Among the beautiful and original plants decorating the gardens and balconies, many flower growers are particularly distinguished petunia - an annual ornamental plant. Its ampel varieties from afar attract attention with their long shoots, which are covered with glowing flower-gramophones of bright colors.
To grow such a flower is not difficult - just pay attention to the conditions of its cultivation, as well as the peculiarities of planting and caring for ampelia petunia.
Ampelia petunia - cultivation
The first step is to determine the grade. There are many of them. For example, popular today are "Explorer," "Pan American", "Snow Queen F1" and other varieties and hybrids. Remember that quality seeds - a pledge that you will grow healthy and strong plants.
As a landing site, choose southern patches or sunny balconies, because the amount of light directly depends on the number of buds on the bushes of your petunia.
Seedlings of ampelic varieties of petunia are planted in February, otherwise it will not have time to increase the required volume. And that your seedling ampelia petunia has turned into a beautiful plant, it is required to provide it with a light day of at least 14 hours.
Very important for petunia watering. The fact is that the root system of this ampel plant is limited by the size of the pot, while the green mass with the buds increases in size quite quickly. Therefore, moisture from the hanging pot leaves very quickly, and its stocks should be replenished on time. Watering the flower is required up to 2 times a day, at the same time it must be ensured that the whole earth clod is saturated with moisture, and not only its upper part. To reduce the amount of watering, it is recommended to use a substrate with hydrogel .
Observance of the correct temperature regime also influences the quality of the seedlings grown by you. So, the seeds will best germinate at + 18 ... 20 ° С,
A good development of the plant will be facilitated by regular feeding. Give preference to liquid, rather than granular fertilizers. It can be a complex preparation for flowering plants with a predominance of potassium and phosphorus.
Mandatory is a regular operation to remove the faded inflorescences, along with which it is necessary to clean and tied up the seed boxes. This is necessary in order for petunia not to enter the fruiting phase, giving all the energy to the tying of seeds, but continued to please you with its decorative features.