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Horticulture 10

Direct planting is a method where seeds or plant parts are sown directly into the soil, commonly used for large-seeded vegetables and in large farms. Various plant parts such as seeds, cuttings, runners, bulbs, and tubers can be directly planted, with specific methods like ridge planting, hill-planting, and broadcasting. Factors like planting depth, seed viability, and soil condition are crucial for successful direct planting.

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Horticulture 10

Direct planting is a method where seeds or plant parts are sown directly into the soil, commonly used for large-seeded vegetables and in large farms. Various plant parts such as seeds, cuttings, runners, bulbs, and tubers can be directly planted, with specific methods like ridge planting, hill-planting, and broadcasting. Factors like planting depth, seed viability, and soil condition are crucial for successful direct planting.

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DIRECT

PLANTING
HORTICULTURE 10
DIRECT SOWING
 Is a method of planting in which the seeds
are directly planted in the soil.
 This applies to large-seeded vegetables,

including legumes.
 Direct planting is commonly practiced in

large farms. Where pest control and water


management are not problems, direct-
seeded seedlings have better stand due to
continuous exposure to natural
environment since the start of growth and
subsequently do not experience root
damage and transplanting shock, so,
growth is not disturbed.
PLANT PARTS THAT CAN BE
DIRECTLY PLANTED IN THE SOIL
1. Seed- a small embryonic plant
enclosed in a covering called the
seed coat and usually with some
stored food.
2. Cuttings- made from a vegetative
portion of plant such as stems,
modified stems, leaves or roots.
Points to consider in selecting
cuttings:
 The cuttings should be taken from

sturdy plants.
 They should come from productive plants
planted in productive land.
 They should be free from diseases and insect

pests.
 They should be stocky and uniform in size.

 Kinds of Cuttings
 Root cuttings like bread fruit
 Stem cuttings like sweet potato and

cassava
 Leaf-bud cuttings like swamp cabbage
 Planting Cuttings
 Plant only one cutting per hill.
 Plant cuttings in a slanting position.
3. Runners and Suckers
Runners are long, thin, above the
ground stems with few or no leaves and
suckers are young plants that enlarged
beside the mother plant and can be used
for planting materials. The runners or
suckers are detached from parent plants
and then planted in the field before they
get dry. They usually set in ridges and
rows. Examples of crops that produce
runners and suckers are strawberry,
arrowroots, ginger, taro or gabi, gerbera
and many more.
4. Bulb
is composed of shortened branches
that later develop with thickened petioles
as exemplified by onion. The bulb portion
of the plant is used as a planting
material. Examples are garlic and onion.
5. Root and Tuber
Some crops are best propagated or
planted by the sections of the roots or
tubers. The root or tuber is cut into
halves or quarters. Each section of which
should have at least two or alive buds or
“eyes”.
METHODS OF DIRECT
PLANTING
1. Ridge Planting- Seeds are placed on
top of the ridge. This is usually
practiced during wet season to prevent
the stem and roots from rotting.
2. Hill-Planting. This is simply placing
the seeds in one spot at definite
intervals in the row. This is the best
method for cucurbits or vine crops.
3. Drill- Planting. In this method, the seeds
are sown in individual holes with a drill at
the required spacing for growth. Sow two to
three seeds in each hole and thinned down
to one as seedlings emerge.
4. Furrow planting. After land preparation,
the seeds are planted at specific depth at
the bottom of the furrow and are covered
with fine soil.
5. Broadcasting. Using your hand, broadcast
the seeds evenly in the field. For small
seeds, mix your seeds with a small amount
of fine sand or fine soil to add some weight
and to help them scatter more evenly.
6. Raised beds. Make your bed at
least one meter wide to a desired
length and raise to at last 15cm high.
Most vegetables benefit from a raised
bed during wet season, but smaller
vegetables such as lettuce, pechay,
onions, radish, and spinach really
thrive with this type of planting.
ADVANTAGES of Raised Beds
 Solve soil problems
 Reduce work
 Attractive
RATE OF PLANTING
 Factors to be considered with
regard to the quantity or rate of
seeds to plant are:
 The viability of the seeds
 The condition of the soil
 The size and vigor of the plants
 The possible ravages of insects
DEPTH OF PLANTING
 The most important factor in direct seedlings is
the planting depth. Depth of planting depends
on the soil moisture and soil type. Soil particles
should be fine when small seeds are planted. For
large-seeded crops, such as squash, the need for
thorough land preparation is less.
 Seeds should be placed deeper I light (sandy)

soils to prevent them from drying up. Shallow


planting is required in heavy soils.

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