After the seeds have been coated, when the pellets are dry, you can start direct seeding.
To be more efficient, this activity is done in groups: everyone stands on one side of the field to be planted, in two lines with a space of two metres between each person. The people in the first line each make a small hole in front of them with the hoe, then take two large steps forward and repeat the operation. The people in the back line then place a seedball in each hole and take two large steps forward to the next hole. And so on to the other end of the field.
In this way a density of 5000 diverse seedballs per hectare is achieved, of which about 60% will germinate during the rainy season. Spot seeding eliminates weeds around the sapling and facilitates root penetration into the soil. It also prevents the pellet from rolling off the field when a heavy rainfall falls.
Direct seeding makes it easy for the whole population to participate and creates a collective enthusiasm that motivates everyone.
