A field experiment was conducted during Rabi season of 2024-25 at on the field of a contact farmer of ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Bidar, at Hupla village, Bhalki taluk, Bidar district to study the effect of sowing methods and foliar nutrient applications on growth parameters of chia (Salvia hispanica L.). The experiment was laid out in a Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) comprising two sowing methods M₁: Direct sowing, M₂: Transplanting) and eleven foliar nutrient treatments (T₁) Control, (T₂) Humic acid @ 0.1%, (T₃) Salicylic acid @ 0.01%, (T₄) Vermiwash @ 5%, (T₅) Jeevamrutha @ 5%, (T₆) Panchagavya @ 5%, (T₇) 19:19:19 @ 1%, (T₈) Bio NPK @ 10%, (T₉) Biochar @ 0.3%, (T₁₀) Metarhizium anisopliae @ 5%, (T₁₁) Beauveria bassiana @ 5%with three replications and were applied at 30 and 45 DAP. The results revealed that transplanting of seedlings along with foliar spray of 19:19:19 @ 1% (M₂F₇) recorded significantly higher plant growth parameters viz., Plant height (120.47 cm), Number of primary branches (13.44), Number of secondary branches (34.87), Less days for spike initiation (27.33) and Less days to 50% flowering (35.67), Whereas, direct sowing with control (M₁F₁) recorded the lowest values (99.33 cm, 9.08, 21.67, 37.00 days, 44.48 days, respectively). The superior performance of 19:19:19 is attributed to balanced and readily available macro-nutrients that enhanced photosynthesis, assimilate translocation and overall plant metabolism. Similarly, transplanting ensured vigorous crop establishment,