Bed Preparation

A downloadable, printable (PDF) version of our Broadfork Applications Comparison Chart.

Follow these 6 simple steps to prepare your beds and ensure vigorous growth, using tools designed by Eliot Coleman and Johnny's Selected Seeds.

Having reached our 50th anniversary, Johnny's mission to serve small-scale organic farmers and gardeners holds firm. But seed breeding and trialing aren't our only passions... here's a brief history of tool development at Johnny's.

Compare our Infinite Rolling Dibbler Frame widths against their maximum wheel spacing, maximum even spacing between rows, and number of wheels to achieve the desired spacing. Completely adjustable for many different crop types.

Use our comparison chart to review distinguishing features of Johnny's mulches and weed-barrier landscape fabrics, including materials, recyclability/compostability/biodegradability, thickness, weight, color, texture, primary applications, strengths and limitations, and origins.

Johnny's Guide to Small-scale Bed Preparation Tools explains how to use right-sized tools designed from the ground up for smaller-scale growers and home gardeners.

4 Keys to Successful Carrot Culture, from the carrot research and trialing team at Johnny's Selected Seeds : 1) Preparation of the carrot bed, soil composition and tilth; 2) Spacing of carrot bed rows; 3) Weeding timing and techniques; and 4) Watering and irrigation.