Sowing is the process of planting seeds into the soil. It is an essential step in agriculture and gardening, and it involves placing good quality, healthy, and infection-free seeds into the prepared fields. Proper precautions should be taken during sowing, including the appropriate depth, proper distance maintained, and soil should be clean, healthy, and free from disease and other pathogens, including fungus. There are different methods of sowing seeds, including traditional methods, broadcasting, dibbling, drilling, seed dropping behind the plow, transplanting, hill dropping, and check row planting. The choice of method depends on the type of crop and the size of the area to be sown. For example, rice is sown using the method of transplanting seedlings, while vegetables like ladyfinger are sown on the ridges, and green leafy vegetables like spinach are sown in beds. Once the soil is arranged, the crop is planted. 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.