seedbed

[ seed-bed ]

/ ˈsidˌbɛd /

land prepared for seeding.

a plot of ground for seedlings.

a place of development; source.

Origin of seedbed

First recorded in 1650–60; seed + bed

The seedbed must be as level as a floor, and compact, for good use to be made of the wheel-seeder.

Hiram The Young Farmer |Burbank L. Todd
The usual practice is to keep the seedlings one year in the seedbed and two years in the nursery rows before they are set out.

The School Book of Forestry |Charles Lathrop Pack
I was so impressed with its beauty that I took it from where it bloomed in the seedbed and planted it at my house in the garden.

Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 |Various
Hereafter the seedbed should be well watered from time to time whenever the soil appears dry.

The Philippine Agricultural Review |Various

It was good weather for preparing the seedbed, and the men had been busy since sunrise, making the most of it.

Harding of Allenwood |Harold Bindloss

seedbed

/ (ˈsiːdˌbɛd) /

a plot of land in which seeds or seedlings are grown before being transplanted

the place where something develops the seedbed of discontent