</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Wouldn't the lime & fertilizer burn the seedlings if it's not worked in? )</font>
Ideally, I do try to either lightly disc or drag the plot after fertilizing and before seeding to mix the fertilizer in. However, ideal conditions are very infrequent. With limited time to get plots planted and rain on the way, I'll fertilize and seed and then lightly drag the plot (don't cover the seed too deep or your germination rate will be terrible). Seeds that are in direct contact with fertilizer pellets will likely "burn up." This should be a very small percentage of the seed. And, if you get a rain fairly quickly to dissolve the fertilizer, you should have a pretty good germination rate and the fertilizer readily available to the new roots.
BR
Ideally, I do try to either lightly disc or drag the plot after fertilizing and before seeding to mix the fertilizer in. However, ideal conditions are very infrequent. With limited time to get plots planted and rain on the way, I'll fertilize and seed and then lightly drag the plot (don't cover the seed too deep or your germination rate will be terrible). Seeds that are in direct contact with fertilizer pellets will likely "burn up." This should be a very small percentage of the seed. And, if you get a rain fairly quickly to dissolve the fertilizer, you should have a pretty good germination rate and the fertilizer readily available to the new roots.
BR