If you have a summer residence, a flower garden, a flower bed or a balcony on which you can grow flowers, then the question of which plants to choose for planting in the new season is always topical for you. The abundance of flower crops, of course, is amazing, but there are flowers that have been loved for many years. This is the beauty of the aster . And not only because it is incredibly beautiful and has a delicate aroma. Growing asters is a pleasure. The least trouble, but the result is always amazing.
If you decide to acquire this amazing plant, we will tell you how to properly plant asters on seedlings and grow beautiful strong flowers.
Basic rules for planting seeds
Why grow aster through seedlings gardeners prefer? After all, as you know, it is possible to grow these flowers and seeds. All is explained extremely simply. The fact is that even the best quality seed, purchased in a specialized store with a good reputation, can not boast of excellent germination. These are the features of this culture. If you plant seeds in the spring, no one can guarantee the success of the event. Eventually, at the height of the season, your grass will show off (at best) in your flowerbed. That is why sowing asters on seedlings is the optimal solution. Of course, you can buy it in the store, but it does not represent difficulties for yourself. So, let's define the terms of sowing asters for seedlings, so that in the end of August, on your site, these wonderful plants blossomed violently. The end of March - the beginning of April in the middle latitudes is the best time when it is worth sowing seedlings of asters. This is due to the fact that in this culture the vegetative period lasts from 80 to 130 days. Sow before this date - by the end of September the flowerbed will be empty, as the asters will bloom. If later, then to cold weather, the flowers will not have time to fade and die.
Before planting seeds, they should be treated, soaked overnight in a growth accelerator. In the scarification, the seeds of asters do not need, since the shell can not be called too strong. Treated seeds are dried naturally, and then closed to a depth of about 0.5 centimeters in pre-prepared boxes with a substrate. Asters - plants unpretentious, so the soil suits them almost any. You can buy a ready-made universal mixture or use garden soil, slightly diluting it with sand. After planting seeds, the soil is well moistened and covered with glass or film. The optimum temperature for seed germination is 18-25 degrees. If the boxes are in a well-lit place, then a week after sowing the seeds are pecked. Two or three days later the first real leaves appear. This signal to the fact that you can remove glass, accustoming plants to environmental conditions.
Care of seedlings
When the seedlings of the flowers of the astra acquire the second pair of these leaves, it must be discarded in separate containers. The optimal option - peat cups, but in their absence
In the southern regions, by the first May days, seedlings can be planted in the open ground. Gardeners from the central latitudes will have to wait in the middle of May or even early June. However, you can not tighten with planting. If you do this later in the middle of June, then you will not have to watch the blossoms of asters.