November 21, 2024

VIDEO: Seed Germination – 5 Reasons Why Your Seeds Fail


Seeds WANT To Germinate! They are built for it. These amazing tiny kernels of life are the starting point of nearly every one of our crops. But every year, without fail, there is failure. Failure to germinate. Failure to continue growth as a seedling. And failure as a crop and thus a waste of our time.

No more. Today let’s look at the 5 most important parameters affecting your germination rates and how we can fix or abide by them to have the best germination rates ever, creating our best crops ever!

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27 thoughts on “VIDEO: Seed Germination – 5 Reasons Why Your Seeds Fail

  1. If growing a fall garden full of delicious organic veggies for you and your family is something you're passionate about, consider joining our Facebook Group called "Growing, Better". Everyone is welcome and its one of the fastest-growing communities online. Share, learn, GROW!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GrowingBetter

    Fabric Grow Bags are an excellent alternative to standard pots, and in some cases even better for some of your finest seed crops! Lightweight, inexpensive, and they come in almost any size! Check out the affiliate links below and give them a try!

    Amazon Canada: https://amzn.to/3imbLOA

    Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/2ZvWguO

    Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2CTZQqZ

    If you're just starting out gardening in 2020, this inexpensive set of tools from Amazon can get you and your organic operation up and running this year as well as prepare your gardens for fall! I know there is a fevered and renewed interest in gardening and many of you are seasoned vets. But remember that there's a whole population out there that hasn't gardened before. Let's help them out and encourage as much as possible! Affiliate links below:

    Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/2xXLfbG

    Amazon Canada: https://amzn.to/3aoN1AN

    Amazon U.K.: https://amzn.to/2XrQA5A

  2. One year, when I had a plot at the community garden, I planted peas. When they didn't come up when I expected them to, one of the other gardeners said that the seeds probably got taken by the quail. She suggested that I replant and cover the seeds with some chicken wire and once they sprouted and started showing some growth, I could remove the chicken wire. For some reason the quail left the seedlings alone. Just about everything I planted grew, except for the peas; but, once I learned the reason why and I replanted, even the peas grew. So, if I ever get a chance to plant outdoors again and I want to grow peas, I will cover the seeds with chicken wire.

  3. Another great video! I always use open organic seeds so I can collect the seeds for the following year. When available, I choose heirloom seeds. I think it's important to save those rare seeds and protect our food diversity.

  4. This is a Little off subject but not/ did you know plants can react and feel and remember. They also know when harm comes to cutting plants even from miles away. The Secret Life of Plants part 2 of 4 Cleve Baxter/ The Secret Life of Plants part 3 of 4 Human interaction/ The Secret Life of Plants part 4 of 4 Russian Experiment. YouTube Enjoy…

  5. Great video………I start my seeds, I soak over night in a small glass of water, the next day I take a plate with a paper towel wet it down with water from the glass the seeds are in, pour the water and seeds onto the paper towel. Then lay another paper towel over them. Then put it away, in a dark warm place, look at it twice a day making sure they don't dry out.

  6. So I used compost and perlite, at a 4:1 ratio, to grow strawberries. I've only barely covered them with a sprinkle of soil. Not sure if it's the temperature (17-19 celcius at night, 22-25 daytime) or the soil mix, but none came up, I've daily sprayed gently some surface water and it's been 12 days. What should I improve? I have a feeling its the soil.
    NOTE: these aren't the alpine variety.

  7. Just wondering what's the slowest germinateing seed out there and how long and what is the blunt end of the seeds is it that pointy part as there is a seeds I need to plant at the blunt end facing downwards

  8. I'm very curious about what zone you are in and how cold it get where you are. I watched your videos on rosemary and over wintering them and peppers. I'm in zone 4a in northern new york state usa. I might try your technique. Really like your videos!

  9. HELLO, THANK YOU FOR A GREAT VIDEO! I have a couple of questions…How do you feel about heating pads? Also, I am planning to get mylar paper based on your recommendation, but is it OK to get folded sheets or a roll? I've seen some comments that say that the folded sheets create hot spots.

  10. Beans germinate at 18°Celsius. In my view, the choice of a good timing to transplant from germination soil small pots to garden or compost bigger pots is very important.

  11. I have found that the seeds that I have dried personally, will not sprout unless they have at least a month of being alone. You have to let the seeds sit for a while if you want germination. I successfully germinated chocolate cherry heirloom tomatoes but the seeds had been dry for a month. When I tried to sprout seeds that had only been dry for a few days it did not work.

  12. Thanks for presenting good information in a thoughtful way people can use!

    This year here in Zone 5 I put out cool-weather crops in late summer. Mixed success so far as with all things gardening. Your carrot example confirms for me this is a good strategy!

    My big disappointment this fall has been lacinto (dinosaur) kale. I planted that and red curly kale at the same time and had very low germination with the lacinto. The ones that did sprout died quickly while the curly kale thrived. I figured maybe the company sent me a bad batch of seeds, and tried another company. No luck — of the stuff I direct sowed at that point, only the lacinto kale failed to sprout.

    Going to try again indoors and really baby those suckers, but any advice from my fellow gardeners is appreciated.

  13. "No food crop seed last forever" sorry to prove you wrong, spores of mushrooms, can be stored forever , Terence Mckenna said , and if u wanted to u can store them in liquid nitrogen

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