We buy seeds: what it is necessary to know?

In the publication requirements to seeds of vegetable cultures, packing, marking are described. Recommendations are made: where to buy seeds, approximate norms of seeding on 10 sq.m of a kitchen garden, and also the preservation period vsxozhesti seeds advanced in years.

According to the Law of Ukraine About seeds and landing materia­le, State standards and other regulations on a semenovodyostvo and protection of interests of consumers, seeds for sale to the population should be packaged in paper firm packages, fabric or polipropilenovy sacks with obligatory marking of production. Kazhyody packing should have the relevant information pokazateyoly qualities, such as: a company name, realizing seeds, the name of culture, a grade, a reproduction, number of party and its weight, year of a crop, vsxo­zhest, term of the economic validity, period of validity of the document.

Besides the buyer has the right to demand from the seller Result of the analysis of seeds which is given out on each its party by the state seed inspection on the basis of results of the laboratory analysis certified by the signature of the chief of inspection and the press.

The Kiev regional state seed inspection and rayonyony state seed inspections carry annually out checks of places of realization of seeds of vegetable cultures in Kiev and in Kiev region. It is necessary to note that the number of serious violations concerning realization of seeds year from a year decreases. Mogushchesyotvenny firms come to the market of seeds of Ukraine from abroad, and also Ukrainian, valuing a name of the firm and not allowing violations. It is recommended to buy seeds of only such firms.

First of all remember: best of all the seeds collected in a year – two before sowing. Making them, count that for seeding on 10 square meters of a kitchen garden of one of cultures you need to have the following quantity of seeds (grams): cabbage belokochanny – 12-15, Bruxelles, krasnokochanny, savoysky, color, a kohlrabi, tomatoes, pepper, water-melons – 2-3, eggplants, melons – 1,5-2, cucumbers – 6-8, vegetable marrows – 3-4, carrots, radishes – 4-6, onions napiform (seeds on a turnip), parsley – 8-10, garlic – 500-600, a celery – 0,6-0,8, a parsnip – 5-6, beets – 10-12, a garden radish – 17-29, peas – 150-200, haricots – 90-150, fennel – 30-60.

Good-quality seeds – executed; and rugosity specifies that they or are brought together immature, or old.

And. STRIXAR, main state inspector Kiev.

(On magazine materials The house, a garden, a kitchen garden).