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How to plant petunia seedlings.

Then I dive and plant them in the ground in May. Many have already begun to bloom by then, so May-July is the time for petunias to bloom in my garden.​

• If you want to dive more than once (which is completely unnecessary), then petunia will tolerate it quite calmly. Moreover, then don’t dive, but do the transshipment, minimally injuring the roots.​
• Carefully insert the cutting into the hole up to the first leaves and press the soil around it with a skewer or squeeze the tablet with your hands. That's it, landing is done. Now we put everything on a bowl, or in a transparent container made of disposable tableware, like this one, and cover it with an ordinary transparent bag so that it does not dry out. This is done to preserve the turgor of the leaves of the cuttings.
• ​Then spray with a fine spray of warm water. Cover with glass or cling film to retain moisture, place the bowls or cassettes in a warm, bright place and observe the emergence of seedlings every day. Usually petunia germinates on the third to eighth day, granulated ones can germinate up to 2 weeks, germination time depends on the germination strength of the seeds.​
• ​Another way is to reduce watering and at the same time lower the room temperature. This will reduce plant growth and make them more resistant to planting in the ground.​

Petunia seedlings

Let it sit in pots. When it’s cold, water it less and pinch off long branches. Even with flowers, it tolerates transplantation well.

​Rainbow. Manufacturer Garden of Miracles. Organo-mineral fertilizer for root and foliar feeding of any flowers.​

• ​First, plant one sprout at a time into seedling cells measuring 5 by 5 cm, then transplant into flower pots. 3 sprouts will feel great in a pot with a diameter of 20 -25 cm.​
• ​I know the secret of how to grow petunia seedlings at home. More precisely, I always thought that there was no secret here, until a neighbor began to complain that her petunia seedlings were not growing at all. They don't sprout for her. Then I began to ask how she sowed petunia seeds, then I realized what her mistake was. She buried small seeds in the ground. This is by no means possible. Most likely they won't rise that way. Petunia seeds are small.​

​can be planted in February and until early March. Its seeds are very small; just sprinkle them on top of the ground without covering them. You need to cover it with glass or a salafan so that the soil does not dry out quickly. Our seedlings will be very small, each one needs to be planted separately for independent growth.​

​Petunia can be planted now. It has very small seeds, so they are simply sprinkled on damp (watered) soil; you cannot cover the seeds with soil. The pot of seeds can be put in a plastic bag or covered with a napkin, but so that there is air access and the soil does not dry out. In such conditions the seeds will sprout quickly. At first, the seedlings will be very small; you need to let them grow, only then transplant them into another container.​

​The dive is carried out once; if the container is small, transfer it to a larger container.​

1. ​Or, like in the photo, cover a small glass with a stalk of surfinia with a half-liter bottle.​
2. ​Condensation on film or glass can be removed by tilting the bowl to the side. When shoots appear, the film is removed gradually, revealing more and more every day.

​Feeding plants contributes to the development of stronger seedlings and they are not so stretched, feed every 10 days.​

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​Pinch. More light, lower temperature.​

​Fertimix biohumus for garden flowers.​

When to sow petunia for seedlings in 2016.

​Dive into cassettes and then into separate cups. The plant is kept in a small volume until the roots fill the entire container, and then transplanted into the next largest pot or container.​

• Elite terry petunia seeds are sold in granules, and sowing such petunia is much easier. You can immediately sow them in a balcony box at a distance of 10-15 cm from each other and no longer replant the flowers. However, it happens that terry petunia seeds do not germinate and most often this is due to the fact that they are buried in the ground. You don't need to do this. The seeds are already in the shell; you just need to place them on a properly prepared soil mixture and moisten them for sprouts to appear.​
• Petunia should be planted for seedlings in February-March. In this case, you need to focus on the weather forecast in your region. If you live in the middle zone, it is better to plant in March or at the end of February, so that the seedlings do not outgrow.​
• ​I always plant in late February-early March. If the winter is warm, then at the end of February.​

