In February - March, you need to get a lot: to determine which plants will please you in the summer, sow the seeds, seedlings grow. Among the gardeners are very popular is the petunia. It is unpretentious and you will delight lush blooms. This plant will be discussed when and how to sow the seeds of petunias, the choice of soil, how to grow strong healthy seedlings from seed.
Petunia were first cultivated in South America. And there it grows as a perennial. In our country, this plant is grown as an annual. It can be propagated using seedlings. Pawn lush flowering petunias rich, vivid colors - correctly grown seedlings.
The popularity of this plant among gardeners is very high, as it unpretentious and very beautiful flowers. The variety of petunia is very diverse and unique for each variety - its. Petunia can grow in a variety of hanging baskets, borders, flowerbeds and containers of very different shapes.
The color range is very diverse. It can be color red colors with white trim, purple or blue flowers with a bright center and has many options, each of which is unusually beautiful.
Many gardeners for petunias withdrawn most of their garden, as if creatively, and to know the different varieties of colors, it may be the whole works of art with unique colors.
Petunia will adorn the garden plot or flower garden, anyway. Due to the popularity of this plant seedlings petunias grown quite a few growers.
When to sow petunia
First you need to choose one or more varieties of petunias and you can start growing seedlings from seed. We must sow petunia for 13-14 weeks before transplanting into the ground. During this time the seedlings get stronger, its root system will be quite strong, and the plant will start to bloom.
The most optimal time for planting seedlings in the ground - is in the middle - the end of June. Seedlings should be planted petunias in a small cell trays with rigid base. This is necessary so that the ground does not move. To obtain good seedling He should be fairly thick.
Seedlings of petunia is grown in the prepared soil. It may be a mixture of soil and fertilizer, plant growth will accelerate and strengthen the root system. The resulting mixture should be thoroughly compacted.
From the edge of the container before planting soil layer is necessary to be not less than 6 mm. Petunia seeds it is advisable to mix with fine dry sand. This will provide a uniform crop. Top seeds can not covered with soil.
Growing seedlings blooming petunias
After sowing seeds, cover the container must be a transparent film prior to emergence, be sure to monitor soil moisture. Growing seedlings is required to carry out in a ventilated area. Most important is the light, as the seedlings of the plant needs good light almost around the clock.
When there were 2 to 3 leaf to do the pick. The distance between the seedlings to be not less than 5 cm.
At this stage, the plants need fertilizing. You can alternate between nitrogen and calcium fertilizer that will ensure the development of a good root system and accelerate the emergence of flowering.
After 13-14 weeks after planting seeds of petunia seedlings will be ready for planting in open ground.
Cacti at home, cultivation and maintenance
Prickly cactus, touching agave, aloe and mysterious useful monetary wood- all these plants belong to succulents. The name is translated from Latin as a succulent plant and not included in the systematics of botany. It's just a concept that brings together different shaped plants that live in the dry and arid places on the planet,
ability to store water in their organs and tissues, and it is very economical to spend.
Succulents as house plants are very popular and are ideal for beginner gardeners. They are unpretentious, does not require frequent watering and very easy to reproduce. However, there are several conditions which are necessary for their growth and development. It is good lighting, the presence of fresh air and drainage, and in the winter during rest - the soil is dry and cool.
Cacti at home, cultivation and maintenance
The need for coverage of all these different plants. Most of them like a lot of sun, such as cactus or plants with a waxy layer. Other species prefer light scattered. Positioning the best pots on the windowsills of the southern or western window. However, good lighting - it does not mean the direct rays of the sun.
If the plants have long been in the shadow, then put them directly into the bright sun can not, so it may be burned. His first feature - is a reddish discolouration that the side where the rays fall. Then there are brown or white spots burn. Therefore, when the sun is shining very brightly, succulents recommended pritemnyat bit.
The constant circulation of air is also very important, since all these plants inhabitants of steppes and deserts, and the fresh air is always in abundance. In areas with an abundance of sun and with poor ventilation they are different diseases, overheat and die.
The main mistake in the care of succulents - excessive and frequent watering. Made it should as the soil dries. During the growth once a week, and a rest period every 3 weeks.
