How to make pine nuts sprout quickly

Pine nut germination environment

The thin slices on the pine cone can be opened and the seeds inside can fly out, so most pine nuts are spread by wind. Some are stored by animals such as squirrels, but they will sprout when they are not eaten in the spring of the following year.

If you want to make pine seeds germinate, you need to place them in a low temperature environment to break the dormancy of the seeds, and then soak them in water for one night before they can germinate.

Pine nut germination process

Select mature, disease-free pine nuts, then soak them in clean water for about 2 days. Take them out after they have absorbed enough water. Then prepare a wet towel and wrap the pine nuts with it. You can spray it with water once in the morning and evening every day, and keep the towel moist. It will germinate in a few days.

Direct planting of pine nuts

Pine nut seeds are not dormant, but their cortex is relatively thick. If this is the case, they need to be stored in sand to remove the seed coat. It is best not to sow them directly.

Pine nut germination method

The seeds of Yunnan pine and Chinese pine do not have dormancy. Before sowing, you can soak the seeds in warm water for 5 days, then wash them with warm water, and wait until they crack before sowing.

Pine nut germination planting method

When planting pine nuts, the pine nut seeds need to be germinated. When choosing pine nuts, you still have to choose according to the local planting environment and growth conditions. It is best to choose those that are not polluted and have strong disease resistance.

When germinating pine nuts, it is best to do it indoors. Generally, the pine nuts should be disinfected to remove some bacteria on the surface of the pine nuts, thereby ensuring the germination rate of the pine nuts.

If you want to plant and germinate pine nuts, it is usually done in winter, and sow them in the second year after germination. When sowing, you need to deep plow the land where the pine nuts are planted to get out all the dirt and garbage inside, and then dispose of them in a centralized manner.

Then disinfect the pine nut planting site to prevent the pine nuts from being infected by other pathogens, and then adopt the row sowing method. After sowing, water the pine nuts immediately and cover them with a layer of film to ensure the planting temperature of the pine nuts.