We prepare a seedling of annual plants
It's hard to imagine a colorful garden without profusely flowering annuals.Seeds of many of them are sown directly into the ground, but species that bloom late, i.e. several weeks after sowing, are multiplied from seedlings prepared in early spring indoors.Seeds of lobelia, żeniszka, shiny sage whether the marigolds are sown in pots or boxes filled with substrate. Most often it is a peat substrate, i.e. deacidified high peat enriched with minerals. Should not be too fibrous.
Containers are filled to the brim with a moist substrate. After compacting the substrate, seeds are sown: fine seeds are sown in a projection on the surface of the substrate and gently sprinkled with sand (preferably with a sieve), which will make it difficult to wash them when watering.Larger seeds are sown in the grooves, and large seeds are placed in dots or several in each, from which, after germinating, we leave the strongest seedling.
The optimal sowing depth is three times the seed size. After sowing, the substrate is watered abundantly and the containers are covered with foil or glass. Until the seedlings appear, the boxes can be kept in the dark, but immediately after emergence, we must provide the seedlings with plenty of light.
Otherwise, they will be run-down, flaccid and weak. The seedlings are transplanted (pickled) when they begin to form proper leaves.For quilting, small pots or multiplates (multi-pots) with large, i.e. less numerous cells (up to about 70 cells) are used. In mid-May, ready-made seedlings are planted permanently.
From pots for discounts
In spring, flowering plants appear in the apartments, produced or brushed in pots. These are most often bulbous plants, such as tulips, narcissus or sapphires, bulbous (crocus) or, like primrose, low perennials.The listed types and species are plants grown in gardens, adapted to flowering in quite low temperatures, so do not expect that they will bloom in homes for a long time.After flowering, however, we do not have to write them off, you can because you can transplant them to the garden.
The rest of the vegetation cycle will pass in the ground. However, it is worth considering the choice of place carefully.It is not only about ensuring appropriate conditions for a given species, but also about the general concept of planting.Avoid planting plants individually or randomly. Sapphires, tulips and crocuses can be, for example,join other bulbous plants that are clearly visible during this period. Primroses, on the other hand, will look good on fringes or under trees.
It should always be a warm and sheltered place, because potted primula varieties are not always frost-resistant enough, even though the starting species is our native taxon.For this reason, it is good to cover them lightly in winter.
