Planting petunias on seedlings: information for beginners.

Today we do not imagine a summer city withoutpetunia. Beginning in May and until the fall, this plant pleases the inhabitants with its flowering, pomp and variety of color. Petunia is unpretentious, so they plant it in curbs and cuttings, in flowerpots, and also in what the imagination of gardeners will tell. Petunia landscaping of balconies and loggias is widely used.

Currently, the most common hybridspetunias. They are divided into four groups: large-flowered (up to ten centimeters in diameter), multi-flowered with small flowers, dwarfish (15 cm high), ampel.

At the end of May, a mass purchase begins on the marketpetunia seedlings. All flower lovers want to have on their site blossoming all summer the site. However, petunia seedlings can be grown on their own.

Planting petunias on seedlings begins in the secondhalf of March. A flowering plant will be available in two to two and a half months, that is, at the end of May and the middle of June. However, if at home there is the possibility of lighting, you can sow in February.

To plant petunia with seeds waseffective, you need to pay more attention to the preparation of soil mixtures. The substrate must be loose and nutritious, avoid strongly acidic and alkaline mixtures. The soil mixture can consist of two parts of humus, two parts of turf ground, two parts of peat moss, one part of sand. One of the tips is to sift the soil twice. The first time through a large sieve - this part will go down the pot or container, and another time through a smaller screen for the top layer.

Before the planting of petunia for seedlings is planned, the soil mixture must be well shed for a day.

Planting of petunia seeds is done on the surfacesoil. Pre-seeds can be mixed with sand. Sowing is carried out evenly over the entire surface of the container or pot. After sowing the seeds are sprayed and covered with glass (polyethylene). The temperature necessary for germination of seeds should be 20-23 degrees. During the first five days, you need to sprinkle the petunia seeds twice from the spray to maintain high humidity, but keep the roots dry.

Planting petunias on seedlings on this is notends. On the 5th-14th day the process of caring for seedlings is changing. Now you need to turn the glass in the morning and in the evening, sprinkle it daily. However, while maintaining a high humidity, avoid excess moisture in the soil.

In the third week, the glass is removed. This is the stage of the first sheet. We must ensure that the plants do not get sick. If this still happened, you must sprinkle the seedlings with dry sand and quickly discard.

Pay attention to the peculiarity of careseedlings of petunia. Humidity in the first stages should be high. As the plant grows, the humidity decreases. If there are signs of the disease "black leg", plants generally watered only on the walls of the container. The optimal temperature for seedling growth is 17-18 degrees.

To spend petunia it is necessary at the moment when two sheets will appear. One plant is planted in a plastic cup or pot with a diameter of 6-8 cm.

If the seedlings are intended for sale, thenpre-sale preparation is necessary. It involves regulating the temperature in which the plants are located. As the seedlings grow, the temperature should be lowered, up to 13-10 degrees at night. This technique will slow the formation of buds.

What else should be considered if planting a petunia ondo you have seedlings for the first time? Of course, fertilizers and fertilizing. In the second week, calcium fertilizers and ammonium fertilizers are used twice. In the third week, fertilizer rates increase slightly, and growth stimulants can also be used. Mineral top dressing is best done by foliar spraying.