Transplant them as needed. The plant is removed from the pot and inspect the soil and roots. If you have healthy roots of his shift in the pot bigger, but if there is rotten roots and dry, they are cut and transplanted to a pot that corresponds to the size of the root system.
The composition of the soil, the main content of humus and good ability to pass water. Very suitable combination of turf land, and large-grained sand in equal proportions, and to reduce the acidity of the soil need to add charcoal.
Be sure and availability of drainage, so the bottom of the pot to put pebbles or shards. After transplant the plants do not recommend it to water the first few days. This entire group for the growth and development requires calcium, phosphorus and potassium in their flowering period, so feeding produced only during growth or during budding.
Reproduction at home
The most convenient method of reproduction in the home - is propagation by cuttings and babies. Cuttings for plants with branching stems, and the children multiply succulents with single stems.
Like all other plants, they are subject to various diseases, pathogens which can be fungi, bacteria, viruses. Most affected mealybugs, scale insects and root-knot nematodes. The appearance of spotting, yellowing of the sudden drying up, small insects on the stems and in the soil or damaged roots - all signs of disease.
To prevent periodically need to spray them with an alcohol solution, and wounds on the leaves or cracks to handle coal powder or sulfur. For the treatment, in more severe cases, solutions are widely used fungicide or insecticide.
Cacti at home, cultivation and maintenance
Prickly cactus, touching agave, aloe and mysterious useful monetary wood- all these plants belong to succulents. The name is translated from Latin as a succulent plant and not included in the systematics of botany. It's just a concept that brings together different shaped plants that live in the dry and arid places on the planet,
ability to store water in their organs and tissues, and it is very economical to spend.
Succulents as house plants are very popular and are ideal for beginner gardeners. They are unpretentious, does not require frequent watering and very easy to reproduce. However, there are several conditions which are necessary for their growth and development. It is good lighting, the presence of fresh air and drainage, and in the winter during rest - the soil is dry and cool.
Cacti at home, cultivation and maintenance
The need for coverage of all these different plants. Most of them like a lot of sun, such as cactus or plants with a waxy layer. Other species prefer light scattered. Positioning the best pots on the windowsills of the southern or western window. However, good lighting - it does not mean the direct rays of the sun.
If the plants have long been in the shadow, then put them directly into the bright sun can not, so it may be burned. His first feature - is a reddish discolouration that the side where the rays fall. Then there are brown or white spots burn. Therefore, when the sun is shining very brightly, succulents recommended pritemnyat bit.
The constant circulation of air is also very important, since all these plants inhabitants of steppes and deserts, and the fresh air is always in abundance. In areas with an abundance of sun and with poor ventilation they are different diseases, overheat and die.
The main mistake in the care of succulents - excessive and frequent watering. Made it should as the soil dries. During the growth once a week, and a rest period every 3 weeks.
Transplant them as needed. The plant is removed from the pot and inspect the soil and roots. If you have healthy roots of his shift in the pot bigger, but if there is rotten roots and dry, they are cut and transplanted to a pot that corresponds to the size of the root system.
The composition of the soil, the main content of humus and good ability to pass water. Very suitable combination of turf land, and large-grained sand in equal proportions, and to reduce the acidity of the soil need to add charcoal.
Be sure and availability of drainage, so the bottom of the pot to put pebbles or shards. After transplant the plants do not recommend it to water the first few days. This entire group for the growth and development requires calcium, phosphorus and potassium in their flowering period, so feeding produced only during growth or during budding.
Reproduction at home
The most convenient method of reproduction in the home - is propagation by cuttings and babies. Cuttings for plants with branching stems, and the children multiply succulents with single stems.
Like all other plants, they are subject to various diseases, pathogens which can be fungi, bacteria, viruses. Most affected mealybugs, scale insects and root-knot nematodes. The appearance of spotting, yellowing of the sudden drying up, small insects on the stems and in the soil or damaged roots - all signs of disease.
To prevent periodically need to spray them with an alcohol solution, and wounds on the leaves or cracks to handle coal powder or sulfur. For the treatment, in more severe cases, solutions are widely used fungicide or insecticide.
