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Is it necessary to check the soil before sowing seeds for seedlings: how to do it and why - advice for gardeners
30.01.2024 18:25
Usually gardeners do not think about this. Experienced gardeners immediately disinfect the soil with an oven or potassium permanganate. Inexperienced ones start sowing.
But that's not all. Even if you buy an expensive bag of soil, it doesn't mean you'll grow strong seedlings.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told how to check the soil for seedlings.
What are the disadvantages of soil?
It is necessary to check the acidity of the soil purchased for sowing vegetable seeds.
The most accurate way is to buy litmus paper, because devices are not always honest in this regard.
To check, take 2-3 teaspoons of soil and pour 50-75 ml of distilled water over it. After 5 minutes, place the strip.
What else to check
It is imperative to check the soil for pests and also carry out treatment.
You can freeze the soil, steam it in a steam bath, or bake it in the oven.
But it is better and easier to introduce the preparations "Trichodermin", "Fitosporin", "Gamair" or similar. You need to act according to the instructions.
Only after this does it make sense to start sowing or adding additives and nutrient mixtures to the soil.
Earlier we talked about when to sow watermelons and melons for seedlings.
