Summer residents were told what to soak cucumber seeds in: friendly shoots and strong seedlings

Soaking seeds not only improves the germination of vegetable crops, but also helps protect seedlings from diseases.

In addition, the process itself will allow you to accurately reject the seeds that you intend to sow, which means you will avoid unnecessary waiting and save time.

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", a scientist agronomist and landscape designer, told us what to soak cucumber seeds in.

Gardeners soak seedlings in a variety of solutions.

However, when choosing a recipe, you need to choose not the most popular one, but the most effective one.

One of these options is a mixture based on copper sulfate.

Seedlings grown from such seeds will be strong and stable.

How to proceed

For 100 milliliters of water you will need 20 grams of copper sulfate.

Dissolve the substance and soak the seeds in it for 24 hours.

The solution will disinfect the seeds, which will protect future seedlings from the development of fungal diseases.

At the same time, copper acts as a growth stimulant, which accelerates the emergence of seedlings.

Important! Do not rush to throw away the seeds that float to the surface of the solution.

Many gardeners advise doing this only after germination, if a sprout has not appeared on the seed.