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]
(..) You guys should start your own garden! What you gotta do is get your soil off petrol chemicals, Use wood-ash and urine, help destroy the soil, creates mono-nitrate, Seeds are gonna be the new currency! And not those Frankenseeds from Monsanto, I'm talking about good healthy organic seeds. (..)2015 The Big Short