How to Germinate Snake Bean Seeds

Snake bean is a green vegetable with high yield, rich nutrition and large sales. Many farmers want to grow some snake beans. It is a good choice whether for personal consumption or for sale. However, when planting snake beans, they find that the seeds of this vegetable are difficult to germinate, and they don’t know what to do. If you want to plant snake beans, you must have a comprehensive understanding of the seeds of snake beans. If you want to make it germinate, it must go through a good processing process. If you want to plant snake beans, learn from the editor how to germinate the seeds of snake beans.

How to Germinate Snake Bean Seeds

1. Snake bean seeds must be soaked first

If you want the snake bean seeds to develop, you must soak them in advance. Before soaking, place the snake bean seeds in the sun for one to two days, and then soak the seeds in hot water at 50 to 60 degrees. The soaking time should not be too long, three to five minutes is best. Stir constantly during soaking. After the water temperature drops, take out the seeds and place them in clean water and soak them for another three days before taking them out.

2. Germination of snake bean seeds

After the above soaking process, the skin of snake bean seeds will become soft, and then they can be germinated. When germinating, wrap the seeds with warm gauze and place them in a constant temperature box or warm kang at about 30 degrees for germination. After about four to six days, you can see that the skin of the snake bean seeds has broken and small tender sprouts have grown.

3. Seedling cultivation of snake bean seeds

After the snake bean seeds sprout, they should be transferred to the seedbed for seedling cultivation. When establishing the seedbed, sufficient fertilizer and water should be applied, and the upper layer should be covered with plastic film. When the outside temperature is high, the plastic film should be opened and covered again after the temperature drops in the evening. Only after the seeds inside grow three leaves and one heart can the snake bean seedlings be transplanted into the field to allow it to begin normal growth.