2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Many summer residents experience difficulties in choosing seeds. The abundance of producers, varieties, the emergence of new, unseen before - all this confuses even experienced gardeners and flower growers. The fruitfulness of efforts and the quality of the future harvest depend on the correctness of the purchase. Knowing the rules of such an important acquisition, you can avoid making common mistakes when choosing seeds, unpleasant surprises and disappointments. So, get acquainted with the mistakes that should not be made when buying planting material
Lack of attention to quality
Re-grading, expired goods, low-quality, infected - the result of a frivolous approach to buying. It is important to observe the following rules:
1. Buy only from stores that specialize in selling seeds.
2. Consider the lead time.
3. Choose a logo from a well-known major manufacturer.
4. Refuse to buy from stalls and dubious merchants.
5. Online stores are not the best option for purchasing such a product.
The deception of beautiful packaging
Beautiful design does not always guarantee the best quality. It is important to note not an attractive picture, but the tightness, strength, the availability of the expiration date, the accuracy of gluing the seams, the clarity of the writing of the text.
Do not take the product if there is no batch number, manufacturer information, packing date. A sign of falsification is the expiration date printed in the typographic font. On an industrial scale, stamping of the validity and batch number is provided in a special "window". As a rule, discreet simple bags offer good material, and you don't have to overpay for them. It is important that the address and telephone number of the manufacturer are indicated, the presence of seeds in pieces or grams.
Spontaneous purchase of seeds
The temptation to buy a lot of unnecessary items appears with a variety of goods. Colorful labels, interesting information in the descriptions stimulate the desire to buy. As a result, in the future, confusion begins when landing and lengthy reasoning "is it necessary or not?" In order not to spend extra money and not suffer during landing, you must strictly follow the principle of necessity.
Before going to the store, arrange an audit of the available seed stocks. Make a list of availability with a sufficient shelf life, note which seeds are missing. Armed with a list of required seeds, you can go shopping.
Seed selection "by picture"
A photograph on the label will not help to really imagine the future plant. Don't make a selection based on processed photos. It is necessary to study the characteristics of the variety, the timing and the planting scheme. It is important to know the growing season, technical ripeness, harvest, weight and length of fruits. Only this will help to imagine what will happen as a result of cultivation.
Buying hybrid seeds to get your own
High yield, improved taste, compactness, early maturity, disease resistance are the advantages of all hybrids. These properties are appreciated by gardeners. Many, in order to save money, prefer to get seeds on their own, but varieties with the F1 sign have mutated-sterile seed, and the new crop will not correspond to the parameters of the current one. Self-seed hobbyists should not buy hybrids. Therefore, you need to decide before going to the store to buy and choose the appropriate names.
Unjustified savings
And although expensive and average prices do not always guarantee the quality of the product - nevertheless, never skimp on buying seeds and do not give preference to faceless white sachets - they may be the cause of future frustration: inconsistency with varietal characteristics, low germination. You cannot buy a discounted product, otherwise you will buy substandard, deprived of germination or giving 50% of weakened seedlings.
Buying seeds for future use
Double sachets, special airtight packaging materials (glazed, foil) contribute to the storage of seeds. Often surplus remains during the planting period. Opened packaging violates the shelf life, and it no longer corresponds to the declared one, so you should not divide one package into two seasons. Purchase "in reserve" is not relevant for seeds. The quality parameters will not be saved for more than two years. Sowing will not give results, as a result you will have wasted time, wasted work. Seed hoarding leads to disappointment.
Novelty or craving for exotic
Outlandish plants will decorate any area. But will they grow in your area? You need to choose a zoned, adapted material for your region. Exotic options suitable for climatic conditions are the merit of the breeders. Often, when breeding, varieties have a changed name. Therefore, first it is worth exploring the possible options for the names and choosing the right seeds.
You always want to grow something new - this is good, but ignorance of the characteristics and the lack of special tools and skills for breeding them may well not give the expected results. There is a risk of being left without a flower garden or vegetable garden. If you wish to renew, try to maintain the ratio of purchased seeds so that new varieties take no more than 30% of the previously tested seed.
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