seed down
noun1
The down on cotton, etc.
seed down
verb/ˌsiːd ˈdaʊn/ · /ˈsiːd ˌdaʊn/
1
To sow with seeds to make grass grow.
- In order to seed down a field it is first plowed deeply, and the soil well loosened — which is easy in these sandy soils — then pieces of the roots of lucern are planted 50 to 60 centimeters (20 to 24 inches) apart.1908, Karl Frederic Kellerman, Robert Winthrop Pratt, Albert Elliott Kimberly, The Disinfection of Sewage Effluents for the Protection of Public Water Supplies, United States Department of Agriculture: