Sowing lumbago seeds - TESTED ways
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Grow lumbago from seeds is more reliable than buying ready-made seedlings.
Since, due to the core root, it often does not take root. The plant grown from seeds will bloom only in the third year. But in the future, more and more flowers will be collected annually.
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On sale there are seedlings of lumbago at the age of six months to a year. Such seedlings take root more easily than seedlings older than two years.
Plant seeds retain their germination for several years, but the percentage of germination decreases over time.
TESTED METHODS FOR SEEDING SHOOTING
You can sow freshly harvested ripened seeds (starting from the end of summer) immediately in the open ground, and they germinate well, especially the common lumbago. But usually at this time in the country a lot of things, so the seedlings are difficult to keep track of.
It is important that the seedlings do not dry out, or, conversely, do not fill them, as they easily rot. It may happen that today they are thick, even, and tomorrow they will die from a black leg or over-dried soil.
You can sow crossache seeds for the winter.
To do this, in the autumn I sow seeds in boxes, cover them with sand and dig them in the garden. I cover the crops from above with a spanbond and a film. Seedlings usually emerge amicably, but only in June. And they are usually more resistant to adverse conditions. In September, I plant them in the ground, and in the winter I cover them with leaves and spanbond. Flowering plants begin another year later.
If sown in the middle of winter in the house, the seeds of some species (Lumbago alpine, white, golden) stratification is required for at least a month. I like it even more, because there is a lot of free time to do everything slowly, with pleasure.
Seed processing and sowing
After collecting the seeds and sorting them into varieties, I dry them and put them in the refrigerator before sowing.
I consider the time most favorable for their germination from early January to mid-February. Then, before the fall, the seedlings will have enough time to grow stronger for wintering in the open ground.
I select days for sowing according to the lunar calendar and soak the seeds in any growth stimulator (according to the instructions).
Fill small cups with a loose moist mixture (pre-steamed) and spread the seed, slightly deepening. I sprinkle sand on top. I close containers with lids or bags and leave in a warm room for swelling.
After 3 days I put them in the refrigerator on the lower shelf. Lumbago seeds begin to hatch after 27-30 days directly in the refrigerator.
Features of care
Then I put cups with crops on a warm windowsill. My batteries are covered, so there is no strong stream of dry air from them. And when most of the seeds germinate, I remove the seedlings under the illumination lamps. Seedlings under phytolamps like, they grow twice as fast as under ordinary LEDs.
I make sure that the soil is always a little damp. From the black leg I pour calcined river sand to the base of the seedlings and regularly ventilate. to Spray daily, alternating clean water with solutions of potassium permanganate, "HB-101", "Epina", "Zircon" or "Energena" (according to instructions).
When 3-4 real leaves appear, I dive plants one at a time into cups with more nutritious steamed soil.
See also: Lumbago (photo) or dream grass: types of planting and care
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© Author: Natalia POPOVA, collector of plants, Voronezh
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When can I plant seedlings in the open ground? Is it important to comply with any conditions?
Anna Doylid
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- You can do this in late May or early June. At first, the seedlings of the lumbago develop slowly, but by the autumn they are gaining strength and wintering safely.
You can transfer the plant to open ground in September, but provided that when growing in glasses you will moisturize them in time. Sometimes in the first winter I leave seedlings in containers (at least 500 ml), dug them in the ground and covered.
The root of the lumbago is pivotal, therefore, it is possible to transfer the plant into open ground only at an early age and with a lump of earth.
Choose for “seedlings” open sunny places with loose, slightly rocky soil. Lime is added to acidic soil.
This is a drought-tolerant plant, so it is important that the site does not stagnate during the winter thaw and spring in the winter.
Natalia POPOVA, collector of plants, Volgograd.
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Planted last year, in May, the seedlings lumbago took root and successfully wintered in my rock gardens on the southern slope. I bought seedlings from a friend, since a long stem root and adult bushes do not tolerate transplants in a dream herb (popular name). When planting, she filled the holes with a loose nutrient mixture of compost, peat, sand and garden soil (2: 1: 1: 1), having previously laid drainage on the bottom (small gravel, pebbles). It was watered throughout the season, it is especially important for tender pets in the dry period.
To keep moisture longer in the soil, periodically mulch the planting of grass cut on the meadows.
Twice, in June and July, she fed lumbago with a liquid complex mineral fertilizer (according to the instructions). Also, at the end of summer, she dusted the soil around the ash - for the prevention of diseases and additional replenishment with potassium. In winter, I added a little humus to the bushes (you can peat) and covered it with mice, since tulips grow nearby, with coniferous spruce branches. In early spring, she took off the shelter and already at the end of April noticed the first bell-buds. They are unusual - furry, the leaves are also with a fluff. New “residents” of the Alpine slide look spectacular against the background of stones, spring-blooming bulbous and primroses.
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In February, I sow the seeds of the lumbago, only slightly pressing them into the purchased loose soil for seedlings. I create greenhouse conditions and put on a bright windowsill.
They emerge for a long time, up to three weeks. Periodically aerate the crops and, if necessary, moisten the soil. Gradually I accustom seedlings to do without a mini-greenhouse.
After the appearance of two true leaves, I plant the seedlings in high pots, because the kids have a long root system. I plant in a tank with a retractable bottom. After transplanting, I continue to gently water, avoiding overdrying or waterlogging.
In mid-May I planted in open ground on a permanent, well-lit place. In adulthood, the lumbago does not tolerate transplantation. Timely water and, if necessary, weed the weeds.
Last year, after flowering, she collected seeds (some showered themselves). Immediately sowed them in moist soil, under an apple tree. After the appearance of two real leaves, I planted some in pots and buried them in the ground (for the winter I covered them with spruce branches). Others left in the same place. In the spring I'll watch how they winter. A couple of years ago I experimented with sowing in open ground in the spring. They sprang up well. And also about seedlings of plants planted earlier found seedlings. By the fall of that year, one seedling even tried to bloom, but did not have time. And last spring he showed himself in all its glory!