You prepare the soil, you place the seeds and then cover the seeds with soil, and then water them carefully. After a period of time, depending on the type of seeds you have placed in your garden, you see little seedlings growing out of the ground. You may wonder what happens under the soil, the seed germination process you cannot see.

For the germination process to begin, the seeds need water, where the soil must be kept moist, warm and dark. If you forget to water the soil, after placing the seeds, the seeds will remain dormant and there will be no seedlings, unless you are lucky and it rains.

One way to watch seeds become seedlings then grow into plants, is to grow herbs in your kitchen. Watch these simple plants grow, you will understand the reasons why you need to create optimal conditions of seed germination.

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