What is the best to soak the seeds, my choice
I also sowed dry seeds, and tried different lotions for them. I stopped at an environmentally friendly, practical tool. Not "for the lazy", with tiny flaws, and still the best, in my opinion.
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Than I didn't like other ways
- It's scary without treatment, there can really be diseases. You cannot process it, and then you don’t know whether the trouble came from the soil or from the seed.
- The worst is potassium permanganate. It burns hairs on tomato seeds. Yes, it disinfects, but this is a mockery! I didn't even try, I saw enough horror videos, how others torture the seeds, and did not.
- Hydrogen peroxide was not impressed, moreover, it turned out that she was no longer favored in the operating rooms, the wounds did not heal well. There was no difference in seedlings after peroxide and without it. So why engage in dubious business?
- I tried to soak in potassium humate and in solutions of Effective Microorganisms, normally, only a dark matter, either better or not with them, I did not understand.
- In zircon, you need to strictly observe the concentration, in my home conditions it is not easy, measure out a tiny amount. Do not overexpose. And I did not notice the effect.
- Epin is not for this at all, as I understand it. I read that it does not decompose in the soil, so I don’t use it.
- Aloe juice is not suitable for all crops, different concentrations are needed, I did not see the effect. Maybe what kind of infection this juice killed, the tomatoes after it were no worse and no better than others.
What am I soaking tomato seeds in today?
Yesterday I prepared a solution of Flora S. Three sachets, as in the photo, were dissolved in a liter of water with a temperature of 41 ° C (according to instructions 40-42 ° C). She interfered with the rolls stick. The price of such a concentrate is 3 sachets - 150 rubles. enough for the entire seedling period and still remains. Consumption: 10 ml per 1 liter once a week.
In a day, the solution is ready, but there are two tiny drawbacks:
- The solution must be stirred, especially the first 2 hours
- There is a smell. Unobtrusive, but my neighbors asked me to ventilate :). It helped.
After 24 hours, filtered:
The result is a liter of concentrate:
I sent the sediment to home compost, the next article is about it.
To soak the seeds, I diluted 10 ml of concentrate per half liter of water. Soaked it on cotton pads. 2 times more seeds than needed. To select stronger seedlings.
In the photo is the same bag in which one of my early tomatoes will grow. I wrote about the principle of growing here
By the way, I will say that I do not use FITOP-FLORA C, because it differs from
Flora With only the presence of a hay stick. I can add it for a penny, or for free, with mulch.
Where do I see the benefits of this soaking?
The essence of Flora C is 10% humic acids. Not humates. Good provenance. Lignohumates are worse, as far as I have penetrated.
Humic acids are natural treasures. They not only kill the infection, but increase plant immunity. Everything that I watered and sprayed with Flora S was clearly healthier and stronger.
I have been using this drug only for the third year. There is Vera Tyukaeva, whom I respect and trust, she has been using for many years. Her tomato yield is gradually increasing every year and the fruits are becoming larger. There is something to strive for.
And in what do you soak the seeds?
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