spinach and I have thick mulch wood chips. What I thought I could do was pull back the chips till I hit dirt in a v shaped trench and drop seeds in the v. But what I think happened is the mulch settled over top and smothered.
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Adeptus 1y ago

I have to use a lot of mulch where I am (9b)

but I usually have to run a lot less when seeding spinach (a winter crop here).

I have found it really hates to push through much material above it.

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DefiantDandelion 1y ago

Thanks confirms my suspicions. What I’m trying now is that I have pulled back a foot width strip of mulch. And scattered the seed along that strip. Doing various green this way.

Thinking I water everyday until germination.

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Adeptus 1y ago

Basically whatever it takes to keep the soil fairly damp.

If it doesn't drain particularly well (high clay content for example) water less,

If it drains quickly( loamy/sandy), then more often.