Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening

1.4 Transplanting

and Direct

Seeding

Introduction 3

Demonstration 1:

Garden-Scale Transplanting and Direct Seeding 5

Instructor’s Demonstration Outline 6

Students’ Step-by-Step Instructions 9

Demonstration 2:

Tractor-Mounted Seeding and Transplanting Equipment 13

Instructor’s Demonstration Outline 14

Assessment Questions and Key 15

Appendices

1. Estimating Soil Moisture By Feel 17


2. Transplanting and Irrigation Equipment 18


3. Seedlings at Transplant Maturity; Planting Depths 19


4. Garden-Scale Seed Bed Irrigation 20