What flowers to sow in July: 90% of summer residents don’t even know about it
Plants sown in mid-summer have time to grow stronger and develop a strong root system before the onset of cold weather, and in the new season they will delight you with early, lush flowering.
In hot climates, it is better to sow flower seeds in July in partial shade. And after sowing, it is important to monitor the soil moisture so that the seeds can sprout evenly.
The sowing site should not be covered with film, as young and weak shoots can simply burn. It is best to cover the sowing site with covering material - it lets in light well, shades a little and retains moisture.
In July, you can sow the biennial forget-me-not. This plant reaches 30 cm in height and comes in white, pink or blue colors.
By the beginning of autumn, forget-me-not seedlings will have time to grow into full-fledged bushes, and already in May the plant will delight you with delicate flowering.
Forget-me-not will decorate any shady area. It grows well and fills all the gaps in the flowerbed. The plant looks great in a composition with spring-flowering bulbous plants.
Forget-me-nots can also be planted along paths or at the edges of flower beds.
Forget-me-not seeds are sown superficially and pressed lightly into the soil, then well moistened and covered with covering material.
The seeds germinate approximately 5-7 days after sowing. The bushes are transplanted to a permanent place in August or the following year in the spring.
At the beginning of July, you can sow the crowded bellflower in the ground. Depending on the variety, the plant reaches a height of 20 to 60 cm and quickly grows into a lush bush. The inflorescences can be blue, white or pink.
This perennial will decorate any flower bed in the first half of next summer. The bellflower grows well in the sun and semi-shaded areas, preferring loose soil with moderately moist soil.
The bellflower looks spectacular when planted alone on the lawn, as well as in combination with daisy, columbine and echinacea.
Bellflower seeds are sown superficially on moist soil. The first shoots appear after 7-10 days.
Transplantation to a permanent place in the flowerbed is carried out in autumn and spring. The flowering of the crowded bellflower begins in June and can continue throughout the autumn if the faded inflorescences are removed in time.
In July, it is definitely worth sowing echinacea. This unpretentious and drought-resistant perennial is perfect for a low-maintenance garden. White or pink varieties are usually grown from seeds.
By autumn, the seedlings have time to grow small bushes, which will begin to bloom in July of the following season.
The seeds are sown in the soil and covered with a thin layer of earth. The soil should be moderately moist until the shoots appear.
Grown bushes are transplanted to elevated sunny places with loose nutritious soil. Echinacea looks great in flower beds in the company of ornamental grasses, sage and phlox.
Also in July you can sow such a perennial as yaskolka. This is a creeping densely foliated ground cover about 20 cm high. It blooms in May with white graceful flowers.
The plant is quite powerful and in 1-2 years it forms a dense carpet through which weeds do not grow.
Cerastium is unpretentious, blooms abundantly and has a decorative appearance. It is used to frame flower beds and flower gardens or is planted in garden compositions.
With the help of yaskolka you can cover the bare stems of tall plants, for example, phlox, peonies or hydrangeas, and also plant them against the background of conifers.
Cerastium prefers open sunny areas and is not demanding regarding soil composition.
The seeds are sown superficially on moist soil without covering. The strengthened seedlings are transferred to a permanent place together with a lump of earth.
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