DIRECT PLANTING

AND
TRANSPLANTING
Learning Competencies/Objectives:
Identify plant parts which are directly
planted.
Determine the methods of direct planting.
Discuss the methods of direct planting.
Follow the distance and depth of planting
and the rate of seeding.
Diagnostic/Pre
-assessment
Direction: Let us find out how much
you already know. Read and
understand the questions below.
Choose the letter of the correct
answer and write it in your test
notebook.
CROPPING SEASON IS CONSIDERED WHEN
SELECTING A PLANTING METHOD TO FOLLOW.
THIS METHOD IS SIMPLY PLACING THE SEEDS IN
ONE SPOT AT DEFINITE INTERVALS IN THE ROW.
WHAT IS THE BEST PLANTING METHOD FOR
CUCURBITS OR VINE CROPS?
a. Furrow-planting c. Hill-planting
b. Ridge-planting d. Drill-planting
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SET OF
VEGETABLES ARE DIRECTLY PLANTED IN THE
FIELD?

a. Eggplant, lettuce, ampalaya

b. Pepper, snap beans, tomato
c. Spinach, pechay, mustard
d. Squash, patola, pole sitao
THERE ARE FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN SELECTING
SEEDLINGS OF VEGETABLE CROPS. WHICH OF THE
CHOICES IS NOT A CONSIDERATION?
a. Seedlings should be free from insects and diseases.
b. Seedlings should come from productive mother plants.
c. Seedlings should be uniform in size and weak.
d. Seedlings should come from a plant that is vigorous
and of known identity.
THE RATE OF PLANTING SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO
CONSIDERATION WHEN PLANTING VEGETABLES.
WHEN SHOULD MORE SEEDS BE PLANTED?
a. When there are possible ravages of insects in the
area.
b. When the soil and weather condition are favorable.
c. When seeds are viable seedlings.
d. When seeds produce sturdy and vigorous seedlings.
DEPTH OF PLANTING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
FACTOR IN DIRECT SEEDING. WHICH IS NOT
CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING THE DEPTH OF
PLANTING?
a. Shape of the seed
b. Types of soil
c. Size of the seed
d. Amount of moisture in the soil
 ANSWER KEY

Planting season is considered when selecting the

planting method to follow. What method is simply
placing the seeds in one spot at definite intervals in
the row? This is the best planting method for
cucurbits or vine crops:
Answer : Hill-planting
Which set of vegetables is
directly planted in the field?
Answer : Squash, patola,
pole sitao
 There are factors to consider in
selecting seedlings of vegetable
crops. Which among the choices is
not a consideration?
Answer : Seedlings should be
uniform in size and unhealthy
 The rate of planting should be taken into
consideration when planting vegetables.
Which of the following is not true about
the rate of planting?
Answer: Less seeds are planted when
there are insects in the area.
Depth of planting is the most important
factor in direct seeding. Which is not
considered in determining the depth of
planting?
Answer : Shape of the seed
ACTIVITY 1
Have you experienced planting seeds
and seedlings of vegetable crops?
What were your considerations in
selecting planting materials?
DISCUSSION OF ACTIVITY 1
 DIRECT PLANTING
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 the natural
environment since the start of growth and subsequently do not
experience root damage and transplanting shock, so, growth is
not disturbed.
According to Agustin et al.
(2005), there are plant
parts that can be directly
planted in the soil such as:
 SEEDS
Seed is a small embryonic
plant enclosed in a covering
called the seed coat and
usually with some stored food.
SEED
 CUTTINGS
Cuttings are made from a
vegetative portion of the plant
such as stems, modified stems
(rhizomes, tubers, corms, and
bulbs), 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.
 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 the parent plants and then planted in the field
before they get dry. They are 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.
 BULB
A 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.
 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 three alive buds or
“eyes.”
METHODS OF DIRECT PLANTING
 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.
 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.
 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.
 FURROW PLANTING
After land preparation, the seeds
are planted at specified depth at
the bottom of the furrow and are
covered with fine soil.
 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. Thinning
is done when necessary.
 RAISED BEDS
Make your bed at least one meter wide to a
desired length and raise to at last 15 cm 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.
 ACTIVITY 2
Get your notebook and go to the
garden. Identify which vegetables
are planted directly in accordance
with the lesson that we have been
discussed. Also record the crops that
can be planted through cuttings.
What is the importance of
knowing the different methods
of direct planting?
How will you use these
knowledge in planting
vegetables?
 ACTIVITY 3
Based on the arrangement of your
vegetable garden. Think of a
concept that will give aesthetic
beauty to your vegetable garden.
Also prepare schedule of activities for monitoring purposes.

This will tell you how far have you gone with your activities.