Several treatment methods before sowing the seeds of the latest medicinal materials

Seeds should be awakened before planting. Different medicinal herbs have different ways to wake up. Some need stimulation and some do not. So what are the ways to wake up the herbs? Let's learn about the next few kinds of wake-up and let go, and you can learn.

1. Wake up the seed in warm water

Some seeds need water to awaken their vitality after a long period of dormancy, internal and dry. This kind of seeds need to be soaked in water for a period of time before sowing, such as Fangfeng, Atractylodes macrocephala and so on. Water temperature is also fastidious, some need water temperature on the high side, some as long as warm water, some need cold water, in order to thoroughly wake up. Before facing this kind of seeds, we must find out what kind of temperature water they need and cannot be confused, otherwise it will easily affect the germination rate in the later stage.

2. Seed drying

Sunny seed awakening is also a more common way to eliminate some of the germs hidden on the seeds. When drying the seeds, you should be careful not to choose the weather when the temperature is too high. The time is controlled at about 2 days, and the seeds need to be replanted in the middle, so that the seeds are heated more evenly. If the seed is relatively small, it is best to spread it thicker so as not to kill the seed in the sun. Such seeds must be watered more after sowing so that they can have enough water to germinate. Generally suitable for some larger seeds, such seeds need more nutrients after sowing, and direct sowing is more conducive to growth.

3. Broken shell

Some of the more special seeds need to break the shell, such seeds are in a sealed space, as long as they come into contact with the outside world, they can germinate quickly without special effort. In order to ensure the germination rate of seeds, they should be placed on the prepared nursery bed as soon as possible. Radix Astragali, andrographis paniculata and so on should make such efforts to artificially help it break its shell. If the internal seed table is dry, it is best to let it absorb more water so as not to die from lack of water.

The above are several commonly used pre-sowing treatment methods of medicinal seeds, which basically cover most kinds of medicinal materials. Now many seeds will also be disinfected when sowing, and use some bacterial fertilizer to help the development, we can also consider more of these treatment methods, which are more general, can better let the seeds sprout!