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installing a plant in the landscape.

planting (Wikipedia)

Sowing is the process of planting seeds. An area that has had seeds planted in it will be described as a sowed or sown area. When sowing it is important to:

  • Use quality seeds
  • Maintain proper distance between seeds
  • Plant at correct depth
  • Ensure the soil is clean , healthy , and free of pathogens (disease causing microorganisms)
Simon Bening, Labors of the Months: September, from a Flemish Book of hours (Bruges)
Men sowing seed by hand in the 1940s
Manual sowing machine
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