Soaking the eggplant seeds before germination and sowing. How to start eggplant seeds. Sprouting.
Soaking eggplant seeds before germination and sowing.
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0:01 I make sure to soak the eggplant seeds before sowing!
But what happens if I don't?
Should I wait for a good harvest then?
Now I will soak the eggplant seeds and briefly explain the importance of this procedure.
So how to soak eggplant seeds and what to soak in?
0:24 I always try to make my videos so that there is no water in them.
But not today!
Here are the seeds.
And here is the water.
I dip the seeds into the water. And the process started!
Everything is very simple!
0:39 But there are conditions without which eggplant seeds will not germinate.
The water should be warm, 26-30 degrees Celsius.
Ideal if it is melt water or rainwater.
With an increase in water temperature, the rate of water absorption of seeds during soaking also increases.
0:59 But what's the right way to soak eggplant seeds so they don't suffocate?
When the seeds swell, they don't need oxygen.
But after 12 hours of soaking, the oxygen demand of eggplant seeds increases dramatically.
After 12 hours, you need to remove the seeds from the water.
Longer soaking will cause the seeds to suffocate.
Eggplant and pepper seeds should be fresh.
The germination rate of eggplant seeds decreases every year they are stored.
Eggplant and pepper seeds rarely germinate if they are over 4 years old.
1:41 Whether or not you need to soak your eggplant seeds is up to you. I just want to tell you why I am doing this:
Soaking the eggplant seeds will significantly shorten their germination time.
After all, eggplant seeds have thick, hard shells and, therefore, are difficult to germinate.
In this, eggplant seeds are similar to pepper seeds.
But if you create comfortable conditions for the seeds, the seeds will swell evenly, and then they will sprout together and quickly.
2:17 It's good if you keep the temperature between 26-30 degrees Celsius while soaking the eggplant seeds.
In order not to guess for weeks whether the seeds will or will not grow, it is better to soak them.
Then you can get friendly shoots in the shortest possible time.
Moreover, at the next stage, at the stage of germination, I will select only the strongest seeds for sowing.
2:46 I only sow the seeds that showed their roots first.
And don't expect a good tribe from a weak seed.
If roots appear, then the seed is alive.
After that, I immediately proceed to sowing.
3:02 Links to videos of me sprouting and sowing eggplant seeds are in the description below this video.
3:09 By the way, I just soaked the Moneymaker # 2 F1 eggplant seeds. This is a very small plant.
I will grow it in my apartment as a houseplant.
And next to him will be Kalanchoe Kalandiva, Zamioculcas, Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana, pepper, tomato ...
So subscribe to our channel to see the harvest of this unusual eggplant!
Goodbye, friends!
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