What NOT to do when sowing petunia seeds?
5 "no" when sowing petunia seeds
Not far off is the time to sow the seeds of everyone's favorite petunias. I want to draw your attention to useless or even harmful manipulations in this work.
1. It is not necessary to soak coated seed in stimulants, fungicides and other formulations. The shell of the granule usually already contains everything you need. Of course, if you really want to, you can additionally process the seeds, but only by spraying them after sowing.
2. There is no need to mechanically destroy the granules containing the seeds. Usually they dissolve easily after spraying (with rare exceptions). If you know for sure about such a problem, moisten directly in the sowing container, crush the shell with a needle or toothpick and put it on germination without sprinkling.
Z. Do not sow different varieties of petunias in the same container — they have different energy and growth pattern. For example, from the category of bushes, the most difficult variety series is Prism: it germinates a week later than the others. And then there will be a problem when removing the shelter, when some of them no longer need it, while others are vital.
4. Do not illuminate the seedlings around the clock.
Plants should have day and night, as laid down by nature. It is only necessary in the morning and in the evening to increase the light segment to the norm (only in cloudy weather I leave the lamp on for a day).
5. You do not need to feed the seedlings "from the cradle." Let them develop roots that will absorb the fertilizer. At first, seedlings have enough nutrition contained in the soil. Personally, I start feeding only a week after picking.
BTW
Do not rush to put into practice all the dubious advice that abounds on the Internet. With the right agricultural technology, high-quality seeds and soil, petunia crops will develop perfectly even without "secret" methods.
See also: Seedlings - seeds or immediately at the cottage
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© Author: Galina MONASTYRSKAYA, owner of the nursery, h. Pigarevsky, Rostov region
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When using it, petunia seedlings are not affected by the black leg and do not die. I want to share some tricks.
You will need a low wide container, on the bottom of which I pour agroperlite or vermiculite with a layer of 1 cm.
I cut off the bottom of disposable cups.
I fill each one with soil. To do this, substituting a palm from below, I tamp the first two spoons so that it does not get enough sleep, put it in a container and fill up the rest of the soil loosely.
I spill the substrate with water half the depth of the glass.
In the middle I make indentations of 3-5 mm, I put seeds in them. And I spray.
I close the crops with cling film, send them to the warmest and brightest place. The resulting condensate is removed during ventilation.
As soon as the leaves appear, I fill the recesses with earth with a toothpick, spudding the stems. Now the seedlings will grow straight, without falling on their side.
I water through the pan, wetting the agroperlite.
When they grow up to 1 cm, I simply pour water into the container, controlling the level of moisture in the cups (this can be seen through the transparent walls). The surface of the earth near the neck of the petunias always remains dry, and the black leg does not infect the plants.