The instructions on the gel say that for a plant that is already planted, you use something (I used a chopstick) to poke some holes far away from where you think the plant's roots are, and then pour equal amounts of gel down into the bottom part of each hole. Then you cover it up again with dirt. I bought this gel powder because I had two hanging baskets that needed watering every 1-2 days, and I figured that if they were doing that now, in May, then they would need watering easily twice a day when the summer really heats up. They do seem to be going longer between waterings now that I added the gel, so I think it is working. For whatever that's worth.
I grow dill (that reseeds itself each year) too, so I know what you mean about the seedlings being fragile. I don't mulch around mine, so I'm not speaking from experience, but I'd think that one of those really light mulches, where the wood chips are shredded into wisps, could be applied pretty gently, especially if it's only on a small bed of soil. But I'm not sure that I'd mulch dill either, so I agree with you that I'm not sure it's a good idea.
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Date: 2009-06-01 01:43 am (UTC)I grow dill (that reseeds itself each year) too, so I know what you mean about the seedlings being fragile. I don't mulch around mine, so I'm not speaking from experience, but I'd think that one of those really light mulches, where the wood chips are shredded into wisps, could be applied pretty gently, especially if it's only on a small bed of soil. But I'm not sure that I'd mulch dill either, so I agree with you that I'm not sure it's a good idea.