A beautiful flower - petunia - can become a real decoration of any flowerbed . In order to plant and grow it, one of the main questions you need to know is when to sow petunia on seedlings?
At what time should we sow petunia on seedlings?
The plant is recommended to plant in the open ground in mid-June. Proceeding from this, many are interested in the question: in what month should we sow petunia on seedlings? It is believed that the best period for this process is February-March. If you have the opportunity to carry out additional lighting with a special lamp, you can plant seedlings at the end of February. In the event that it is planned to grow seedlings on a windowsill in natural light, it is better to wait until mid-March, when the day becomes longer.
When sowing seeds in the soil, the following technology is observed. They spread on the ground at a great distance from each other. This is done so that the emerging shoots do not interfere with each other. After the seeds are placed, they do not need to be covered with a layer of earth. After inoculation, the soil is moistened by spraying, the container is covered with a film or glass. The optimal time for emergence is 2 weeks. When they grow up, they are dived on individual tanks.
To grow quality seedlings, you need to know and the timing of feeding seedlings. They are recommended to start fertilizing immediately after they have grown a little. In this case, if the seedlings are stretched, the fertilizer containing nitrogen should be eliminated.
In the open ground seedlings are best planted when the spring frosts pass. In addition, you should choose the time of planting. It is recommended to carry out, avoiding strong sunlight, on an overcast day or in the evening. Saplings should be placed at a distance from each other, which is 15-20 cm for small-flowered plants, and for large-flowered plants - 20-25 cm.
We sow petunia on seedlings with snow
Cultivation of petunia seedlings is a rather complicated process, which not everyone can master. Partly this is due to the fact that seeds can not always be properly sown in the ground because they are not visible on it. To facilitate this task will help the method of planting seeds on seedlings with snow. Due to the fact that they become visible on its surface, it is possible to arrange them evenly on the soil. An additional advantage is the humidification of the soil during the melting of snow.
Planting of petunia seeds on seedlings with snow is carried out as follows. The capacity in which the seedlings are planned to be planted is filled with soil, leaving the distance to the edges at a level of 2-3 cm, leveling and slightly compacting. The soil mixture is treated with a solution of the fungicide, which avoids various diseases. Then, from above, snow is poured on the soil, the layer of which should be about 1 cm. The seeds are distributed evenly on the snow surface. If in a certain area it has turned out to sow seeds too thickly, they can be moved to another place with the help of a toothpick. Sprinkle seeds with soil from above
Other variants of planting petunia seeds on seedlings include their planting in peat tablets (suitable for dragee seeds), as well as in diapers, which are polyethylene bags filled with soil.
Thus, taking into account your capabilities, you can correctly choose the time when you need to sow petunias on seedlings.