• Some fruits and vegetables grow better outdoors directly from seeds.seeds image by Jane from Fotolia.com
  
  While most fruits and vegetables grow from seeds, beginning with seedlings is often the most successful strategy. Even gardeners who use seeds don't necessarily start the seeds directly in the garden. With some plants, the gardener sows the seeds in containers and keeps them in a controlled environment, before transplanting. Yet, some fruit and vegetable seeds do well when sown directly in the garden soil.
  
  

Radish

• Start your radishes from seeds.radish image by Waikikisurfer from Fotolia.com
  
  Radishes are one of the most effortless vegetables to grow. Radishes are frost hardy, making it unnecessary to pamper radishes seeds in the greenhouse, prior to introducing them into the garden. Radishes also grow quickly, ready to harvest within a month after sowing the seeds. Start planting the radish seeds during springtime, at two-week intervals.
  
  

Pumpkins

• Starting pumpkin seeds indoors is a waste of time.pumpkins image by Michael Wuelfrath from Fotolia.com
  
  Some seedlings don't tolerate transplanting and need to remain in one location until harvest. Pumpkins fall into this category. Plant pumpkin seeds directly in the garden during early summer. If you start the seeds earlier indoors and attempt to transplant the pumpkin seedling into the garden, it will set the seedling back.
  
  

Beans

• Grow beans from seeds or young plants.Bushel of Green Beans image by Tracey Loftis from Fotolia.com
  
  While planting young bean plants is one way to introduce beans to your garden, sowing seeds also works. Wait until the soil warms up before planting bean seeds. They require a minimum soil temperature of 65 degrees to sprout. The distance between planting seeds varies according to the bean variety. Plant bush beans approximately 3 inches apart, with rows 18 inches apart; plant pole beans approximately 9 inches apart, with rows 3 feet apart.
  
  

Okra

• Soak the okra seed before planting.okra image by cherie from Fotolia.com
  
  Okra seeds sprout at soil temperatures between 70 to 75 degrees. While you don't need to start the okra seeds in a greenhouse then transplant them into the garden, jumpstart the okra seeds prior to sowing. Soak the okra seeds in water for 24 hours prior to planting.
  
  

Collard

• The collard is related to the cabbage.collard greens leaf texture image by Jo?¡êo Freitas from Fotolia.com
  
  Grow collards directly from seeds. Plant the seeds midsummer, unless the region experiences short cool summers. In those regions, sow the collard seeds late spring. A relative of the cabbage, the collard is a frost hardy plant grown for its leaves.
  
  

Corn

• Plant your corn in a block of rows.Corn image by DSL from Fotolia.com
  
  When adding corn to your produce crop, you must have sufficient space and plan to sow seeds directly in your garden. The seeds require warm weather to thrive. Plant the seeds in a block of three rows, as opposed to a single long row, for the pollination of the plants.