After the plant is established and danger of frost has handed, cut open the hotcap. On heat, sunny days, cut holes in the sides of the hotcap to supply ventilation. See UGA Cooperative Extension Circular 872, “Winter Protection of Ornamental Plants” for extra information. Use a layer of straw mulch ½ to 1 inch thick on high of beds planted to very small seed. The mulch prevents packing of the soil around the seeds when they’re watered and protects the young seedlings once they first emerge. A mulch is especially useful during drought intervals when repeated watering may be necessary to get good germination and seedling emergence. Always sow seed slightly thicker than the plants will lastly stand.

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