Most gardeners grow seedlings of tomato at home, opting instead purchased seedlings grown with their own hands. In - the first, so you can save money, and secondly, because you can insure against regrading, but the quality of the seedlings will be better.
Most often inexperienced growers complain that the seeds did not hatch, either simply did not germinate or risen only part of the germ. However, there are reasons that lead to poor results.
The reasons for the slow germination
It is necessary to plant the seeds, then there are difficulties. But if they do not get out for a week, then here comes the question of why they do not germinate. Here it should be understood that in the pipping and the emergence of shoots affects the humidity of the earth, the temperature, and on how deeply they were put.
1. poor quality seeds. Most of the time the seeds of 3 years or more reduced germination. When buying seeds, it is important to carefully examine the shelf life. The main thing to buy the seeds in the ground, with a proven track record, or should prepare seeds for seedlings themselves.
2. Many soaking solution added. To disinfect and wake grain shortly before planting his soaked. It is important not to go too far with the amount of solution and time of this operation, which is offered by the manufacturers of preparations. Prior to immersion in a special mixture of an activator of growth, it is necessary to leave the grain around for a while in a normal filtered water.
3. germination temperature is strongly reduced. Upon completion of special boxes for seeding planting must stand warm at a temperature of 25 + 28 °. For this experienced gardeners put them on the battery. And if the temperature is reduced, at + 18 ° seeds will die in the soil mixture.
4. Overly wet soil.
But if the soil in the container is much covered with water, so the seeds will begin to suffocate and they hatch.
5. In the land of almost no water.
Lack of water is also dangerous, as when a strong overflow. Seeds which have emerged, with a shortage of water die.
6. Strongly deeply planted seeds.
The ideal depth of the seeds landing varieties with large fruits should be 1,5 cm, and for small-0.5 to 1cm. The mixture is ground to the top of the landing at the end of the sowing lightly crumple, but not ram it is to grow seedlings safely. Later, you can try to add a layer of soil Intermedia sprouts growing up.
If done correctly, and thus from the beginning of sowing until germination of seeds germs held from 7 to 10 days. If this manipulation is unsuccessful, it is necessary to do it again with seeding.