sow dry and set wet

sow dry and set wet
Seed put into wet soil will rot before it germinates: 1580 T. TUSSER Husbandry (rev. ed.) xxxv. 38v By sowing in wet, Is little to get.

1660 S. RIDERS Riders: 1660 British Merlin [observation on Apr.] In gardning never this rule forget To sowe dry, and set wet.

1846 M. A. DENHAM Proverbs relating to Seasons, etc. 11 This rule in gardening neer forget—Sow dry and plant wet.

1985 Observer 3 Mar. 51 There is an adage for March which says ‘This rule in gardening ne’er forget: Sow dry and set wet.’ March is the month when most people’s gardening year starts.


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