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<blockquote data-quote="ollie989898" data-source="post: 6173594" data-attributes="member: 54866"><p>A lot of people do not roll it. Coarse as in just a heap of clods the size of golf balls or bigger. You will get away with some clods provided there is some finer dirt around to give the soil to seed contact for a good even emergence.</p><p></p><p>Coarse seed beds in a dry season cause peculiar germination and isnt off to a good start.</p><p></p><p>I would not encourage everyone to go for an onion bed- on some soils as you say the slightest bit of rain and its just slop instantly, the water cant get away and it drowns the seed in a horrible layer of foul smelling nastiness. Sometimes less is more.</p><p>Ive known people flat roll after drilling. I thought it was madness but it did firm it all down and crumble it down. It was a hellish dry time though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ollie989898, post: 6173594, member: 54866"] A lot of people do not roll it. Coarse as in just a heap of clods the size of golf balls or bigger. You will get away with some clods provided there is some finer dirt around to give the soil to seed contact for a good even emergence. Coarse seed beds in a dry season cause peculiar germination and isnt off to a good start. I would not encourage everyone to go for an onion bed- on some soils as you say the slightest bit of rain and its just slop instantly, the water cant get away and it drowns the seed in a horrible layer of foul smelling nastiness. Sometimes less is more. Ive known people flat roll after drilling. I thought it was madness but it did firm it all down and crumble it down. It was a hellish dry time though. [/QUOTE]
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