Someone who is not a farmer? I'm no farmer but I know there is a bit more to it than that. Depth of the seed, when to plant, distance between seeds, how much water, how much sun, pest control, proper soil nutrients, and of course, when to harvest.
.... both are true. If you are planting a crop that does well in your natural environment, you can basically push the seed into the ground and it will grow. Plants are pretty amazing and resilient. Bunching kills crowded plants off and naturally selects optimum spacing. The rain and sun will cycle and take care of themselves and you will probably have some semblance of an edible food you can pick when it looks right. Farming is easy.
Farming well is hard. Producing a viable crop that maximizes output, nutrition, and efficiency is very hard. Soil temp, humidity solar radiation, soil ph balance, water intake nutrient intake crop cycling animal cycling single double or triple harvest rotations etc etc etc. There is a lot to farming WELL.
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