The master of country affairs informs that it is time to sow in January for seedlings

The new year has just come, behind the window snow, and we gardeners and summer residents are already numb. The question in my head is: “What to sow in January, at least for seedlings?” We want to plan everything in advance to prepare for our long-awaited garden season.

Planting seedlings is only the first step. Seedling It is still early, but it is already possible and necessary to prepare for its planting: twist snails, prepare cups, make seeds on the tape and conduct other preparatory work.

Today's edition. "Site" He'll tell you what he can do. plant January and February. No time to relax, let's do it!



What to sow in January Experienced gardeners immediately warn: “Do not sow everything to wipe away.” Remember the place on the windowsill! If you now switch to a huge number of flowers, then when spring comes, this place may not be enough for eggplant, peppers and tomatoes. Remember that.

Also, when sowing in January and February, lighting is important! It might not work without her. As lighting suitable LED, fluorescent lamps, phytolamps.

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The winter months are planting-time "Tugodoum", that is, plants with a long growing season, from seedlings to flowering in which it takes from 130 to 200 days.

Well, biennials and perennials with such a sowing have a chance to bloom this year, and not next!

From vegetable crops, you can sow root celery, late-ripe cabbage, eggplant, onions and onions of pores. From the berries you can plant small-fruit strawberries and repairable strawberries. Very fertile cultures! For example, small-fruit strawberries with a minimum of effort will give you delicious and fragrant (the same as forest strawberries) berries.

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From flowers, you can plant seeds of zonal and ivy-leaved pelargonia, all types of begonia, gloxinia, bells, some types of cloves and eustoma are suitable. And, of course, petunia for subsequent cutting. It is also possible to include plants that require prior stratification, such as lavender, dolphiniums and lupins.

Oh, I totally forgot! If you want to please yourself and your loved ones with beautiful flowers by March 8, in January you can plant tulips or hyacinths for distillation.

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In winter, you can also grow succulents for climbers and slides from seeds, as well as decorative and deciduous plants, for example, geiheru.

Sow in January fragrant herbs - melissa and mint. K landing You will have a full socket that will grow without problems in the open ground.

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And finally, I want to say that planted seedlings in January will give you an earlier harvest: the flowers will bloom earlier, and the fruits will ripen earlier. If you sow in January, for example, petunia, then by the time of planting in open ground, the plant will already be in the stage of budding.

I also suggest finding out how to avoid stretching seedlings and what to do if it has already stretched out. There are no big secrets, only 5 things to follow!



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Now you know that plant in January for seedlings. I can say from myself that my mother and I decided yesterday that it is time to get involved in preparing for the garden seasons. So very soon my window sills will be abundantly lined with seedlings, mostly flowers. I really want to see the beautiful flowering of the garden!

Is your soul already languishing in the garden? What are you going to plant?

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