Calibrachoa - a dream gardeners. Sowing and care

Consider this as the flower Calibrachoa. It looks like a petunia, but it is only distantly related to each other.

Features

This perennial (there are annual varieties), basket plant forms lots of small bells. Different color. It flowers profusely and continuously from May to September. Bush just showered with flowers, and it is fascinating spectacle. The plant is unpretentious to care. He loves the sun. Easy to tolerate drought and heat. Ideal for growing - it's private terrace or veranda.

How to sow

As a rule, a little bag of seeds. Sow seeds in late February on sprouts in a small container with fertile soil neutral acidity. At the bottom of the cup to be stacked drainage (small pebbles and sand layer). The distance between seeds 2-3 cm, they do not need to bury, just spread over the surface of the container and a little push into the soil. Then moisten with water sprayer. Hide a plastic bag and put in a warm light place. When will the shoots, bags need to slightly open for 10-15 minutes a day and clean the excess condensate. This procedure must be prodelyvat until there are real leaves of the plant.

How to care for seedlings

As soon as the first true leaves, you need to sprinkle around the plant river sand to the root system does not dry. After all, the roots still evolving almost on the surface. Pre calcined sand need to heat and then through a spill. This sand is useful for other plants, for example, petunias, strawberry. Thus, the plant develops a lot faster. Watering is necessary to moderate, it is impossible to fill. A month later, spend the pick to larger containers. Fertilizing with complex mineral fertilizers is carried out once every 2 weeks.

The seeds are expensive, but their beauty when flowering is worth it to buy them. If you see them with friends, ask for cuttings and Multiply. This is a cheaper option.

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