Tomatoes and aloe: why is it necessary to soak tomato seeds in the juice of a plant before planting and how to do it?

Aloe - natural biostimulator. The sap and leaves of the plant are often used for soaking tomato seeds before planting.

Successfully performed procedure allows you to get a strong and friendly shoots. The main thing is to properly prepare for the event and follow the instructions during processing.

In this article we will try to tell you about all the most important points of this procedure at home. You will learn how to properly prepare the juice of a plant, soak tomato seeds in it, and how to plant them.

Useful properties of the plant

Aloe has a beneficial effect on tomato seeds:

• Aloe contains biogenic stimulants that accelerate metabolic processes in tissues and promote active growth. Seed germination increases. The germination stage is accelerating. The seedlings are strong and later produce large and high-quality fruits.
• The composition of aloe contains special acids, softening the seed coat, which contributes to the rapid intake of nutrients and fluids.
• Aloe sap destroys fungi and pests, improves plant immunity.

Pros and cons of soaking before planting

Soaking seeds in aloe is a popular method with many positive aspects:

1. Efficiency. The method allows to stimulate simultaneous and uniform germination, reduce the time of germination. Improves the development and growth of the future plant. Promotes the awakening of old seeds.
2. Improving the protective functions of the plant. The risk of infection of seedlings is reduced by half.
3. Environmental friendliness. Aloe juice is an absolutely natural remedy that does not contain harmful chemicals that negatively affect plants and fruits.
4. Availability, lack of high material costs. Aloe juice promotes the development of the embryo is not worse than the purchased funds. The method is cheaper than using specially developed drugs.
5. Additional natural seed disinfection from pathogenic microorganisms.

Experienced gardeners speak positively about the effectiveness of the procedure. Negative results can be obtained in case of violation of processing technology.

Attention! It is not recommended to keep the seeds in the juice for too long! Swelling, they need a large amount of oxygen, and in the liquid it is not enough. The lack of oxygen worsens the germination of seed.

Seeds of tomatoes are particularly in need of treatment with the juice of the plant before sowing. If we neglect the procedure, it will be difficult to sow the seed in the ground to shed the shell and let the germ develop. Pretreatment with aloe juice softens the skin.

Juice preparation

Which leaves to choose?

For the collection of leaves suitable healthy plant, which is more than 3 years. The chemical composition of such an instance is the optimal amount of biologically active substances. It is necessary to cut the lower mature leaves without damage and signs of disease. Light, yellow or dried leaf plates are not suitable.

How to make juice?

To get aloe juice at home, you need to follow a simple algorithm of action:

1. Two weeks before the intended day of pruning to stop watering aloe.
2. Cut one or two lower sheets with a sharp knife.
3. Wrap the cut leaves in a dark cloth.
4. Place on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator to activate the biologically active substances contained in aloe.
5. After one or two weeks to get the leaves out of the fridge.
6. Grind into mush with a blender or grinder.
7. Squeeze the juice through gauze, folded in several layers.
8. To soak fresh seed, dilute the juice with water at room temperature in a 1: 1 ratio. If the seeds are old, use pure juice.

Detailed step by step instructions: how to soak?

Before soaking required preparatory activities:

1. Selection of seed. Prepare a saline solution: 80 grams of salt per glass of water. Mix. Put the seeds in the solution. After 10 minutes, select the seeds that have fallen to the bottom. Remove empty grains.
2. Warming up Place seed around battery for two to three days. Seeds of hybrids can not be subjected to heat treatment.
3. Hardening Send the seed to the refrigerator for 12 hours, the next 12 hours to keep warm. Repeat the manipulation two or three times.
4. Disinfection. There are several ways to choose one:
   • Heat the seeds in a thermos for half an hour, using water with a temperature of +50 to + 52 ° C.
   • Pour the seeds into a gauze bag. Soak in 1-2% solution of potassium permanganate: 1 gram per 100 ml of water at room temperature. Processing time - 20-30 minutes. After the procedure, rinse the seeds under running water.
   • Maintain seed in 2% hydrogen peroxide solution for 10 minutes.
   • Soak in 5% saline solution. Take 5 grams of salt per 100 ml of warm water. Keep the seeds in solution for 30 minutes. Wash seed.

After preparation, proceed to the procedure of soaking in aloe juice. Procedure:

1. Select seeds by size and variety.
2. Pour the seeds in cheesecloth.
3. Tie a knot at the top.
4. Dip in the prepared aloe juice.
5. Keep at a temperature of +20 to + 22 ° C for 18 hours. Seeds swell.
6. Remove the gauze bag from the liquid, squeeze. No need to wash the seeds.
7. Place the seed in a plastic bag and transfer to a warm place so that they grow.

How to sow?

When the seeds germinate, they need to be planted in the ground:

1. Buy the soil mix intended for seedling of tomatoes. Or mix peat, sand and garden soil in the same ratio.
2. Disinfect the soil. Treat with potassium permanganate or warm in a water bath.
3. Prepare containers in height from 8 to 10 centimeters.
4. Pour a layer of expanded clay or gravel in the tank.
5. Place the soil on top.
6. Moisturize
7. Make furrows on the ground surface with a depth of no more than one centimeter.
8. Place the seeds one by one, keeping a distance of two centimeters.
9. Cover with peat or earth.
10. Leave five centimeters between the rows.
11. After disembarking, cover containers with film or glass.
12. Put in a warm place.
13. When shoots appear, remove the shelter and move the containers into a bright room. During the week, keep the seedlings at a temperature of +14 to + 16 ° C.

Sprouting on the leaf

A quicker and easier way is to leave the seeds sprout in the aloe leaf:

1. Choose a large, healthy, dense sheet.
2. Cut with a sharp knife along the not to the end.
3. Place the seeds on the concave half of the leaf.
4. Close the second half sheet.
5. Can be tied up with thread.
6. Mark the workpiece tag with the name of the variety.
7. Put in a plastic bag and place in the refrigerator for one to three days.
8. When the planting material swells, proceed to land on the ground directly from the sheet. Expand the leaf and spread the seeds one by one. You can not remove the seeds by placing them in the ground with the leaves.

We offer to watch a useful video on how to germinate tomato seeds directly in the aloe leaf:

Soaking tomato seeds in aloe is not particularly difficult. Such treatment with aloe juice before planting helps to speed up the uniform germination of tomato culture seedlings. The procedure does not provide complete protection against pests, but it contributes to an increase in immunity.

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