When planting asters on seedlings and in open ground

Astra - an exquisite beauty, able to takea worthy place in any garden. Modern varieties are striking in their diversity and abundance of colors. Not surprisingly, these flowers are very popular with gardeners.

In order to get a healthy plant, you need to know when to plant asters on the seedlings. For each florist, planting time is a very serious time. The timing and abundance of flowering depends on this.

In the Russian climate, asters are usually planted with seedlings. There are also perennial varieties that tolerate winter well enough, but have smaller flowers.

Annual varieties are grown first in a greenhouse or on a windowsill. Strict restrictions on the timing of when to plant asters on seedlings, does not exist.

There are several factors to consider:

• varietal features;
• degree of illumination of the greenhouse or window sill;
• climate in the region;
• duration of daylight hours.

The totality of these conditions will allow us to determine,when planting asters on seedlings. For example, additional lighting allows seeds to be sown already in late February - early March. If there are no such conditions, it is better to plant flowers later: in late March and early April. It is proved that in this case it is more likely to get a strong plant. Most gardeners are guided by a special lunar calendar, thanks to which they also get an excellent result.

If time is for when to put asters onseedlings, selected, you need to take care of the selection of quality soil and suitable seeds. The sowing is carried out in a light, loose soil saturated with humus. Such a soil can be prepared independently using sod land (3 parts), washed sand (1 part) and peat (2 parts). All parts must be mixed and poured into boxes or mini-greenhouses. Before planting seeds, they are kept in a special solution that stimulates growth. This measure contributes to the friendly growth of seedlings.

Seeds are sown on moistened soil, the top is covered with a sand washed layer of 2 cm. Then gently poured from the gum or moistened with a sprayer, cover the boxes with a film.

If everything is done correctly, then the first shootswill be visible in 5-7 days. For further successful growth, the flowers need sufficient lighting, regular watering and air temperature within + 17-20 ° C during the day and up to +15 ° C at night.

If there were no problems with the definition of termsOf course, when planting asters on seedlings, then it is much more difficult to determine with the landing in the ground. Regular recurrent frosts can ruin even the strongest flowers. The ideal time for transplanting into the open ground is the end of May or the beginning of June. At this time the asters have a developed furry root system, thanks to which the transplant is well tolerated and quickly takes root in a new place.

The segregation method described above will allowget a beautiful mass flowering in August, and in warm, clear weather - even at the end of July. Those wishing to obtain their own seeds need to leave a few plants until the end of September or beginning of October. It should be borne in mind that hybrids are unsuitable for collecting seeds, since in the next generation the plant degenerates.