Direct sowing

Direct-sow cosmos outdoors from March through July. Seedlings appear in 10 days. Cosmos are also easy to transplant. Space plants 8"-24" apart, depending on ultimate size. They prefer fuU sun and light, average soil kept slightly on the dry side. Avoid overwatering, and do not fertilize. 

Soak seeds for 24 hours in warm water to speed germination. Direct-sow in early spring as soon as soil can be worked. Indoors, start in individual peat pots about 7 weeks before last frost. Seeds germinate in 2 weeks. 

Alyssum likes full sun and well-drained average soil. Direct-sow in loose soil 5 weeks before last frost. Do not cover seeds thev... 

Direct-sow nasturtium seeds in late spring they germinate in 1-2 weeks. Plants prefer sun, but some afternoon shade is beneficial in very hot areas. They are not fussy about the soil conditions, but too much fertilizer encourages ample foliage growth and fewer flowers. Space plants 8" apart. Water only as needed, to prevent wilting. 

Direct sowing. Sowing grass seeds in spring or autumn without a cover crop. 

This technique is already in commercial use in Spain and Greece and is showing very good results. Advanced field trials are underway in the cultivation of tomatoes, where the substitution of the traditional transplanting technique by direct sowing reduces production costs without reducing the quantity or the... 

For a quick impact, buy young plants, or raise plants under cover and transplant, rather than sowing direct. 

The simplest way to grow the vast majority of vegetables is from seed sown outdoors where the plants are to crop. Although you can raise young plants under cover (see p.260) for a head start, sowing directly into the soil is guick, easy and effective, and there are various techniques you can use to make best use of space. 

Choose low-growing herbs that thrive in dry conditions for planting among paving stones. Fill the cracks with potting mix and sow the seed directly into position in spring. Keep watered, and avoid walking on the herbs until they become established. 

Five weeJcs after sowing, the broccoli was transplanted into the field while wild mustard was planted directly on the date of broccoli transplant. The area was irrigated every wee)c with overhead sprin-)clers throughout the experiment and fertilized 10.1 L/ha fish emulsion ("Grow Force brand) at 30 and 57 days after set-up of the experiment. The plots were hand weeded selectively every 15 days, samples of the volunteer weeds were ta)cen through the plot method (18), and the number of different species, number of individuals of each species, and biomass (dry weight) were recorded for each plot. The dominance, frequency, density, and importance value were calculated for each species in each plot. 

When sowing crops, drilling in an east-west direction can provide better shadowing of interrow space and light interception by the crop. The occurrence of Apera spica-venti could be reduced more under erectophile cultivars drilled from east-west compared to north-south. The effect of planophile cultivars was similar in both drilling directions tested (Kbpke 2000). 

Varghese B, Cheong FC, Sindhu S, Yu T, Lim CT, Valiyaveettil S, Sow CH (2006) Size selective assembly of colloidal particles on a template by directed self-assembly technique. Langmuir 22 8248-8252... 

Sow seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before transplanting outdoors into warm spring soil. Direct-seed in early summer for color in late summer or fall. Plant seeds A" deep they need darkness to germinate. They should sprout in 1 week. Thin seedlings to 1. ... 

Sow seed indoors 7 weeks before the last frost date. Set plants out in late spring when the soil is warm. Direct-seed outdoors in warm soil and full sun after last frost. Mix the tiny seed with sand to get an even distribution. Press seeds down firmly, but don t bury them. Water gently, keeping the soil moist until seedlings appear (about 10 days). 

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