Crib florist 6 of my "secrets" strong seedlings petunias

I plant petunia every year. The first time I could not get to grow a viable seedlings from seed. Gradually, things went smoothly, and I learned to get healthy seedlings. Trial and error led 6 main recommendations - the keys to success.

Sharing personal secrets with the readers of the channel. You may want to add something or to refute, because I am describing a purely subjective experience. You it can be different. Glad to read the reviews in the comments at the end of the article.

it is not necessary to hurry up

I read once that bloom in May, at the time of landing in open ground, petunia need to be planted in February. Yeah. The seeds sprouted not bad, but over time the seedlings have developed very slowly and grew thin, stretched stems.

They did not have enough light! Of course, some could be transplanted into balcony boxes. But they were weak, 2 out of 5 have withered, while others bloom "not very."

Therefore, I am no longer in a hurry. If you can not make an artificial supplementary lighting with fluorescent or LED bulbs, you plant a petunia seedlings in the first half of March. By mid-June, favorite plants bloom profusely. I was happy with everything!

Jewelry work

Bean seeds in the sowing convenient. Other that I buy more often (I choose, by the way, only by grade rather than by type of seed), are very small. In order not to put a bunch, I use toothpicks. And glasses) to hook and sow seed in peat tablet.

I used to plant and containers in general. I found an interesting tip: to omit nothing, it is necessary to mark a place with a toothpick inoculation. Because notice small seed in the ground is quite problematic. And it will be clear how far to take. For the sake of the experiment tried to put on the snow and also not bad. Read about it here, you can (click on the name of the publication): How to successfully grow a petunia from a small seed, using snow

The seeds should be scattered on the surface, not buried. Or lightly sprinkle a very thin layer of soil. If the seeds are very recessed, they can not climb. We would not want.

appropriate conditions

Always I grow petunia in the south-west window. Here it is enough sun.

For successful germination and initial growth must consider teplichku. Its easy to make out of the bag or glass. I use bought-in containers with peat tablets, but it's just convenient, but not necessary. If you have not seen, and show that it is because it represents:

Soil, we do not water in the usual sense. In order not to blur the land with seeds and tender seedlings, it is sprayed with an atomizer. I rented a greenhouse when petunias appeared one pair of full leaf.

swordplay

The next stage in the development of seedlings petunias - swordplay. This change in some capacity, because the seedlings need a personal volume of soil for healthy development.

I recommend reading on the subject: 5 economical containers for seedlings "of garbage"

Picks seedlings petunias in separate pots spend when vyrastatet 2-3 pairs of full leaf. By the way. root I never pinch. Practice has shown that the root system and flower so beautiful branches, growing voluminous lump.

Two words about dressing

On the Internet, I often read recommendations to feed the seedlings petunias yeast, succinic acid, sour yogurt, jam... well you get the idea. I did this, of course, do not. I take fertile soil for seedlings and is confident that it has all the substance, which is enough to plant the planned transplant.

But if you really want it, I advise you to avoid grandmother's banana kozhurok, syrups and of burnt rubber. Use a complex mineral fertilizer with NPK-complex in the dosage for seedlings. I want people's money? When planting in soil, add quite a bit of ash. It'll be enough.

To petunia growing luxuriantly

I pinch and bush and hang-downing varieties of petunias. That they had more branches, and thus the flowers. The first topping - along with sparring. The plant begins to grow 2 strong side shoots, which I still pinch through 3 pairs of leaves. And then similarly. You can choose your distance.

By the way, an error in the cultivation of the first photo - seedlings bloom, but not yet prischipany. Wish you luck! If you like petunia and the article was curious, click the "Thumbs up!" Thanks. Also, I advise to look here (just click on the link):
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