Here come the holiday season.Every housewife buys and sows seedlings touches and meticulously examines each seed, is trying to put all the time to time, to continue to get a great harvest.
Selecting seed
For sowing use the purchased seeds, seeds, seed, and you can safely use their harvested last year alone.They also give good germination and a great harvest.
In choosing the material for planting should take into account several factors:
- They must be fresh, suitable for planting (the shelf life of seeds is almost 2 years).After the expiry date, they should be thrown away - 98% probability of non emergence.
- should sow only high quality seeds (free from mold, rot).So, before planting need to carefully sort out, throw away spoiled, damaged mechanically remove debris.
- avoid poisoning - does not use treated seed.
- Next selected seeds should be disinfected.To do this, use a weak solution of potassium permanganate (which is a weak solution - otherwise the seed will be useless - they simply do not germinate).
germination
For fast germination, recommended certain procedures.One of these is a pre-germination.This procedure is not complicated, but effective.Germination takes place in several stages.Sprouts need to take selected seeds and rinse them with water.Soak the seeds in water at room temperature overnight (from 8 to 12 hours).Carrot seeds sufficiently soaked in water only 5 hours.Recommended 2 - 3 times to mix, to better absorb water.
After soaking the water is drained.Seeds changed at this stage, they are swollen.Then they shift in gauze.Then wrap with plastic film and put on the battery for 3-4 hours.After that polyethylene is removed, the seeds can access the air.They need to be put in a warm place, to avoid direct sunlight.It must maintain the temperature of 18-20 degrees, and the gauze should be kept moist.Seeds should not dry out.One day they "naklyunutsya."At this stage, they should be washed with warm boiled water and then put in cheesecloth.And at night - a battery, a day - to heat.After three days, the seeds are ready for planting in open ground.Sprouting seeds of beans, peas may be delayed for another 2 - 3 days.Germinated seeds will early seedlings for 4-5 days.
ratio of water and seeds during germination
ratio of water corresponds to the number of seeds in grams.For pumpkin seeds, melons, watermelons, cucumbers, squash - the amount of water - 50% of their weight.Ie100 grams of seed required amount of water to 50 ml.For tomatoes and peppers - 70% water by weight of the seed, beet, carrot, radish - 100% water by weight for legumes - 120% water by weight.
Hardening
seed germination experienced mistresses, not a final step before planting.Many resort to a process of hardening from heat-loving crops.For tempering seeds placed in the refrigerator for two - three days.The temperature should be between minus two degrees.Seeds that have passed hardening, are very resistant to thermal changes and seedlings them more resistant to night frost.
Proraschivaya seeds in this way, you will get a quick germination with a minimum of time and effort.You great harvest!
