The peculiarity of these colors is that they prefer heat and plenty of sunlight. That's why when growing rudbeckia, your task is to provide it with the right temperature and a lot of moisture. As a rule, seeds are rarely bought by gardeners, as getting them from an adult plant is quite simple. If you are just starting to get acquainted with this plant, you will be able to purchase planting material in any store or market.
When to plant rudbeckia on seedlings?
The procedure for growing is quite simple. In this case, the main thing is to choose the right time to get started. The most optimal time when it is worth sowing rudbeckia on seedlings, falls into the second half of April. In advance, we buy a standard primer for seedlings, containers, transparent film or glass.
For the successful cultivation of rudbeckia from seeds, the main thing is to sow the planting material correctly. You pour the soil almost to the top, then simply pour the seeds from above and only a little sprinkled with soil. Pour the newly planted seeds only from the spray gun. Then we cover everything with film or glass. If you have a small house at home, you can put the container there. Our task is to create a greenhouse effect for planting.
Growing sprouts of rudbeckie is absolutely no different and consists of the main steps: timely irrigation from the spray, periodic removal of condensate from the flow and sufficient heat and sun. In such conditions, after a couple of weeks you will see quite amicable shoots. Remember that your task is not just to grow quality seedlings, but in time to transfer it to a permanent place. We are waiting for the warm weather to settle, usually this is the period from the end of May to the beginning of June.
How to grow rudbeckia from seeds in the open field?
If you want, you can always wait for heat, and start planting directly on the site. Depending on your region, you can start landing either in early June or in July. The process is not particularly different from working with homemade fellows.
We carefully prepare for sowing: remove all the weeds and loosen the soil. On the selected plot we pour out the seeds and from the top only a few sprinkled them with a layer of soil. We will also moisten with the help of a spray gun, so as not to damage the planting. With this method of growing rudbeckia, you will get a bloom by the next season, since in the autumn only rosettes of leaves will form. But for the next season the flowers will dissolve much earlier. In addition, you can get seeds from ripe flowers yourself.
Rudbeckia and the features of care for her
Regardless of the chosen path, it is important to constantly care for the flowers and provide them with the necessary conditions. The list of your compulsory actions is small and is described in the list below:
- If you are going to engage in the cultivation of rudbeckia from seeds, prepare to constantly monitor watering. This plant loves moisture, although short-lived drought is quite normal. But to check the bushes for strength is not worth it, since the quality of irrigation directly
affects the quality of flowering. - To attribute feeding to an important point of cultivation is impossible, but if you really want to get beautiful bright colors on the flowerbed and extend this period, then you will have to feed up some bushes. We do not buy any special fertilizers, we take universal for flowering plants, and we introduce it on a package during budding and active growth.
- Like any other flowering plants, Rudbeckia needs constant removal of the faded buds. Then the bushes will be neat, and the bloom is long. Before the winter season, the bushes are cut almost to the root and thus provide a beautiful bloom for the next season.