A real summer decoration for any window in a house or apartment is petunias. Growing seedlings of these flowers is not easy, but it is possible.
If you didn’t manage to do this last season, it was most likely because you didn’t know the main secrets of growing seedlings.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told how to grow petunias.
Secret one: seeds
Seeds should be purchased from a trusted manufacturer. It is important that this is not a stale product, because only fresh seeds are needed.
Secret two: soil
You can buy it, or you can prepare the mixture yourself. The main condition is that the soil should be light and loose and contain perlite.
Secret three: sowing
You need to choose a container with a lid made of transparent material or use cling film.
Sowing is carried out on damp soil and after the water has been absorbed. The seeds are not buried.
The container is covered with a lid or covered with film and left in a sunny place.
The air temperature should not be below 25 degrees Celsius, ventilation is allowed.
Secret number four: picking
It is carried out after 3-4 leaves appear on the sprouts. The seedlings are planted in the same loose and light, fertile soil in different cups.
Secret number five: care
10-14 days after picking, the seedlings are kept at a temperature of +15 degrees at night and at 18-20 degrees during the day.
Water moderately, feed with complex fertilizers once every two weeks, after picking.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
