How to soak peat tablets correctly?

Peat tablets are compressed peat that needs to be enlarged just before planting. To do this, they are placed in water for 20-30 minutes. This is a fairly simple procedure, but it is better for novice gardeners to figure out how to soak peat seedling tablets correctly.

How to prepare and soak peat tablets?

Preparing them is quite simple:

1. First, the water is prepared - it needs to be heated to 60-70^aboutFROM.
2. Then the tablets are placed in one layer in any container - it can be a plastic container, pallet, etc. In this case, they must be laid with the open side down.
3. Pour water so that the tablets float freely in it (about 150 ml of water for 1 piece).
4. Cover with a tight lid - ceramic or metal.
5. As soon as the tablets "drink" all the water, you can add a little more liquid - as a result, they will absorb as much as needed.
6. Cover again.
7. The tablets are removed from the container and the seeds are sown.

Water can be poured out both from a regular glass (with a small stream) and from a syringe. The flow must be small so that the peat structure is completely preserved. It is for this that the tablets are initially better placed with the hole down.

After sowing, the seeds need to provide all the necessary conditions:

• temperature above +22^aboutFROM;
• stable lighting for 10-12 hours;
• humidification with a spray bottle.

The peat surface should not dry out, but it should not be too wet either. Regular ventilation is equally important. It is necessary to open containers for 2 hours daily, but do not forget to close them - otherwise the surface will dry quickly.

What water should be used to soak peat tablets?

It is very important to figure out what kind of water to soak the tablets. For these purposes, you can use ordinary tap water, but it must first be defended for 3-4 hours (preferably overnight). It is optimal to use filtered water. In both cases, the temperature should be high, 60-70^aboutC, so you need to preheat the water. Pouring boiling water over is not recommended.

How much to soak peat tablets?

To understand how much peat blanks should be soaked, one should proceed from the parameters of the tablet. They can be 35–40 mm in diameter or less. The standard height is 8 mm. It is enough to hold such tablets in water for 15-20 minutes. During this time, they will literally increase 5-6 times before our very eyes and will look like small containers that are optimal for sowing seeds.

7 reasons to grow seeds in tablets

This method of growing seeds has become one of the most popular due to several obvious advantages:

1. This is a versatile method that allows you to successfully grow seeds of a wide variety of plants - flowers, vegetables and many others.
2. The germination rate is very high - 90–95%, and sometimes even 100%. This is explained by the fact that the peat environment creates almost ideal conditions for seed germination.
3. Peat is very soft in structure, so it does not damage the root system even if it dries up.
4. The seedlings do not need to be removed from the soil during transplantation - this eliminates the risk of injury.
5. The tablets are very simple to use, so even a novice gardener can use them.
6. The soil is enriched with minerals, which are usually enough for full-fledged growing of seedlings. Therefore, it is not necessary to make additional fertilizing.
7. Moisture and air pass freely to the root system, which ensures rapid growth of the seedling.

Thus, peat is the best seed growing medium. Also among the pluses is the fact that peat tablets are affordable and sold almost everywhere.

To properly soak peat tablets, you need to follow simple rules. Thanks to this, in half an hour it will be possible to obtain containers from natural material, in which almost any seed can be grown.