The Japanese always use this trick before sowing seeds for seedlings.
But the trick requires certain skills and accuracy, otherwise you can ruin everything and be left without seedlings.
Seeds will germinate faster if you "hurry" them up a bit. The Japanese trick is aimed at helping the sprouts break through the dense shell.
The trick of farmers from the Land of the Rising Sun does not work with all seeds. You can speed up the germination of cucumbers, squash, watermelons, pumpkins and other large-seeded plants.
The essence of the method is to pre-split the planting material from the edge using ordinary scissors.
The tip of the seed should be brought closer to the axial screw of the scissors. Then the tool squeezes the "beak" of the seed so that it bursts a little and opens.
After this simple, but at the same time delicate work, you can sow seedlings.
