Since the fall, true gardeners plan to plan on the cottage next year. Therefore, pre-pre-fabricated varieties of crops are prepared in advance, they collect familiar or discharge in online stores. It often happens that planted seeds do not germinate, long ride and poorly grow. The reason for this may not be correct storage. To get an excellent harvest, you should properly save and prepare seeds.
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The best suite seeds collected in warm, dry year. You need to take them from the most ripe, large fruits. Seeds are cleaned from pulp, garbage, impurities and put to dry in the sun. Be sure to follow that the seeds are dried, as follows.
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You can store in paper, metal containers, sealed polyethylene packages, canvas bags. Seeds do not need to stuff too much, there should be air between them. All packages, bags need to be signed, so you can easily figure it out.
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The optimal temperature for storage is not higher than plus 18c. Some cultures are preferably stored at 0-5C. The room where the seeds are stored, should be dry. Wet air can provoke rotting or premature germination.
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Seeds can be stored in any room, except the kitchen, bath. Since there are constant temperature differences in these rooms, humidity. You can place containers with seeds in the lower shelf of the cabinet, under the bed, in the storage room. In these places, the temperature is lower and the space is darker, which is also important.
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Terms of storage of seeds from different plants are different. Cucumber seeds can be stored for 8 years, beans - 5 years, zucchini, patisson, pumpkins - 6 years. Lateser seeds retain the germination longer than the rapid.
Once a month, check the safety of seeds, their condition. So you will detect yourself in a timely manner and cleaned them.