What to soak seeds in before sowing: an option that will have a positive effect on the harvest

07.02.2024 19:00
Updated: 12.05.2024 23:40

Before sowing plants, it is important to perform important steps, including preparing the seeds.

Experienced gardeners know that to increase seed germination, they need to be soaked.

However, the question arises: what to soak the seeds in? The answer to this question will be given to you by the expert of the portal "MOS SMI", scientist agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .

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You can soak seeds in various solutions, but we will consider the most effective one.

Potassium permanganate

Dilute potassium permanganate in clean water to obtain a pink liquid.

Before soaking, it is important to rinse the seeds in water and let them stand for 3-4 hours at room temperature. After that, you need to rinse them again and put them in a solution of potassium permanganate.

After a few hours of soaking, you need to rinse the seeds in clean water and dry them. When they are dry, you can safely use them in business.

By soaking the seeds in this solution, they will germinate faster and turn into healthy plants.

Previously it was reported about which plants are best to plant near a pear tree .

Ekaterina Streltsova Author: Ekaterina Streltsova Editor of Internet resources

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert: Anastasia KovrizhnykhExpert / HERE NEWS