Plant a petunia in peat tablet in March

Small Grain flower cultures, such as petunia as not so easy to grow, and this requires some knowledge. If you can not grow these plants in a conventional manner, try to plant the seeds in peat tablet in late February or early March.

What are the advantages of peat pellets

This planting method will save you time and effort. The survival rate of seedlings in these devices is much greater than if planted in ordinary glasses. Fertilizers in tablets contained already in the correct proportions, so feed the seedlings before planting in pots is not required. Planted a seedling with the soil without damaging the root system.

How to plant

To select landing petunia tablets with a diameter of 36 mm. Place them in a deep container.

Each tablet can be planted for 1-2 pcs. seeds.

20 minutes before planting to soak tablets in warm water, gradually add it to the tank. Wait until the liquid is absorbed completely. squeeze a little bit of water pills and smooth surface in them.

With a toothpick to spread the seeds of 2 pcs. into tablets.

You'll find most granular seeds, so the process is simplified. The granules also have extra food at a time, until the take root root.

When all the seeds spread out, it is necessary to spray the crops of pulvelizatora. Pelleted seeds quickly soak.

If the shell does not dissolve the granules, it is possible to use a toothpick to help her in this, rubbed on the surface.

Next you need to cover with foil container, where the swollen tablets with seeds. Put in a warm and bright place germination. The temperature should not be below 25 degrees.

Petunia need for germination of seeds and be sure to light a certain temperature.

Care of crops

Daily need lifts the film to crops ventilated. As soon as the shoots, you need to lower the temperature to + 18 + 20 degrees, the plants are not stretched. Do not allow drying of the soil, so you need to check the substrate for moisture. You can add a little water in the pan, or using a syringe or a syringe moisten the soil.

Within 3 weeks after germination the plants should be taught to the existence without a film, more lifts the landing every day. Additional fertilizing is not carried out.

Landing in pots must be done at a time when the roots will stick out from the peat substrate.

Typically, the landing in pots or cups performed 1.5 months after planting petunias into tablets.

Planting in pots or cups

For planting seedlings selected volumetric cups or pots. Primer selected fertile, floral.

In the cup you need to pour a little soil, divided into two parts, the tablet (if two seedlings), to plant each plant separately in a container, fill up the soil. The mesh can be removed or put together with it (later the grid is completely dissolved in the ground). When planting bury the plant is not necessary. After planting the flowers need to humidify.

After 2 weeks, we need to start to harden the plants, bringing them on the balcony or on the loggia, but should not be allowed in this case to direct sunlight.

By the end of May, with the normalization of temperature during the night, the flowers can be planted to a permanent place.

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