what are the things to keep in mind while sowing seeds?
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Here are 6 things to remember when planting seeds:
One. Inside each seed is a baby plant waiting for just the right conditions to grow.
Two. Seed size and planting depth are inseparable. Many say seeds should be buried as deep or no deeper than their diameter. Others say no deeper than twice the diameter. I error on the former, no deeper than the diameter (if I can help it), except with radishes. Remember those baby plants waiting to grow, they need enough energy to push up through the soil. Seeds planted too deeply often don’t make it.
Three. Optimal soil temperature is key. That’s why your seed packet says something like, plant indoors 3 weeks before the last frost or outdoors 3 weeks after the last chance of frost. A good seed packet will tell you a specific temperature range. Go with it.
Four. Seeds can be started indoors or out. Start seeds indoors to optimize the growing season. Particularly warm season crops like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and squash. However, other seeds, like wildflowers, sunflowers, radishes and carrots can be chucked straight into the soil. My favorite are volunteer sunflowers. Finding them is the best. They’re always ahead of the game, having started themselves, and produce the hardiest, lovely blooms.
Five. Soaking seeds can speed up the germination process, particularly handy for slow or fussy germinators like carrots. However, I haven’t had that same luck with beans. They pre-sprout wonderfully but don’t always grow as healthy as seeds directly sown.
Six. Nature has it figured out. It’s the ultimate guide, telling us what seeds need to be scarified (weatherized) before planting, like with lupines. Their thick seed coats preserve them through rough winters and those same, rough winters prep the seed coat for growing. Other seeds need light to germinate while others need darkness. Annuals are prolific seeds, growing with ease simply by casting themselves about. And many perennials need the help of animals, to bury them, move them or eat them and poop them out
One. Inside each seed is a baby plant waiting for just the right conditions to grow.
Two. Seed size and planting depth are inseparable. Many say seeds should be buried as deep or no deeper than their diameter. Others say no deeper than twice the diameter. I error on the former, no deeper than the diameter (if I can help it), except with radishes. Remember those baby plants waiting to grow, they need enough energy to push up through the soil. Seeds planted too deeply often don’t make it.
Three. Optimal soil temperature is key. That’s why your seed packet says something like, plant indoors 3 weeks before the last frost or outdoors 3 weeks after the last chance of frost. A good seed packet will tell you a specific temperature range. Go with it.
Four. Seeds can be started indoors or out. Start seeds indoors to optimize the growing season. Particularly warm season crops like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and squash. However, other seeds, like wildflowers, sunflowers, radishes and carrots can be chucked straight into the soil. My favorite are volunteer sunflowers. Finding them is the best. They’re always ahead of the game, having started themselves, and produce the hardiest, lovely blooms.
Five. Soaking seeds can speed up the germination process, particularly handy for slow or fussy germinators like carrots. However, I haven’t had that same luck with beans. They pre-sprout wonderfully but don’t always grow as healthy as seeds directly sown.
Six. Nature has it figured out. It’s the ultimate guide, telling us what seeds need to be scarified (weatherized) before planting, like with lupines. Their thick seed coats preserve them through rough winters and those same, rough winters prep the seed coat for growing. Other seeds need light to germinate while others need darkness. Annuals are prolific seeds, growing with ease simply by casting themselves about. And many perennials need the help of animals, to bury them, move them or eat them and poop them out
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1. If you need best crops then the seed should be hybrid quality.
2.Before sowing ,seed should be packed properly and should be cleaned.
3. To keep insects free crop , the pesticides, biocides ,insecticides can be mixed with crops.
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