Broadcasting

Broadcasting seeds
To scatter seeds such as annual_flowers, salad crops and lawn_seed evenly over the soil surface. These are then lightly raked in or covered with a shallow layer of sieved soil.

Broadcasting
Applying fertilizer or other materials over the entire area
Compacted Soil ...

BROADCASTING: Refered to as scattering seed randomly by hand.
BROWN ROT: A fungus that is very common disease on fruit. Buy disease resistant varieties. Remove all infected parts of the plant.

Broadcasting seeds in a prepared bed
1. For a patterned planting, outline the areas for each kind of seed with gypsum, flour, or stakes and string. You may want to put a label in each area.

Broadcasting - A recommended rate of fertilizer is spread over the growing area and incorporated into the soil with a rototiller or spade. Broadcasting is used over large garden areas or when time or labor is limited.

"Broadcasting seeds on snow could work, but I don't see any real point in it," says William Cullina, author and nursery director of the New England Wild Flower Society.

Drop spreading is typically done with a drop spreader that operates similar to the walk-behind broadcast spreader except that instead of broadcasting (or throwing-out the fertilizer) to a relatively large area, ...

When sowing the seeds, rather than broadcasting or scattering them over each
designated area as is traditional, create short drills at the distance apart at which
the plants should eventually be spaced. Sow the seeds, covering them by about ...

One way to make the process easier is to add some granular fertiliser to the seed before broadcasting it.

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I've had good results both planting in rows and broadcasting seed over a large area.

Growing bachelor buttons can be as simple as broadcasting or planting seeds outdoors in spring. Seeds may be started earlier inside and moved to the garden when frost danger has passed.

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Broadcasting baits across the orchard floor by hand, spreader, or airplane is the most common method of application.

Scattering (or broadcasting) seeds will give a more casual look, but sowing seeds in a pattern helps you distinguish them from weeds when they sprout.

You can plant most cover crops in a home garden by broadcasting the seed, then raking it in, and turning on the sprinkler.

Be careful when broadcasting fertilizer over the top of plants, because the fertilizer granules may collect in the leaf whorls and cause foliar damage as it dissolves.

Barely cover the seeds with soil, whether planting indoors or out. If you are broadcasting the seed over a wide area, you can simply rake it around and then water well, making sure it comes in good contact with the soil.

Where practical, it's best to apply herbicides directly to affected areas only rather than broadcasting the herbicide onto the entire lawn. Always read the label on an herbicide product before purchasing, before spraying and before cleanup.

Hand-held spreaders provide an even distribution of seeds and are a good choice if the area to be seeded is too large for broadcasting by hand.

Pour the Mesclun lettuces seed mixture into your palm, close your hand and carefully shake the seed out, broadcasting it over the bed.

See also: Broadcast, Soil, Plant, Water, Planting