Growing petunia seedlings is very exciting. Even experienced gardeners sometimes have to worry: the seeds germinate somehow unfriendly, the leaves look pale. Now consider more mature seedlings.
Very often it turns out that petunias grown in different ways are very different. Therefore, we will consider the seedlings sown in peat tablets and on the ground separately.
Seedling petunias in corporality
See what the plants look like three weeks after sowing the seeds of dragees in tablets. The seedlings have a strong, healthy color, which is facilitated by additional lighting with a phytolamp for 12-14 hours a day. The roots have sprouted through the pill, so it’s time to replant the plants.
The roots grew through the tablet
For petunias, it is important to choose the appropriate capacity, since the root system is quite large. For this seedling, small cassettes are not suitable, it needs larger pots.
Choose pots for seedlings of Petunia
When planting petunias, it is better to choose a ground for balcony flowers. Pour the soil on the bottom, install a tablet with seedlings, so that the plant does not die. Fill the soil from all sides and carefully count it.
As a rule, peatlands are now produced in shells that decompose in the ground, so there is no need to remove them. Previously, the coating was insoluble, it was carefully cut and removed.
Seedlings in this state should be fed. The first top dressing should be carried out with weak solutions. If you use complex fertilizers for flowers, you must take half the dose specified in the instructions. Allow to dissolve completely and slowly water each plant.
Foliar feeding of petunias with a solution of group B vitamins works well.To do this, dilute one ampoule in about half a liter of water and spray it on a leaf. The peculiarity of this vitamin top dressing is that it should be carried out in the evening, so that the plants remain in the dark for some time. Fertilize the petunia once every 7-10 days.
Seedlings of Petunia in the ground
I sowed petunia seedlings in peat pellets (granular seeds) and scattered them on the ground. Plants evolved in very different ways, and if at three weeks of age the seedlings in the tablets had to be processed, then the seedlings in the soil were too weak to do anything with it.
The difference between seedlings of the same age
Such seedlings can be transplanted by and large, but it is better to give the seedlings a little stronger. It is good to sprinkle the surface of the soil with clean river sand or a mixture of soil and ash mixed in a ratio of 1:1.
Powder of seedlings with a mixture of soil and ash
After 5 days, the seedlings can be planted in separate containers. Given that the seedlings are small, small cassettes and pots will suit her.
A suitable stick or spoon is removed from the common bowl, and the seedling is moved to a separate container. The elongated seedlings should be buried near the cotyledon leaves.
Repot and bury the seedlings petunias
Now the seedlings are carefully watered. If the ground is then heavily settled, pour a little soil into each pot.
Carefully water the seedlings of Petunia
Of course, transplanting such thin, delicate seedlings is a painstaking task, but it is quite feasible. Now the seedlings need light and careful adjustment of humidity. Start feeding such seedlings should be 7-10 days after picking, the solutions should first be weak.
Pinching of Petunia seedlings
In order to form a dense bush, in which there will be many shoots with flowers, petunia seedlings need to be pinched in time. Otherwise, most varieties begin to grow on one stem, the plant falls off, the buds are formed less than we would like, and it looks unsightly.
The petunia seedlings in the peat tablets in question were ready to be plucked five days after transshipment. At the same time, it became clear that the planted hybrid has an independent tendency to tillering: side shoots were seen growing from the leaf axils. However, a pinch is still needed.
Pinching of Petunia seedlings
Small scissors or finger nails remove the top of the plant, that is, violate the growth point. Now the existing side shoots will grow more actively, and new ones will begin to form. Thus, the petunia bush becomes branched, dense. This procedure can be repeated several times as the shoots grow, so we will get a large number of branches that will be multicolored.
If you allow the top of the petunia to grow a little more, then the cut part can be immediately planted in a separate pot. With a very high probability, the stem will take root, and you will have another plant.
Surely you have your own secrets of growing this wonderful flower. Share with us in the comments how you grow petunia.