How to soak carrot seeds before planting?
Even before working with carrot seedlings, one important thing to do is to prepare the seeds for planting, namely, to disinfect them and soak them for better germination.Carrot seeds contain a large amount of essential oils, which complicates their development - the substance does not allow moisture to flow to the core of the root. Although essential oils perform a useful function, helping the seeds to be stored for a long time.
After completing the soaking procedure, you can guarantee that the seeds will be able to tolerate temperature fluctuations and survive freezing, and all will sprout at one time. It should be added that additional keeping seeds in vodka will accelerate the onset of this period.
What is it for?
Soak carrot seeds before planting should be for quick germination and simultaneous germination. In addition, as future vegetables will begin to better resist diseases. Strong shoots can withstand low temperatures and can feel much better on the open ground. Soaking is mandatory for those seeds that are grown independently, and for those that were bought from grandmothers on the market. If we are talking about the store sowing material, then you can do without additional measures.
During the preparation, those seeds that cannot germinate, either diseased or empty, will also be eliminated. This largely saves both the time and the strength of the gardener. In addition, the material will be sorted depending on the size - it will be possible to select the most valuable samples that will give the greatest yield.
It is important to remember that there is an exception to the rule - such a procedure will even bring harm to some seeds. We are talking about carrot hybrids, granulated and pre-treated against pests and insects. There is a point of view that soaking is also not necessary material produced abroad.
Ways
Seed preparation before sowing in spring consists of several procedures that can be combined. First of all, the material must be decontaminated - soak in a solution that can eliminate insect larvae that can cause diseases of the root in the future. Manganese is most often used for this purpose - 1 g of powder is poured into a glass of water, and seeds are placed in the liquid for about 15 minutes (it is important that they are soaked beforehand). After processing, the material is washed with clean water. Manganese also eliminates various chemical additives that could get into the seeds when packed in production. In the second case, the seeds are placed in a solution of boric acid - again, 1 g of powder, but already for 5 liters of water. In this mixture, the material will be during the day.
Finally, some gardeners prefer to send seeds to a 3 percent hydrogen peroxide solution. The procedure time is 10 hours, after which, of course, the seed will be washed. After disinfection time to go to hardening. With this procedure, the ability to grow carrots will increase, even at low temperatures. The seeds are soaked again, after which they are wrapped in gauze and placed in a polyethylene bag. For a week, this design is sent to the refrigerator. You can not touch it for the entire period, but you can take it out every day for 12 hours and store the seeds at a comfortable temperature.
Another procedure called "soaking." If the seeds are kept in water, they will grow in a shorter time. The seed is either left in warm water at a temperature of 30-40 Cº for about two days, or it is placed in a gauze cloth and regularly sprinkled. Water should be periodically changed as soon as it begins to darken, and the bag itself is rinsed.
The next procedure is sprouting, which also begins with soaking the carrot seeds. After saturating the seed with moisture, leave it in a warm place on a wetted base and most often under plastic wrap. As soon as the seeds begin to germinate, you can immediately send them to the heated and moist soil.
Soaking before planting can be in ordinary water, and can be carried out in a solution saturated with fertilizers. In the latter case, carrots are being biostimulated, which increases the ability of the crop to resist diseases and endure low temperatures. The seeds are sent either to a solution of sodium humate or to the solution of epin.
It is important to keep the proportions and leave the material in the stimulating fluid for no more than 10 hours.
If it is important for the gardener to get quick shoots, then he should soak the seeds in warm water in a jar with an aquarium compressor - sparging. So the material will not only be saturated with moisture, but also constantly move under the influence of the air flow. At the end of the daily procedure, the seeds are wrapped in cloth and sent to the refrigerator for an average of 4 days. After removing the seeds, they will have to be dried.
Separately, it should be added that among gardeners soaking in vodka is very popular. It is believed that with the help of an alcoholic beverage it is possible to “revive” even the most poor-quality grains that do not want to germinate. However, in order to do no harm, you need to find out how this procedure is carried out correctly. Seeds are laid out in a bag, sewn from flax, cotton or canvas. Vodka or other alcohol with a strength of 35 to 45 Cº is poured into a prepared plate.
The bag is placed in a container so as to be covered with liquid. After half an hour, the seeds are removed and washed with warm water. After the procedure, you can hold the seed day in the water to which the aloe juice is added. Vodka not only stimulates the growth of carrots by dissolving essential oils, but also destroys many viruses and softens the upper surface of the seeds, which will allow them to quickly release roots and sprout.
In addition to the above, there are several interesting folk recipes soaking carrot seed. Seed material can be sent for 2 hours in a solution of ash, honey, propolis tincture on alcohol and plain water. A good growth promoter will be a pea mumie, dissolved in a liquid. In such a solution the grains are placed for an hour. The simplest and most affordable solution is to use drinking soda, which dissolves in ordinary water, and in which the seeds are soaked for 12 hours.
An unusual solution would be to mix a few drops of garlic, honey, aloe juice, a purchase solution against insects, and also a purchase of stimulating drugs. In the resulting solution, the seeds are left for 12 hours.
Finally, if a solution of wood ash and water is insisted for 2 days, and then the seeds of the clock are soaked in it for 6 hours, the seed is fed with useful substances, and its growth is stimulated.
Tips
Reviews of gardeners contain enough recommendations that can make the soaking process as effective as possible. Firstly, soaking at the first stage will allow determining which seeds are not suitable for growing strong and productive plants. In other words, eliminate overdue, sick and damaged. For this, about 30-50 g of salt is added to a liter of water. The precipitate is drained, pure water is added and the seeds are placed in it.
It is necessary to leave everything for an hour, and then come to check. Those seeds that float up are unfit for germination, and those that remain at the bottom will fit perfectly. Spoiled seeds are discarded, and healthy ones are washed with warm water. Similarly, it is possible to work not only with carrots, but also with any cultures. This process is called calibration.
When placing seeds in a solution of a certain temperature, you need to ensure that it does not fall. It is recommended to add additional liquid as needed. Before you begin the process of soaking, it will be necessary to sustain the seeds in a warm, lit place. Usually, a window sill or battery floor is selected for this. The temperature in this place should reach at least 20 Cº.
It is important to prevent soaking with boiling water - in this case, the seeds may liquefy or even deform. Instead of bags of gauze, envelopes of filtered paper are also used. You must maintain a constant moisture envelope or gauze, because a little drying can destroy the seeds.
Soaking procedure is usually carried out in March, before the start of planting seedlings. If for some reason the planting did not occur, and the seeds were already soaked, they would have to be wrapped in a damp cloth or napkin, then put into a polyethylene bag and placed in the refrigerator for the required period. The most effective purchased growth stimulating soaking solutions are Effekton-O and Sodium Humate. As a rule, 1 tsp is a liter of heated water. the above fertilizer, sold in liquid form.
Soaking goes well in combination with such a procedure as drazhirovanie - applying useful elements directly on the seeds. To do this, a jar, usually a liter, poured 2 tsp. carrot kernels. From above they are covered with 2 tbsp. l peat, humus in the same amount and 1 tbsp. l cow dung in a liquid state. After that, the lid is closed, and the jar will shake for 5 minutes. Then substances are again added inwards in the same proportions, the jar shakes, and the procedure is repeated. Similarly, a nourishing crust will appear on the seeds. The seed is dried, and then you can start planting. Usually drazhirovanie held 4 days before the start of work with seedlings.
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