beckygardener said: It has never been a problem for me and I get good germination rates from daylily seeds that do not seem to be affected by that depth of planting. I do understand what you are saying though, Sue. 
Just to clarify, I'm not talking about germination rate being affected but the vigor of the seedlings by the time they get up there. Outdoors an inch would be more appropriate because of other factors, but how are you managing to knock them over if you plant them half an inch deep?
Sabrina, you fill in the hole after you've dropped in the seed. It's hard to say whether your compost originated soil would work without seeing it. Vermiculite may be safer to start with. If the bag of soil has been previously opened then I would not use it for starting seeds (higher risk of damping off and/or fungus gnats).
