In the middle of summer, it's time to rejuvenate petunia to lushly blooming until autumn
Half of the summer passed, and petunia has already "izrastis". Previously, for the colors to be seen leaflets. And now shoots decorated with only a few buds. Handsomely? Yes. But you can do even more attractive to the petunia luxuriantly blooming until the autumn.
Why do we rejuvenate petunia, if it so blooms
Petunia - not the fastest plant for the garden. From spring to autumn it is time to go all the way "seedling - the adult flowering bush - the flower of venerable age":
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With time shoots petunia drawn. In this half of trouble, especially if the grower grows ampelnoe or cascade grade / hybrid.
Significantly spoils the appearance of the flower that has branches and bald. One leaf is lost there, the second - there... As a result, petunia, thoroughly worn summer rains and winds, looks untidy. - Petunia is arranged in such a way that It does not grow in place of dried flower new . A tie will boll. Rejuvenation will allow new growth and new buds, which would prolong the flowering up to the autumn frosts!
By the way, I want to warn. If you collect the seeds of hybrid petunias to plant "the beauty" for next year, then you are wasting your time. Because the new seedlings will not repeat maternal traits.
With probability of 95% grow standard lilac flowers. Sure, they are charming in their own way, so to collect seeds or not - it's up to you. 🥀
- The situation is worsened by the fact that usually petunias planted in a small volume of soil. For a long successful flowering and save one plant tillering need 5-10 liter and seedlings from the professional series and even more - 15, 20 or even 40 liters (requirement of "giant" petunia).
The plant, which has grown rapidly and has already potsvesti probably pulled out of the soil nutrients. Especially if a balcony box 10 liter 3-4 planted plants.
How to start the July rejuvenation petunias
Rejuvenation of annual flowers begins with pruning. Experienced growers are advised to spare sprouts: cut them, leaving the whole 5-10 cm. And at every stump should stay at least 4-5 healthy, green leaves. Some cut "on the edge of pots."
But I know that most of my readers are not ready for such radical methods of working with flowers. So I'll write other, more benign options for those who are "sorry" or "hand does not rise":
1. The "Minimum": Cut all the seed pods and very tops of branches.
2. The "Medium": Shorten shoots petunias 1/3. A few pieces of flowers can be left to enjoy. While the others grow.
And now we have accelerate the growth of new foundations for the re-lush flowering - young shoots, and, of course, the formation of flower buds.
Fertilizing petunias after trimming: Scheduled entertainment
Now, thanks to a competent fertilizing it will go smoothly. I recommend not only shed the ground, but also sprinkle fertilizer petunia leaves: so the active ingredients quickly absorbed by plants. And the result, respectively, will also be faster.
- Immediately after cutting petunia need to treat nitrogen. So new shoots will grow faster. For example, help urea solution: 10 g per 10 liters of water. Another option - complex mineral fertilizers in liquid form for indoor decorative foliage colors.
- After 2 weeks of making any phosphate fertilizer. My personal favorite - potassium monophosphate. You can choose any other fertilizer with high phosphorus content (as an option - 10:10:20). And this is a need for a new luxury bloom!
Do you have petunia, and the article was curious? Put the "Thumbs up!" And if you also like to work in the beds, I advise you to read: End of July - time to put daikon