- Provides uniform depth and texture to the soil in the
flat. - Ensures even planting depth for uniform germination.
- Keeps the various cultivars separate, avoiding
intermingling. - Allows for the maximum number of seedlings per flat
—this saves space in heated germination areas, labor
and supplies. - The rows of seedlings can be removed easily, and with
minimum disruption moved up/pricked out, or
dibbled to the finishing flat. - This may not seem like a lot, but it can really make a
large difference as the gardener approaches
production-scale gardening.
FLAT DIBBLE BOARD
Moving from ;ats with closely spaced seedlings to ;ats
with more spacious spacing is called by various names
such as pricking out, bumping up, or dibbling out. No
matter what the name, it is time-consuming when you
are dealing with thousands, and most likely tens of
thousands, of transplants. The seeding board is the 3rst
tool in streamlining the process; the dibble board follows
to create an efficient system.
Often the experienced grower can make pretty good
time pricking out free-form with a widger (a mini trowel
that is used to make a hole in the ;at soil with a forward