Complete Guide to Pre-soaking Seeds

[haroldtsukamoto]

Great tips! BTW, your wall behind you is begging for a M.I. Gardener logo and your quote "Grow Big or Go Home!" Thanks for your great attitude and enthusiasm - it's infectious!

[michaelmarchione]

Pre-soaking hard and large seeds is what my great-great-grandmother, grand-parents, and my dad always did. I do it too. I even pre-soak my winter squash seeds, but those for only a hour or two. I gain about 3 to 4 days germination. Short growing season here in zone 4a. This is a very good video. Big thumbs up!

[WinsomeWinslet]

I pre-soaked my pea seeds this year and got 100% germination! Definitely worth it!

[jeanlanz]

Quebec Homestead farmer soaks her carrot seeds and then mixedsthem with cooled 2T cornstarch :1 cup water ratio gel to keep them moist. She puts barely germinated carrot seeds into cornstarch-water gel mixture into a bag, cuts off a corner so it is like a pastry-icing bag and gently squirts the seed-cornstarch gel mix into the row. The name of the video is "Sowing Carrots in Cornstarch for great germination no thinning and prevent seed waste". Your videos are very helpful due to your experience, sense of experimentation, encouragement and generosity in sharing your knowledge. Thank you and God bless you and your family.

[richardrhodes]

Thanx again! Doubled the garden this year, I am on year 3 for serious garden and alot yet to learn but keep the inflow going!

[mellyg]

The inspiration and information from your channel is going to have me growing a jungle garden in my yard 🤣 just fine with me ❤️🌱🧤 Thank you Luke

[ursamajor]

Last spring, I tried presoaking some of my seeds in homemade BOSS lactobacillus serum and had not only 100 percent germination but stronger growth with less inputs throughout the season. Over the winter, I've added the BOSS to my ongoing anaerobic garbage can composter that I keep in the garage. It's made compost in half the time as in the past without it and it's the freshest, sweetest smelling compost I've ever produced.

[mygardeninghaven]

My most favourite vegetable planting YouTuber, has the most soothing and calming voice 😌

[HL-vsqy]

"Peppers sprout very easy" well tell that to my pepper seeds please 🥴

[trayseebee]

I'm definately trying this.
Old trick from my mother is to put dried egg shells in the base of the plant pot then the soil, when growing tomatoes from seed - have to say, the difference is incredible. :)

[cindylo]

Some hot peppers take an extremely long time to germinate so it may not be called pre “soaking” but I always pre germinate my peppers on wet paper towel in a covered container.

[theorangetreehomestead]

Thank you. We are never sure whether to soak or not, this helps!

[Kikilang]

Thanks. this is helpful. I often have seeds that are almost impossibe to germinate. I'll tree for weeks, and get nothing. Then I'll toss the soil out, and they they will germinate.

[pd]

Thank you fo the information, especially on the floating seeds. I wondered why some seeds float.

[janwilliams]

I pre soak all my seeds except lettuce & they do great!!!

[rachelshadowens]

I soaked my pepper seeds for the first time and we have like well over 95% germination. 3 leaf sets by week 4

[marylynnenglish]

Could you give us a list of seeds that need presoaking?

[CTgardening]

How exciting, planting mine this weekend as always put in peas on St Patricks Day!

[aimeeweenig]

Hello from NE Wisconsin! So grateful for your videos.

[essiesplace]

in my house and on my channel you are "young Master Luke-the GROWING force is great with him"