Eliot Coleman's 6-Step Bed Preparation Method

Produce firm, seeder-friendly beds for better seed-to-soil contact. This will ensure earlier and more consistent emergence, enhanced root development, and more vigorous growth.

1 • Deeply aerate	2 • Achieve perfect tilth	3 • Smooth the surface
Preserve soil structure while minimizing weed seed surfacing with Johnny's Broadforks.	Mix in compost and fertilizer while chopping up roots of a previous crop with The Tilther XT.	Create perfect seed beds for successful precision planting with a Bed Preparation Rake.
BROADFORKS	TILTHER XT	BED PREP RAKE
4 • Firm the bed	5 • Create a stale (weed-free) bed	6 • Mark the rows
Prepare a smooth, firm surface for direct seeding.	Wait a few days for weeds to grow, flame-weed them, then seed.	Achieve accurate, even, efficient crop spacing.
SEEDBED ROLLERS	FLAME WEEDERS	ROW MARKERS

Transplanting?

Try our Snap-in Dibbles for the Seedbed Roller! Perfect spacing every time.

Just squeeze, and they snap right in.	They work as well through plastic mulch as they do in open soil.	Available in 3 individual sizes, as well as a convenient starter kit.
		SNAP-IN DIBBLES