You will need
- - Petunia seeds
- - Plastic conainer
- - Sand
- The substrate soil
- Film
- - Spray
Instruction
1
Before planting, decide the most appropriate for your purposes type petunias. Shrub form is best suited for decorating flower beds, flowers are a bit smaller than usual, but can be perfectly restored after the rains. And for decorating walls and balconies are designed ampelnye petunias stems that grow straight at first, and then under the action of gravity flowers droop beautiful strands.
2
Purchasing Petunia seeds, give preference to varieties that are most suitable to your climate environment. Also see what type of seeds you offer, with the shell or without. Clean seeds germinate faster and the germination percentage are slightly above. Seeds in the shell are better protected from disease and mechanical damage, and to plant them much easier.
3
Before sowing, seed must be mixed with dry sand in the ratio 1:5. Spread the mixture evenly on the surface of the soil substrate in a plastic tray with dimensions of 30 by 40 centimeters. sprinkle on Top of seeds is not needed, simply pour them through a strainer with water with a small addition of previcur that will help protect young seedlings from defeat fungal diseases. Cover the container with a transparent film.
4
After about a week you have in the tray will zaslanets the first sprouts. Remove the tape. The young shoots are so delicate that they can even kill jets of irrigation water. Therefore, very carefully watered the plants, and even better obrushivaet their spray. Watch for the shoots, weak and unsuccessful it is possible to thin out already at the stage of the third leaf.
5
After two weeks the flowers should be seated in a special cassette with holes or in individual cups. When transplanting to dive down each plant to encourage the growth of root system. Periodically fertilize the seedlings with special additives and mineral fertilizers.
6
After 3 weeks after transplanting petunias can be planted in the ground or flower pots. Be careful at the time of landing the night temperature did not fall below 14 degrees. Topping stem apex causes Petunia to throw out side shoots. This way you will be able to shape the shrub to your liking. The floral crown will delight you with its variety of colors until the first frost.
Useful advice
If Petunia had lowered blossom, tear off all the remaining flowers, and after a few days they will give the plant a new flower wave