Editing Sowing (section)

==Plants which are usually sown==
Among the major field crops, [[oat]]s, [[wheat]], and [[rye]] are sown, grasses and legumes are seeded and [[maize]] and [[soybean]]s are planted.  In planting, wider rows (generally 75 cm (30 in) or more) are used, and the intent is to have precise; even spacing between individual seeds in the row, various mechanisms have been devised to count out individual seeds at exact intervals.

===Depth of sowing ===
[[Image:Between corn rows.png|thumb|Regular rows of [[maize|corn]] in a field in Indiana]]

In sowing, little if any soil is placed over the seeds, as seeds can be generally sown into the soil by maintaining a planting depth of about 2-3 times the size of the seed.

===Sowing types and patterns===
For hand sowing, several sowing types exist; these include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.academia.edu/4549495|title=Beds or flat-planting for southern wheat crops|first=Farhad|last=Nabin|publisher=academia.edu|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref>
* Flat sowing
* Ridge sowing
* Wide bed sowing

Several patterns for sowing may be used together with these types; these include:
* Rows that are indented at the even rows (so that the seeds are placed in a crossed pattern). This method is much better, as more light may fall on the seedlings as they come out.
* Symmetrical grid pattern – using the using the [[quincunx]] pattern described in [[The Garden of Cyrus]]