The soil that should be used for sowing seeds of ornamental plants and flowers differs from that used for seedlings of vegetable crops.
An expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist, and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh explained: it should be light and have a high looseness, without hard lumps.
But you shouldn’t sift the soil intended for planting flowers through a sieve either – in this case, it will become too fine and, as a result of watering, will turn into souring mud.
Now let's talk about the individual preferences of the most common flowering plants.
So, if you are thinking about planting phlox, remember that they need drained leafy soil.
If we are talking about zinnias, then a peat substrate is suitable for these flowers.
Asters need a finely dispersed substrate, and marigolds need fertile, fertilized soil.
Finally, dahlias prefer well-drained soil, but the reaction can be either neutral or acidic.
Alkaline soil is excellent for adonis, many bellflowers, gypsophila, hellebore, various types of dogwood and pasqueflower.
