How to plant before winter delphinium

Since mid-November, when the ground is a little podmerzli can sow flowers that need to undergo stratification procedure (cooling). These plants include and delphinium. Sow a winter can be, and in December, the main thing that did not hurt recurrent thaws and podmerzli soil. If the sow before, the seeds can germinate, we do not need.

Delphinium: description

Beautiful flowers for your flower beds. Pleasing variety of grades: high up to 2 meters, the ear itself may be a length of 80 cm, and low grade to 70-80 cm tall. Also different shades: white, blue, blue, and pink, purple. There are double varieties. Incredible beauty.

Seeds of this plant have a long period of dormancy. They germinate after stratification. Sowing of winter gives us a natural cooling of seed. In the spring, you can draw an artificial stratification by placing a container of seeds planted in the refrigerator.

When buying seeds look at the packaging shelf life, the seeds are fresh, as they are not rapidly germinating. Purchased seeds should be stored in the refrigerator before sowing.

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So planting a winter characterized by prolonged exposure to freezing temperatures for seed. There is a possibility that it could lead to varieties of mutations, that is, if you bought a pink delphinium, the color may change in the direction of its natural color (blue or blue). But it is not always the case, but just keep in mind.

For hedging the seeds of varieties of pink and white coloring is desirable to plant spring seedlings in late March after a brief stratification (10 days) in the refrigerator, not to change the color.

As I sow a winter delphinium

Place for sowing prepare in advance of freezing ground. Am submitting fertilizer, make a shallow groove. Then I cover the top material that does not fall asleep prepared grooves by seeds. After November 20, when the soil is podmerznet, sow the seeds in the furrow and sleep in humus.

If you do not have time to do it before the frost, then just pour planting material evenly over the frozen ground. Next, sprinkle the seeds on top of the loose (not promorzshey) land, which you stocked up on next year. Also, loose soil can be taken in the greenhouse, it is still there did not have time to freeze. Or you can use the flower soil, which you bought in the store. Watering is not necessary to anybody. Location should somehow mark, not to forget about the sown land.

If you follow these recommendations, then all you get.

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