Decorative garden: how to prepare a flower seedling yourself?
Sowing seeds of annual plants with a long growing season, incl.lobelii ,żeniszka ,petunii, sage ,lion mouth , verbena,marigold , we start in February. Before sowing, the substrate must be prepared. It is best to use a ready-made peat substrate or make amixture peat ,sandandsoilleaforpeatandsandwith the addition offertilizer multicomponent You can also buy specially prepared soil for sowing. Pour the damp substrate intoplastic boxesor, if we want to avoid quilting, intomulti-cell boxes , plasticorpeaty multi-potsor ordinary pots made ofplastic artificial
Containers must have holes in the bottom that allow excess water to drain away (plastic mini glass pits are available). Thensubstrate alignandlightly compactvery fine seeds sow projected, larger in rows, inslight grooves distanta few centimeters fromwalls of boxesor by point to containers.
Sowing is used forseeds largeandenvelopedseeds are covered with a thin layer of substrate or sand, preferably through a sieve (the exception islobelia , which we do not cover because it sprouts in the light), then moisten and cover with glass or foil to ensure highhumiditysprouting seed We transfer sowing to sunny and warm places (temperature 15-20 ° C). We do not allowto dry or overflow the substrateWhen the leaves of the seedlings begin to touch, we start quilting, usingsimilar containersandsubstrateThe root can be shortened during this treatment. Then the seedling should be placed in the substrate, making sure the root does not curl, gently watering andput in a placewhich provides the bestaccess lights
Flowers in the house: shoot seedlings
Propagation bycuttings shootinvolves cutting off a fragment of a plant's stem and making it produce adventitious roots. In some species,especially climbers climbersclimber or createroots aerial , adventitious roots are formed throughout life.Others, however, establish adventitious roots only aftercutting off seedlingsodplants matecznej
In the shoots of the seedlings there arehormones causing formation roots- auxins. During rooting, these hormones run down the cuttings and build up at their base. Some species that are difficult to rooting, such as: Bougainvillea Bougainvillea,FicusFicus orDipladeniaDipladenia contain little of them. In such plants, the lower ends of cuttings are treated with preparations that stimulate rooting, most often inform powder ,containingsynthetic auxinsThere are commercially available preparations with different concentrations of hormones, depending on the degree of lignification of the shootsreproducedplantsanddifficulty her rooting
Depending on the degree of lignification of the shoots, potted plants can be propagated using herbaceous cuttings,prepared from young ones ,non-lignified shoots , and semi-woody cuttings, cut from shootspartially woody They can beboth seedlings apicalandintra-vascularusually involving several nodes. In most plants, the seedling shoot is cut just below the node (approx. 0.5 cm), because the nodes formroots adventitiousOnly some types have ability to produce roots in internodes, e.g.tripleTradescantia,ivyHedera and Hydrangea hydrangea. In these plants, the place of cutting the seedling does not matter. After immersing them inpreparation with auxins , the cuttings are placed in a moist substrate and covered with foil (to reduce transpiration) kept at a temperature appropriate for thespecies until they are rooted
Trees and shrubs: rejuvenating rhododendrons
Rhododendrons do not requirevery intensive pruningOnly sick shoots are removed in spring, damaged by frostordeforming bush This cut is made on the border ofincrements annual , which are visible in the form of a slight thickening, i.e. on the so-calledwedding ringIn rhododendrons you can use the cutrejuvenating ,especially in the age group , partiallydeformedandshapeless shrubsgrowing inold gardensandparksThe condition for such cutting ishe althy system root shrubsThis pruning involves trimming the shoots 30-40 cm above the soil surface.
It is best to do this twice, i.e. 50% of the shoots in one year and the rest in the next.The pruning is done in MarchAfter 5-6 weeks, dormant buds start to activate on the trimmed shoots, from which shoots grow. After 4-6 years the bushes arerenewedandthey looklikenew planted Plants that are heavily cut require watering and fertilizing.In rhododendrons after flowering, it is advisable tobreakorcut inflorescences , especially in young shrubs, so that they do not bindfruitandseed
Orchard and vegetable garden in February
We are planning to plant a vegetable patch
Although February is the month when, in our conditions, theperiod vegetationin the field has not yet started, but gardeners should already prepare fornew of the seasonWe plan whatvegetableswill be in our garden, when and on what surface we will grow them . If you have seeds from previous years, check theirexpiration date , and to be sure perform a simple test onability germinationSow some seeds onmoist ligninplaced on a plate, sprouts should appear after a few days.If at least 75% of the seeds in the sample grow, it is a sign that they are in good condition. A small number of emergence means that the seedssow denserthan usual or we buy a new batch.
Early vegetable seedlings
In the second half of the monthwe start preparationearly vegetable seedlings:lettuce , cabbage headediPekińskiej ,kohlrabi ,cauliflower ,celeryandseason.
We complete tools, containers and covers
We checkcondition technical garden toolsor buy new ones. Spades and rakes, claws and hoes with long or short handles will be useful for spring cultivation in the vegetable garden. We also complete plant cover materials -white non-woven fabric , transparentfoil perforated,sticksand thickerfoilfor the tunnel.We prepare the containers and the substrate for the production of seedlings.
We rush the vegetables
Wdomestic heatedin rooms we can brush vegetables, obtaininggreentasty leavesfor direct consumption. The following are suitable for this purpose, among othersorgan storehouse onion(green leaves will grow- chives), he althy roots
parsleyicelery ,kępki korzeni chives
Pots with herbs
Pots with spice plants will feel good on a bright kitchen windowsill -basil ,tarragon ,marjoram You can get them from your own cultivation "from seed" or buy ready-made in supermarketsyoung herbsinpots
He althy sprouts
Early spring is a good time for your ownhome production sproutsfrom vegetable seeds -watercress ,broccoliiradishes ,soybeans, sunflower .
We prepare the frames
If we have an inspekt in the vegetable garden, we start preparing it for growing vegetables in February,using heating biologicalA good heating material isfresh fertilizerhorse (short straw) ormanure(cattle , swine). Pick a 20-30 cm layer of soil from the bottom of the inspection, lay the bottom witha layerdryleaves,on which we put a layer of manure.
Inspect cover with windows , after a dozen or so days the fertilizer should warm up. Knead it lightly, coverthinwith a layer leaves , and put a thick layer of growing medium on top, e.g.soil horticulturalwhich should soon be warm enough to sow seedslettuce ,cabbage ,radishes
