SEED SOAKING TIME

SEED SOAKING TIME 

Before sowing seeds it should be soaked for better germination. The soaking time differs for each vegetable. The harder the seed is the more time it requires. Tomato seeds are very light it does not require much time whereas Jack bean seeds are huge and hard so it requires 24 hours soaking time. Given below are the different soaking time required for each vegetable. 

S.No.	Vegetable	Hours
1	Tomato	25 Minutes
	Few Hours
1	Brinjal	2 to 10
2	Radish	4 to 5
3	Cucumber	5 to 10
	12 Hours
1	Ridge Gourd / பீர்க்கங்காய்	10 – 12
2	Snake Gourd / புடலங்காய்	2 – 12
3	Bean / அவரை	12
	24 Hours
1	Chili
2	Bitter Gourd
3	Jack Bean
4	Corn / சோளம்	24