Answer:

sowers

Answer	Crossword Clue
SOWERS	Johnny Appleseed's ilk
SOWERS	Seedsmen
SOWERS	Johnny Appleseed and others

SOWERS	Reapers to be
SOWERS	Farmers, at times
SOWERS	Potential reapers.
SOWERS	Agriculturists.
SOWERS	Seeders of earth.
SOWERS	Seeders.
SOWERS	Farmers in the spring.
SOWERS	Planters.

SOWERS	Gardeners, in springtime
SOWERS	Gardeners, at times
SOWERS	Plantation group
SOWERS	They need seed money
SOWERS	Reaper wannabes
SOWERS	They get things growing

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.