How to Use a Push Plow

Use a push plow to easily create even rows for home gardening.

Many people love to plant flower or vegetable gardens at their homes. Digging out the rows of soil to plant your seeds can be hard work. Using a push plow can make digging the furrows needed for the garden considerably easier. A push plow has a lightweight metal wheel attached to two wooden or metal wheel-barrow type handles, with a plow or multi-tine cultivator head positioned behind the wheel. Many modern push plows feature adjustable heights to improve comfort of use.

Things You'll Need

• Push plow
• Garden hose
• Ruler
• All-purpose flour

Instructions

1. Determine the distance needed between furrows and the planting depth, based on the materials you are planting. Typically, furrows are spaced 12 to 36 inches apart to prevent choking the plant roots. The depth can vary widely depending on planting needs, from less than 1-inch deep to several inches.

2. Water the soil to be planted. Moist soil is easier to plow.

3. Mark guidelines for the furrows using the all-purpose flour.

4. Plow the furrows to the proper depth following the flour guidelines you laid out. Check the depth with a ruler.

5. Place the seeds the required distance apart in the excavated furrows and back fill the soil. Water as required.

Tips & Warnings

• Use fertilizer to enrich the soil.

References

• NC State University: Home Vegetable Gardening

Resources

• Lanier Landscapes: Push Plow For Gardening