{"id":17750,"date":"2016-06-07T09:43:39","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T07:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2016\/06\/07\/how-to-plant-seedlings\/"},"modified":"2016-06-07T09:43:39","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T07:43:39","slug":"how-to-plant-seedlings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/how-to-plant-seedlings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to plant seedlings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">After purchasing seed trays, place them in a shady spot and water well before planting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Check the label as to where the seedlings should be planted and follow these instructions\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">dig over the bed to about 15cm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">break up any hard clods and remove weeds or grass<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Add compost and dig in well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Add a sprinkling of bone meal and fertilizer for seedlings. Rake over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Push the seedling out from the bottom of the tray, through the drainage hole, and gently lift out never tug them from the top.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">To plant, make a hole in the same depth as the seed tray.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Close the hole, Dont pack too much soil around the stems but process soil down firmly around the base of the plant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Look after your annuals. 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