The special grace from plants distinguishes petunias. This plant can be various form, the size and color. If you prefer purchase of ready seedling, it will not be difficult to grow up petunia in garden. And those who likes to do everything independently should make efforts.
It is required to you
- - earth mix;
- - cachepot or pot;
- - water;
- - fertilizers.
Instruction
1. Decide on sowing time. It depends on when you are going to receive the blossoming seedling. If it is necessary to receive blossoming of petunias at the beginning of summer, then sow seeds in the second half of March. Seed petunia at the beginning of February, then blossoming will occur at the beginning of May.
2. Prepare soil mix. To grow up petunia of high quality, use nutritious, friable, soil mix which well holds moisture. Take 2 parts of the rerotting humus, riding peat, the sheet or cespitose earth and 1 part of sand. To optimize soil parameters, add perlite and hydrogel to mix. Mix mix and sift it through large sieve in the beginning, and later through small. Fill large elimination on pot bottom, and small – the top third. Fill soil mix so that to edge of pot there were 2-3 cm. Slightly condense it. One day before seeding of seeds, spill the earth solution of any fungicide.
3. Decide on petunia grade. The ampelous group of petunias as they most effectively look when landing in vases, balcony and window flower boxes is most demanded at flower growers. For beds choose upright group of petunia.
4. We sow seeds. Scatter seeds (it is possible to use method of snegovaniye) on the surface of the paved way and spray with warm water from spray, but do not fill in. Then cover seeds with soil layer in 1.5 mm. Cover capacity with glass and you keep in the warm place. Daily before emergence of shoots spray the soil with warm solution of potassium permanganate.
5. Care for petunia seedling. After emergence of shoots, week later feed up them solution of mineral fertilizers. With bad growth of seedlings use growth factor (2-3 times). Fir-trees seedling has ached, limit watering and whenever possible seat seedlings.
6. Sword-play of seedlings. With the advent of 1-2 presents of leaf, seat petunia seedlings on one in containers for seedling or pots. Water Raspikirovanny seedling and cover with paper for several days.
7. Planting of petunia to the open ground or cachepot. Plant the grown-up seedling in the second half of May when there are no spring frosts any more.
8. Leaving. For achievement of magnificent growth of petunia and abundant blossoming, often water and you carry out daily spraying. Do not forget to feed up petunia of times a week.