Do you always have to put dirt on your seeds?
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This is so helpful! Thanks for sharing from your experience!!
no, you can put pearlite, and start seeds in rock wool
Because the frost kills my tomato vines with the last ripe tomatoes on them, I just leave them in the garden over the winter. Next spring I get lots and lots of new plants so I put an article in the local 'freebie' newspaper and give away plants to any & all who want to come get them. This is the same with all kinds of squash, melons, leeks, onions, lettuce, etc. We do not get much rain where I live but the seeds just naturally work down into the soil the same as weed seeds do.
A good rule of thumb is that the bigger the seed, the more dirt is needed on top. If the ground is soft enough, the rain will work seeds down into the soil so that they'll germinate, but if your ground is hard, you'll need to actually "plant" the seeds about 2.5 x the size of the seed (and loosen up the soil around it).