The set of coloring, unpretentiousness in leaving - these and other qualities possesses petunia. This plant perfectly grows both in container, and on the open ground. One of the most usual ways of cultivation of petunia are crops by seeds.
It is required to you
- - special substrate;
- - capacity for landing;
- - polyethylene film (glass);
- - seeds;
- - water.
Instruction
1. Prepare substrate for planting of seeds. For this purpose perfectly mix from sand (2 parts), humus (1 part), the garden earth (1 part) will approach.
2. As capacity for landing of seeds take the plastic bottles cut lengthways or wooden boxes. On bottom put the paper or the newspaper. From above fill up the prepared substrate. For the winter period remove tanks on cold, for example, on balcony (loggia). The earth has to be chilled properly. In January bring boxes to the house. After the earth thaws, start crops.
3. On surface carry out parallel superficial grooves. Well water the earth. To disinfect it, add a little potassium permanganate to water. Thus, you will secure your shoots against various wreckers. Carefully lay out seeds in granules along groove, slightly powdering with the earth. Accurately spray shoots from spray. Cover tanks with polyethylene film or glass.
4. For good viability of seeds provide for them optimum temperature condition – 20-25 degrees. If it is indoors cool, use lamps. For 10-15 day after crops under the daylight lamp sprouts will appear.
5. As soon as there were first leaves, remove film (glass). At the same time lower temperature condition to 15-17 degrees. At emergence shoots thin out 2-3 leaflets, having removed weak sprouts.
6. Water shoots moderately, 1 time in 3 days. The petunia not vlagolyubiva and much quicker develops when the soil is slightly dryish.
7. As soon as the plant gets stronger and will grow up, dive saplings in separate tanks. Plastic cups perfectly will be suitable for these purposes. In advance make in them openings at the bottom for drain of excess moisture. As substrate use the same as for crops of seeds, having added to it 1 part of buckwheat peel. You will expose glasses in the general ware. You make watering through pallet.
8. Replace sprouts after the last frosts to the constant place. On capacity bottom previously lay out haydite. From above fill up ready substrate. Under such condition the petunia perfectly blossoms, pleasing with variety of the paints you and your acquaintances.