Learn to grow from petunia cuttings correctly

Petunia is often chosen to decorate the private courtyards, balconies, flower beds, and so on. D. There are quite a few different types of petunias from melkotsvetkovyh and finishing hang-downing groups. The shape and color of the bush beaters so varied that will not leave anyone who saw such a beautiful creation of nature.

Petunia grow fairly easy, but there are some rules that must be followed:

1. Petunia is very whimsical to the light, she loves only lit areas, so the choice of flower placement should pay attention to this fact.

2. Soil should be with sand or clay, and it is good to pass water and air.

3. Location of the bush must be protected from the wind and with a sufficient amount of heat. Petunias previously grew in the tropics and heat for them, it is the optimal climate. Therefore, any sudden drop in temperature can lead to the termination of flowering, or even complete destruction of the bush.

4. Watering should be done depending on the drying ground. The drier the ground, the better for the flower. However, you need to water more often than usual in the summer, but not too much to fill the root system.

5. When shrub begins to bloom it should fertilize every two weeks with a solution of cow dung. Some growers watered the bushes vermistimom. Thanks to its unique composition of vermicompost it helps strengthen the immune system and also protect plants from disease, drought and frost. Dirt, petunia, man contributes to it intense growth and flowering.

6. To stimulate the formation of new buds is necessary throughout the summer time to remove faded flowers.

Petunia can grow from seeds or cuttings. The first way is quite long and require special care for the seedlings to full planting in soil. The second method is faster and gives the flowering already in the first month after planting.

To do this, choose a healthy bush petunia, and since the spring cuttings can be carried out. On the bush to find regrown shoots and cut them at an angle of 45 degrees. Sharing must choose not less than 10 cm with a minimum of 6 leaves.

After the cutting department to cut it all lower sheets, and leave only the top two. Put ready escape in a small cup, cover with glass insert and grown in sunlit place.

During germination of roots stalk petunia needs moderate watering. It is important not to give much ground to dry out from the overflow. In such cases, the seedlings can be killed or struck by "black leg".

Within 1.5 weeks on young plants grow roots, and they need to be transplanted into larger containers. Well take pots with capacity of 2 liters and with a good drainage system.

There petunia growing up until not get stronger and do not harden, then it is only planted in open ground. Before planting in pots, you can fertilize the land of peat pellets.

In the mid-Autumn bushes is required transplanted in pots and stored at a temperature not lower than 12 degrees. Also in winter the flowers need to be fed every 30 days, water and periodically to ventilate.

These small tips will help grow the beautiful petunia on their own at home.