To increase productivity on the garden site, it is necessary to put only good productive varieties and to be able to define viability of seeds. Even the best grade will not ascend if the term of viability of seeds has ended long ago.
Determination of viability of seeds – what to pay attention to
In the choice of seeds the reputation of the producer is of great importance – risk to buy low-quality seeds significantly will be reduced if they are made by the major agricultural firm well-known in the market. You should not buy seeds of the unknown companies and also from hands, in the markets. Upon purchase it is also necessary to study attentively what is written on bag of seeds: the greatest viability of seeds remains within year therefore you should not spend money for seeds of harvest before last.
Before visit of shop of seeds it is quite good to study quality characteristics of plant varieties which it is necessary to get and make the ready list of necessary seeds. In this case it is possible to save considerably time and to foreknow what it is possible to wait from future harvest for.
How to check seeds for viability
The viability of seeds can be defined, couching them in damp fabric. It is necessary to do it in advance, without waiting for landing time on seedling that there was opportunity in due time to buy other seeds. Together with viability define also energy of germination of seeds – sprouts how evenly appear. It is possible to check viability of seeds right after their acquisition. For this purpose it is worth selecting on some seeds from each bag. That it was convenient to carry out determination of viability of seeds as a percentage, it is necessary to wet in damp gauze till 10-20 of seeds of each culture. At the same time each arisen plant can be taken for 5-10% and it is possible to define viability percent in this case pretty fast.
The viability of seeds is considered within norm for carrots, parsley, fennel – 60%, beets, onions, salad and pepper – up to 80%, cabbage, pumpkin, garden radish - up to 90%. If the viability has shown smaller percent, at crops it will be necessary to increase sowing norm or to buy other seeds. The term of viability of seeds at each culture differs. At fresh qualitative seeds of cabbage, squash, garden radish, carrots the sprouts have to appear for the 3rd day, peas, haricot – on the 4th, beet and tomatoes – on the 5th, spinach and parsley – in week.
In addition it is necessary to sort qualitative seeds – in solution of table salt (2 tablespoons on 1 glass of water) need to be filled up seeds, to mix and leave for 2-3 minutes. Those seeds that will emerge on surface, need to be discarded, they are impractical. On it determination of viability of seeds can be considered complete. After that the planting stock needs to be washed out in flowing water, it is good to dry and remove to the dry place for storage. In this case it is possible to be absolutely quiet for sowing campaign – seeds will give shoots in the time, and the harvest will be provided.
Using these simple receptions for check of viability of seeds, it is possible to achieve good productivity on the kitchen garden.