Methods of Planting

Two Methods of Planting

1.Direct Planting
2.Indirect Planting

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Direct Planting
➔ method of planting seeds directly in the garden plot or field
➔ is the sowing of seeds directly in the soil, by-passing the
need for nurseries and irrigation. This fulfills two goals the
farmers have in mind, namely to produce food and to do
this economically by conserving water, nutrients, etc.

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Field

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 Characteristics of Seeds
➔ Seeds that grow fast
➔ Big seeds
➔ seeds and plants that do not need extra care during the seedling
stage.
➔ Examples:
Cucumber, Radish, Carrot

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Advantages
➔ It requires less labor. You do not have to prepare a
nursery, care for it, and pull the seedlings.
➔ Direct-seeded plants mature 7 to 10 days earlier
than transplanted seedlings. They are not
subjected to stress like being pulled from the soil
of the nursery and do not need to reproduce fine
rootlets.

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Disadvantages
➔ In direct seeding, the seeds are exposed to birds,
rats, and snails.
➔ More seeds are required: 80 to 100 kilograms per
hectare compared with 35 to 65 kilograms per
hectare with transplanting.

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Indirect Planting
They are sown in seedboxes, pots or seedbeds in rows
to produce seedlings which are then transplanted into
the field. As soon as seedlings have grown three or
more leaves, they are now ready for transplanting.

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