How plants are sown
Comprehensive analysis of how plants are sown and a review of 6 methods of sowing plant seeds for green plant and flower planting, keep reading!
Sowing flowers is a very rewarding experience. There are collectors who are passionate about collecting flower varieties, flower friends who like to visit the flower market every day, and some who prefer to grow their favorite flowers from seeds. Today, Xiao Ye will tell you about the common method of sowing with flower seeds!
1: Direct sowing
Seeds like bedding plants and cosmos can be sown directly without any treatment.
2: Warm water soaking
Seeds with hard shells like peony and Chinese peony can be soaked in 60°C warm water for 24 hours before sowing.
3: mixing seeds with plant ash
Seeds with waxy shells, such as magnolia, can be mixed with plant ash and water to form a paste, allowing the alkali in the plant ash to help remove the wax.
4: Abrading seed coat
Seeds like lotus and banana need to be abraded on an emery board before sowing, then soaked in warm water for 24 hours. The hard seed coat will absorb water and expand, promoting rapid germination of the seeds.
5: Freeze cracking method
Seeds like Chinese apricot can be sown and watered thoroughly before the ground is sealed in winter. After the soil freezes in winter, the seed shell is cracked, and the seeds can germinate the following spring.
6: Sand storage method
Seeds like osmanthus and rose need to be mixed with wet sand at the end of autumn and placed in a flower pot, then buried in a trench about half a meter deep and covered with straw. They can be taken out to sow after the spring of the following year, which will germinate quickly.
How plants are sown
Besides the sowing methods, flower friends should also pay attention to 2 other points when sowing flowers. First, we must pay attention to the sowing period according to the habits of flowers, climate, and cultivation purposes, because there are so many flowers in the world. We must identify the variety of flowers before determining the sowing method.
The second is a concern for many flower friends: how to water appropriately after sowing based on the soil moisture. How much water to pour depends on the growing material you use, whether the growing environment is ventilated, and whether the air is dry or not. Just keep the soil moist but not wet, and never too dry, as this is not conducive to seed growth. As long as these two points are mastered, sowing flowers with seeds is also a very simple task!
The above is a comprehensive introduction by Green Plant Enthusiast Network about how plants are sown and a review of 6 methods of sowing plant seeds, hoping to bring some relevant knowledge about green plants to green plant enthusiasts.