grow (plants) from seed

idiom

: to grow by planting seeds rather than by some other method
tomatoes grown from seed

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Poppies are among the easiest plants to grow from seed. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025 Few warm season grasses grow from seed during the cooler weather but a quick cure for the brown spots could be a sowing of ryegrass. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025

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“Grow (plants) from seed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20%28plants%29%20from%20seed. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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