The Answer: A plant needs water in order to spread its type.
A seed also needs air and a growing medium such as soil in order to germinate.
You plant a seed, germinate it then plant it out.
The plant had to germinate before I could take cuttings from it.
It takes about 2 to 3 weeks for the plant to germinate
Plants grow from the roots and seeds germinate in the roots as well.
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To germinate is to begin life, as in "the tomato seed germinated and grew into a tomato plant."
If they germinate, they produce a plant.
to germinate into new plant
Germinate
If you plant apple pips in compost and water them they should germinate in a couple of days or so.
If you plant the seeds in compost and water them they should germinate.
No. Seeds are usually underground when they germinate, no light needed.