What kind of flower culture can be seeded in December?

In December you can put already some flowers, which have a long period of development. These plants include Aust, begonia, pelargonium and lavender. If land Aust (or lisianthus), for example, in February, the bloom will come only in September. Therefore sow stands in December, so that the plant blossomed during the summer. It will take 5-7 months after planting before the formation of buds eustomy (otherwise it is called the Irish Rose). So, if you sow in December, then by May-June you will bloom beautiful flowers.

Features planting and germination

Shoots at eustomy appear after 2 weeks at the begonias they appear 10-20 days after sowing, as a rule, unevenly shoots climbs out of the ground, the first true leaf is formed at 28 days. As you can see, these plants develop slowly.

When planting the seeds Pelargonium recommend drank nail file to disable the shell for good germination.

A before the plant seed must pass lavender stratification process cooling or at low positive temperatures. This process usually takes place in the refrigerator, where they are placed for 10-14 days.

In any case, if you decide to sow seeds in December, you have to be a light (suitable fitolamp). Without proper lighting your work will be in vain. The temperature should not be below 20 degrees.

soil ground

Potting soil you can buy at the store or make your own. To do this, you need to take peat, sand and grassy land in the ratio of 1: 1: 2. Before planting, the soil must be calcined or steamed, and moisten with a little pulvelizatora. As mentioned seed crops generally are small, their sow surfactant is not buried in the ground.

Thus, if you decide to plant flowers in December, then hurry in gardening stores or can be ordered from online stores seeds of these plants!

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