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- Great tips on how you can make seedlings yourself
- Why is cultivation soil useful?
- Sow seed soil yourself
- Sterilize cultivation soil
- Tips
Growing soil consists of topsoil, compost and sand
Great tips on how you can make seedlings yourself
Young plants not only need careful care. In order for the seeds to germinate reliably and cuttings to form strong roots quickly, special cultivation soil is needed. This fulfills the requirements of young plantlets far better than conventional potting soil, but unfortunately is not quite cheap. Especially if you want to attract many plants, it is worthwhile to produce the substrate yourself.
Why is cultivation soil useful?
There are two main differences between seed soil and conventional substrate:
Sow seed soil yourself
Important here is the optimal mixing ratio. Use:
and mix the ingredients very carefully. Stones should be read out, so sift through the mixture well.
This composition has a loose, fine-grained texture. This prevents waterlogging and minimizes the risk of rot. In the fine substrate, the young roots can spread easily and grow stronger.
Sterilize cultivation soil
Depending on the required quantity, you can sterilize the sowing soil in the microwave oven or in the oven. Either put the substrate in the tube for half an hour at 200 degrees top / bottom heat, or microwave in the microwave for 10 minutes at maximum wattage.
Tips
Still, some garden friends recommend peat as part of potting soil. If you make them yourself, you should abstain from adding this material for environmental reasons. The extraction of peat contributes to the destruction of bogs, and thus the important habitat of many microorganisms.