Seeds sown too early will rot before germination. Seeds are sown in early spring and fall. Seeds may be sown in spring, summer or autumn. Then the seeds are sown after the rains. Because they have sown the seed of wheat. Seeds are generally sown in early summer in seedbeds, and then transplanted to larger containers. Little is cultivated and even less is sown. The crop is sown in spring with stem development happening immediately after germination. The seeds can be sown directly onto the beds. In areas of limited winter freezing, seeds are sown in autumn for winter color. The seeds should be sown in a depth of . In 2009, of cereal crops were sown in the UK. From the mid-1970s, the seeds for success were sown. Because germination requires stratification, the seed is best sown early in the year. Thus was sown the wind; and we are now reaping the whirlwind.