I think what everybody was getting at was that by just plopping seeds in the ground your chances of germination are much smaller than had you germinated them first then planted them,also they were letting you know that by letting new plants grow inside for a month or so before putting them outside greatly increases the chance they will survive.
With that being said there are a few things you can do if they sprout,keep an eye on the area & if they sprout the first thing you need to worry about is little varmints eating them,its spring time & anything thats green is like a steak to varmints,get some chicken wire & make small cages to cover the baby's,make sure the wire cages are staked down because some little fukin opossum will still try to eat em up.
Next thing is make the area as unattractive as possible for wildlife,piss everywhere you can & try to piss off the ground like on trees or bushes,this way the scent carries,you can also scatter ground black pepper all over the area & place moth balls near your plants,ive never tried the moth balls but it makes sense to me so im trying them this year my ownself.
Water will be another thing you can do,just because their outside dont rely on the rain,take a look at them once a week & dig up a little of the soil near the plant,dont dig up the roots but dig down an inch or two & if the soil isnt mushy then give them some pure water,no fertilizers,giving them nutrients too early will fuck them up & unless the soil is barren like a farmed out cornfield then it will contain more than enough nutrients for them until they grow a couple feet tall.
Keep any dead vegatation like leaves & sticks cleared well away from the plants,dead shit attracts all kinds of bugs,also keep any other plant matter growing near the root mass pulled.
