Covering Seeds with Sand 



After seeds are planted in the flats or elsewhere, they are 



covered with a sprinkling of sand of just the right depth. A 



very common mistake of the amateur gardener is to cover the seeds 



too deeply. This gives the cotyledons needless work in 



crowding up to the light. Sometimes it prevents the 



germination of seeds that otherwise might 



have grown satisfactorily. 



