The May chord: when to plant seedlings petunias and how to properly care

Petunia - a popular flower, the same age with a luxurious flowering. Difficulties in producing young seedlings from microscopic seeds were (phew!) Is already behind us. Or maybe you've decided to buy a ready seedlings? Either way, proper care in May and timely landing in open ground - at least an important stage.

While the plant is still in the house, they will need 2 treatments

In May, continuing the standard care for Petunia.

The first point is important at all stages of the life of the plant - timely watering. Land should not be too wet, but drying out the soil too full to admit it is not necessary. Although now the root system and green part significantly grown and matured.

When the first shoots may dry up in her eyes when Florist missed watering, it is now capable of lossless petunia survive 1-2 days forced drought

The second point - ensuring good lighting. Seedlings of petunia is still standing on a sunny window. And even it grows well without lamps, which is impossible in February and March.

But the 2 points of care, which should take care of:

• Bush seedlings petunias necessarily pinch back 4 or 5 on the sheet. So they will grow a decorative ball, which very soon will be dotted with bright colors, gramophones. Yes, it will remove bloom a week or two. But the result is definitely worth it!
• Around May start feeding complex fertilizers with high% of potassium and phosphorus in the composition. So you set up a plant for an early flowering.

1 time per month, I fertilize my petunia vermicompost with mineral content.

When and how to plant seedlings petunias outside

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I will write about the main petunia transplant May 3 Q & A:

1. In a pot and ground plant petunia? Petunia, although it is still small, soon forms a large root system. Grow it in pots or boxes? At one plant should account for about 5 liters of soil minimum - 3. Otherwise, the plants will be cramped and they are able to demonstrate abundant flowering.

Soil for petunias should be loose, well-leaky. You can use ready-made store bought soil mixture, spreading to save 50/50 conventional land from the garden.

The ground on a bed carefully dug up by all without a trace of weed roots. Add instructions for complex mineral fertilizer. For example, NPK.

2. When planting petunia on a bed or on the balcony? Ornamental Annuals no different tolerance to low temperatures, although modern hybrids can sometimes make a short and frost. No matter how we would like, it is better to wait and wait for a favorable point in the future.

Before the alleged planting get to know the weather forecast: fine, if in the near future will not fall below the temperature at night 5-8 ° C. In the middle zone of Russia is approximately the second half of May and the first decade of June.

Much more resistant seedlings petunias make hardening. Begin to make her day on the street, if there is not quite cold. Gradually increase the walks young plants outdoors.

3. How to transplant the seedlings petunias? I lightly moisten the earth and in the cup, and a permanent place to grow. Transplanted by transshipment, minimally damaging the roots. So even longer flowering petunia almost does not notice anything)

Repotting is best done during the low activity of the sun: a cloudy day or in the evening. If petunia will grow on well-lit area, then pritenyat seedlings from 11 to 18 hours until the plants do not take root. A few days later again watering.

Feeding can start in 2-4 weeks. Love and petunia article was helpful? Please click the "Thumbs up!" thanks.