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9.
GERMINATION 2
This
method is mostly used for germination because it is easy
to control the whole process. Method goes like this:
1)
Use
normal tissue paper, as is used in the kitchen!
2)
Take
one piece.
3)
Fold
it twice.
4)
Use
a normal plate to put the folded tissue on.
5)
Take
the tissue of the plate to wet it with normal water out
of the tap. Then place it back on the plate.
6)
Take
your seeds and put them on the wet kitchen tissue.
7)
Take
another tissue, fold and wet it. Then place it over the
seeds.
8)
Cover
them completely.
9)
Cover
the tissues and the seeds with a second plate.
10)Normally
the seeds germinate within 2 - 5 days.
After
these steps, put the plates in a warm and dark place
(from room temperature up to 30 degrees Celsius for more
difficult cases) and check the seeds once a day. Very
soon, out of every seed, a little white piece will come;
the seeds start to sprout. This white piece is the
beginning of a rooting system. Two little leaves are
still hiding within the seed. You can now put the seeds,
with the white pieces downwards, into another medium. It
is not necessary to cover the seeds completely. When a
little tip of the seed is still visible you can more
easy follow the further development. If seeds do
not germinate within 10 days they are possibly still
dormant (sleeping). In this case you can dry them and
try germination in four month.
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PROBLEMS
GERMINATING
See
here some possible reasons why seeds in general do not
germinate.
1)
Seeds
are too old or dried out.
2)
Seeds
are put too deep in the ground.
3) Temperature
is to low when germinating.
4)
Temperature,
when germinating in kitchen tissues, is not constantly
more than 21 degrees.
5)
Seeds
are dormant.
6)
Seeds
drowned.
7)
Seeds
are eaten by birds or other animals.
8)
Seeds
are eaten by insects before coming to the surface.
9)
Seeds
are damaged or cracked.
10)On
the way to the client seeds can be subjected to circumstances
that diminish the power to germinate.
11)Seeds
are subjected to chemicals when germinating, like
remains of soap or contaminated tissues.
12)Soil
or tissue is too dry or dried out.
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