Balsams are very beautiful, but whimsical flowers. They are even called "touchy persons" because at light touch to the ripened seed boxes those burst and far scatter tiny sunflower seeds. Therefore most often balsams make multiple copies shanks. But if you have patience, can try to grow up them from seeds.
Instruction
1. Accurately and carefully collect planting stock – very small brown-brown balls. Usually seeds ripen for 20-30 day later has begun blossomings, boxes become white at this time. Be attentive – one awkward touch, and sunflower seeds "will shoot" on two meters, having scattered in different directions, to bring together them after that will be unreal. But, if everything has passed successfully, it is possible to store kernels up to 8 years – during such term the seeds of balsam are durable and can ascend.
2. Crops should be made in March that seedling was ready to the middle of June – at this time balsams which love heat, will comfortably feel in the open ground. Prepare or buy substrate on the basis of peat, not really sour. The normal garden earth will not approach. In it bacteria can develop. For the same reason do not add manure to the soil even if it well perepret. Balsams – very gentle plants.
3. Sift the soil and decompose in the disinfected tanks, humidify from spray, level surface and slightly stamp. From above fill seeds and powder them with bank sand if it is absent – the same substrate. Cover tanks with glass or transparent polyethylene, put to the light and warm place (temperature has to be not less +18os). In 5-10 days, shoots will appear, now the film or glass should be removed and to regularly water sprouts. For the best growth they can be highlighted the daylight lamp, increasing daylight hours for balsams.
4. In 3-4 weeks after emergence of shoots when sprouts have couple of real leaves, seat them in separate tanks. Peat pots or disposable glasses will approach. Handle seedling carefully, do not damage fragile root system. After the sword-play surely water. Balsams very much love moisture, but it in the soil it is not necessary to allow stagnation, otherwise plants will not receive enough air and can decay. Grow seedling a few months more and when becomes warmer, land to the open ground and wait for blossoming.