I direct sowed just scattering the seed.
I planted too late this year, and the slugs got a lot of the seed, but I still had a good number sprout. I
think if I had sown them earlier, the slugs wouldn't have been a problem, because I've never had a problem with them in the past.
The
deer and bunnies are nibbling on the ones that are in the open, so I hope that by planting them more densely next year, maybe mixed in with some bush squash that the nibblers seem to avoid, will help in the future.