Sweet Pepper "Large Sweet Antigua"

* To destroy pathogens of bacterial, fungal, and viral diseases present on or inside seeds, as well as to protect young seedlings from pathogenic microorganisms in the soil, vegetable seeds are disinfected before germination for 15-20 minutes in a 1% solution of potassium permanganate (1 g of the preparation per half a glass of water), and then washed well in clean water. After such treatment, the seeds acquire a brown color.
Another effective method of preparing hard-to-germinate seeds (celery, eggplant, pepper) for sowing is considered sparging (bubbling): treating seeds in water saturated with oxygen. Seedlings from sparged seeds appear much earlier than from dry ones. At home, bubbling is carried out as follows: water is poured into a jar to 2/3 of the volume, and a tip from a compressor used for aerating water in aquariums is lowered to the bottom. Then seeds are poured in (there should be 4 times less of them than the mass of water) and the compressor is turned on. Ensure that the seeds, together with the water and air bubbles, are always in motion. Duration of bubbling - until sprouting begins: for celery seeds - 7 days, eggplants - 2 days, peppers - 3 days.