Tip<\/strong>: Cover the germ sample with some foil, in which you make many small holes. In this way, the moisture and heat are better retained and germination is accelerated. You should not place a germ sample with foil in direct sun, otherwise, the temperature can develop too high. In addition, it is essential that you ventilate the film every day to avoid mold growth.<\/div><\/div>\n![\"Leave](\"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leave-enough-space-between-each-seed-to-keep-track-of-things.jpg\")
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The best germination conditions for lawn seeds: This is how lawn germinates best<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Always keep the seeds moist:<\/strong> the first step in germination is to absorb water. In this way, the seed increases its volume, and enzymes and important process chains for the provision of energy from the reserve substances in the seed are triggered. Lawn seeds must not dry out during the entire germination process, otherwise, the entire process will be interrupted and the seedling will die. The seedlings can be kept moist more easily if they are very thinly covered with soil and pressed down well. This is the best way for the seed to absorb water from its surroundings.<\/li>\n
- Use loose, crumbly soil:<\/strong> Lawn seeds need a sufficient supply of oxygen to germinate. Like fully grown plants, seeds operate cellular respiration throughout their entire life and of course especially during germination in order to provide energy from stored reserve materials. During this process, oxygen is absorbed and carbon dioxide is released. A clayey, compacted soil will make it difficult for the lawn seeds to germinate or even prevent them from germinating. It is best to use a finely crumbly, nutrient-poor potting soil such as our Plantura organic herb and seed soil.<\/li>\n
- Carry out the germination test at 16-23 \u00b0 C:<\/strong> Although lawn seeds germinate from at least 8 \u00b0 C, their optimal germination temperature is much higher. Your germ sample should not get too warm either, otherwise, germination will be delayed.<\/li>\n
- Note that lawn seeds are light germs:<\/strong> The absolute upper limit for lawn seeds is covering with half a centimeter of soil. Like many other seeds, the germination processes in the seed are only activated when the so-called photoreceptors of the seed are excited by the action of light. The connected phytochrome system then ensures that germination begins. For this reason, lawn seeds should not or only minimally be covered with soil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Did you know that lawn seed mixtures are made up of a number of different grasses, all of which bring their very own strengths to the later lawn? In our grass portraits, we introduce you to well-known lawn grasses such as the Lolium perenne<\/em>, the grove bluegrass ( Poa nemoralis<\/em> ), and the fescue ( Festuca arundinacea<\/em> ).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even lawn seeds cannot be kept forever. We show how a germ sample can be used to test how well the seeds can germinate and whether the seeds can still be used. Certainly, it happens occasionally that one does not have the time and leisure for perfect seed storage. Suddenly an indefinite amount of time…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14693"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14693"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27075,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14693\/revisions\/27075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}