The government's policies 'planted/sowed the seeds of' war/destruction. [=created a situation that led to war/destruction]
Her comment 'planted/sowed a seed of' doubt in his mind. [=caused him to begin to have doubts]
She grows her plants 'from seed'. [=by planting seeds rather than by some other method]
(..) O God, O God How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world Fie on't, oh fie! 'Tis an unweeded garden that grows to seed Things rank and gross in nature possess it merely That it should come to this, but two months dead. Nay, not so much, not two So excellent a king, (..)2015 Hamlet