The idea for the organization began to germinate 16 years ago .
文斯在16年前就萌发了创建这样一个组织的想法。
And although the seeds of some plants don 't remain viable for long , the seeds of others can germinate after sitting in the soil for decades or ( occasionally ) centuries .
虽然很多种植物的种子时间久了就不能再萌发，但是有另外一下埋在地下几十年甚至数个世纪后仍能发芽。
But as my friend flemming says , sometimes you have to wait for the old deadwood hogging all the sunlight to collapse before the new seeds can germinate ( or else you need to be a fungus ) .
The point is that theses seeds aren 't going to be " cared for , " rather they 're going to be dispersed , and each seed will rely on the luck of its landing to germinate and grow .
关键在于这些种子不会受到“照顾”，各个种子都只能靠运气才能掉在土地上发芽和生长。
Most notably , as jon keeley , an ecologist at america 's geological survey , pointed out to the meeting , the seeds of between 100 and 150 species of californian wild flower germinate in response to smoke .
