Learn the difference between direct seeding vs. transplanting in your vegetable garden. Utilize the Heijunka Calendar method for the best time to seed your crops. The excerpt is adapted from Ben ...

This spring, I’m trying a method of growing flowers that is new to me, but it dates back to the 16th century. It’s called direct seeding, or direct sowing. Vegetable gardeners are familiar with this ...

At this farm in Punjab, paddy is grown using very little water, without flooding the field as is the case with the traditional method of rice cultivation. The farm uses an innovative rice or paddy ...

Experiments were conducted with winter- and spring-sown cover crops to compare drilling and broadcasting methods for establishing rye mixed with either purple or common vetch on beds. Results showed ...

New Delhi: India is changing the way rice is cultivated in the country. The government plans to implement a technique known as direct seeding of rice (DSR) in over 10 million hectares of farmland as ...

Moving away from the traditional way of planting paddy seedlings after raising nurseries, farmers in some parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are preferring to go in for direct rice seeding, both ...

An overarching goal for planting cover crops is to produce as much biomass as possible during the growing window. Higher levels of cover crop biomass will reduce soil erosion, inhibit weed growth, and ...

Cool season vegetables, such as spinach and radishes, are ideal for direct seeding in March. Gardeners should ensure their garden beds are prepped in late fall or during warmer winter days. Container ...

A collaborative research trial has demonstrated that direct seeding offers a scalable and cost-effective alternative to traditional tubestock planting for ecological rehabilitation on sand mines in ...

May means you can finally start direct seeding flowers and vegetables outside, start your late vegetables, and continue succession planting. Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home ...