Surfinie are very popular balcony plants. Their hanging shoots, covered with beautiful flowers, often completely cover the balustrades of the balconies. This lush blooms, provided the plants with the right conditions and favorable weather, often last until the first autumn frosts. And what next? Do surfinas have to end their lives? Seehow to winter surfinieand whether it is possible at home at all.
How to winter surfinie?
People who love balcony flowers often ask abouthow to winter surfinie Can you keep them in a bright and cool room, like fuchsia and geraniums, or is it better to harvest their seeds and sow them in pots in February? It would probably pay off, because surfinia seedlings are usually not the cheapest …
Well, harvesting and sowing surfinia seeds is out of the question. This can only be done with an ordinary garden petunia, from which surfinia comes. Surfinas are propagated by shoot cuttings and rooted in greenhouses. It is very difficult in amateur conditions. However, it is possibleto keep surfinia through the winterin a bright and cool room with a temperature of around 10 ° C. During this time, they should be watered sparingly, just so that they do not dry out. Unfortunately, at a slightly higher temperature, winter surfins will start to fall ill and die.
Only at the turn of February and March, the temperature in the room wheresurfiniewinter should be raised to 14-16 ° C, the old, erupting shoots should be shortened and watering should be started more intensively.When the new surfinia shoots reach a length of 4-5 cm, we start fertilization. It is best to use a multi-component fertilizer with microelements (the iron content is very important) or a special surfinia fertilizer. From mid-May, plants can be planted on the balcony.
It is therefore possible towinter surfinie , but in practice it is very difficult, especially due to the need to maintain a constant temperature in winter. 10 ° C. The chances of surfinia overwintering are small, and even if it does, the plants will not grow as abundantly and bloom as in the previous year. Therefore, instead of hibernating with surfina, it is usually better to buy new plants in the spring.
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