Planting

Broadcast sowing isn’t just for cool-season salad beds. With the right heat-tolerant greens, you can keep leafy harvests coming even during the hottest part of the year. As a longtime vegetable gardener working in warm, dry summers, I’ve learned that some greens not only survive heat—they thrive when sown densely and harvested young. This guide…

Introduction: A Simple, Productive Way to Plant Vegetable Seeds Broadcast sowing—scattering seeds across the soil surface—is one of the oldest planting methods, and it remains one of the most efficient. When done well, it produces even stands of baby greens, herbs, and quick-growing vegetables with minimal effort. As someone who has grown vegetables year-round for…

Introduction: Fast, Productive Greens With Minimal Effort If you want quick harvests with the least amount of fuss, broadcast sowing greens is one of the most efficient methods you can use. As a long-time vegetable gardener growing year-round in Northern California—and using intensive, regenerative techniques like narrow beds and wide rows—I broadcast-sow greens throughout the…

Broadcast Sowing in the Vegetable Garden Broadcast sowing—scattering seeds across the soil surface—is one of the oldest and simplest planting methods. It’s fast, efficient, and ideal for growing dense stands of greens, herbs, and baby vegetables. In small home gardens and market gardens alike, broadcasting creates quick harvests with minimal effort. The key is choosing…