How to coat sunflower seeds

When seed coating, the seeds should be carefully selected and the seed water content should be strictly controlled. A large number of seeds should be coated with a seed coating machine. If there is no coating machine or the seed quantity is small, the manual coating method can be used.

(1) large bottle coating method. Put a certain amount of seeds into a large bottle, generally occupying up to 1 beat 2 of the space in the bottle, then add the seed coating agent in proportion, then seal and shake quickly, until the agent is evenly attached to the seed surface, pour out and dry.

(2) plastic bag coating method. In a large plastic bag of good quality, pour a certain amount of seeds and seed coating agent into the bag, tie up the mouth of the bag, and turn them quickly until the medicament is well mixed and wrapped on the surface of the seed, then pour out and dry.

(3) Iron pot or large pot coating method. First fix the pot or pot, weigh the seeds and seed coating agent in proportion and pour them into the iron pot or pot, turn them quickly with a shovel or hands (wearing gloves), knead them, mix well, and then dry them. Yin Shuhong