Planting petunia for humble beginners

I love flowers as much as I am afraid to grow them. Not all are born gardeners. In my case, it all ends at the seed germination stage. It is a shame that 1-2 seeds can grow out of a whole bag, and they will soon die. But my friend's. seedling. After learning the secret, this year I decided to once again try to plant my favorite petunia on my balcony.

Petunia is the soul of summer. Now it has become popular thanks to the compositions of garden flowers, which from the beginning of summer to late autumn decorate the balconies of apartments, offices, and cozy cafes.





Many times I have tried and failed with petunia. Its seeds germinate for a very long time. In order for it to bloom in June, you need to start growing seedlings in March. A friend planted the plant directly on the land freed from snow and received friendly shoots!

Here. How to plant petunia at home. In this simple and ingenious way, I am happy to share with you, so that in summer and until late autumn you will enjoy fragrant petunias, as on the banks of La Plata!







First, buy the seeds of an inexpensive variety of petunia on the market. You can easily find these simple objects in your home.

You'll need it.

• plastic bottle
• clipper
• capron
• foam
• coconut substrate (optional)
• toothpick
• activated carbon
• food-film

Progress of work

1. You can take a plastic bottle with a volume of half a liter or more. It depends on the number of plants that will be in the container before planting. Cut the bottle into two parts and put the upper part in the lower neck down.
   
   
   
   
2. With a hot spike or needle, make a small hole for the wick in the lid. Do this: cut a thin strip 0.5 cm wide from capron tights, then stretch it well. This is necessary to raise water to the roots of the plant. Push the wick through the hole in the lid and the neck of the bottle, twist the lid. Adjust the length of the wick so it touches the bottom of the bottle.
   
   
   
   
3. Break the foam into small pieces and fix the wick with it in the neck of the cover. Styrofoam, make a little more drainage.
   
   
   
   
4. Holding the upper end of the wick with your fingers, pour a spoon into the bottle the soil to a height of about 5 cm. A little seal it and put a wick on its surface with a ring. After that, pour more soil into the bottle, not reaching the upper edge of 3-4 cm, and again seal the soil with a spoon.
   
   
   
   
5. On top of the soil, you can make another layer of coconut substrate, into which seeds are sown. This is done to protect seedlings after shoots from fungal disease. But that's not a requirement.
6. Pour the soil in the bottle before planting the seeds. When collecting seeds on the tip of the toothpick, sow them in the ground. Five grand in one bottle is enough. Then wet the soil with water from the spray gun.
   
   
   
   
7. Put water in the bottom of the bottle. So that it does not have to be changed often, add 1-2 tablets of activated carbon. Now tighten the top of the bottle with food film or simply tie the plastic bag.
   
   
   
   
8. For petunia seeds to germinate better, place the bottle in a bright place with a temperature of 23-28 degrees. After the appearance of shoots, polyethylene can be removed from the bottle.
   
   
   
   

I've often heard from gardeners about the dive procedure. It's transplantation From a smaller container to a larger one after the first real leaves appear. In this case, no picking or watering is required from you. Now you know, How to plant petunia seeds With ease, and even saving space on the windowsill.

If you do everything right, then by May petunia can be planted in pots, containers or flowerbeds.





Try this method to grow at least a few plants from inexpensive seeds. Write in the comments section about your experience: was this method successful, did you like it? And you know that petunia odor scares away mosquitoes And some other insects?

Do not waste time and sow these seeds now, so that May will greet you with a bright riot of blossoming petunia. I wish you good blossoms and good blossoms of your plants!