The success of any plantings depends on seed quality, planting techniques, and your understanding of knowing what to plant and how much seed is needed. Any successful planting begins with identifying the purpose of the planting, selecting suitable species that meet the desired objectives of the resource concern; and determining how much seed needs to be acquired. Having a basic understanding of seeding rates will help you in deciding how much seed you'll need for your planting. Making the wrong decisions when buying/acquiring seed will cost you spent time and money, and the chance having a stand failure by not planting adequate amounts of seed.​