​I keep them together first. Then - they grew up, I dive. And then I plant it in a permanent place. That is, the essence pick is ONE.​

We ventilate the cuttings every day for 10-15 minutes. We put it under the backlight, if there is one, for 12-16 hours a day, or on a bright window, but not in direct sunlight. It is better to shade the glass with fabric, newspaper, tulle, mosquito net, or place cuttings between plants with large foliage. They will provide light partial shade for rooting cuttings. Everyone chooses the conditions themselves. In winter and spring, be sure to place the cuttings under lighting.​ ​If it is possible to use lighting, then it is best to illuminate the seedlings for the first 7 days for 16 hours, then up to 30 days for 14 hours, and after about 12 hours, taking into account the increasing daylight hours.​

How to feed petunia seedlings.

​It is necessary to reduce the temperature. You can take it out onto a glassed-in loggia; if it gets frosty, set up a mini-greenhouse. For example, from transparent cake containers.​

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• Petunia seedlings need light almost around the clock; you will need to provide not only daytime supplementary lighting for the seedlings in gloomy weather, but also leave dim light at night;
• ​Organic-mineral liquid nutrition Ideal.​
• ​The advantage of the second method is that it saves space and is easy to water and fertilize.​

To properly grow petunia seedlings at home, you need to know how to plant petunia seedlings. Properly sow petunia as follows:

​In March I sow bush petunia, and I sow cascade petunia in February, it needs more time to start blooming in full force. Now I’ll look at the lunar calendar and add it.​

​Last year I tried to plant it for sale, but I was tormented - I needed too much space.​

​I dive when transferring 2 times. And for the first time with roots in pots with a diameter of 3 cm. When there are 7-8 leaves, I take them out of the pot and cut off the roots with scissors for easier replanting. Some of the first batch have already been planted, the second batch is just sprouting.​

​As soon as the roots of the cuttings have appeared and entwined the entire soil in a transparent cup, you can open the film and continue to grow the petunia like a regular plant. New intensive leaf growth will let you know that everything is fine.​

• Watering seedlings can be done in different ways: with a spoon or a small syringe, a sports bottle with a spout for drinking (we get a weak pressure), immersing pots or bowls in a cup of water poured no more than 3 cm for 1-5 minutes.
• It’s good to spray the seedlings with “epin”; this allows the seedlings to adapt well to unfavorable conditions.
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Petunia on the balcony.

​Do not allow a crust to form on the ground, otherwise the seedlings will suffocate;​

​Remember that an excess of one or another element, and especially a trace element, can cause poisoning of the plant, so carefully read the instructions for use before feeding petunia.​

Prepare a low seedling box with fertile soil;

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Petunia seedlings are outgrowing, what should I do?

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​According to the lunar calendar, you can sow flowers with seeds in February 24-25, and in March 1-5,14,23-25,27-29.​

Lesnaya

​In my experience, if the seedlings are not picked, then all the flowers will turn out small. So if you need it just for yourself, plant it in a large bowl, but then dive and plant it in pots, or in large flowerpots at the beginning of summer. Then the flowers will be good.​

Dasha Khikhtenko

​For me, too, once is enough, already at the dacha I transplant it immediately into place.​
​If you need to pinch the growing point for further tillering, you can do it. Usually, over 5-6 sheets. Transfer from a small glass to a slightly larger one is done as the volume is filled with roots.​
Petunia seedlings photo by Olga Mokhova (Lobelia)
Overgrowing seedlings is bad because it stretches too much, and an older plant is more difficult to tolerate replanting. On the first point, in addition to feeding, it is worth buying a lamp for additional lighting. They are labeled accordingly, sold in supermarkets of building materials and goods for the home and garden; in Ukraine we bought them at Epicenter; in Russia, to be honest, I don’t know.​
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​When the roots of the plant fill the entire clod of earth, transplant the petunia into a larger container;​

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How and when to feed petunia seedlings

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​How to grow lush petunia​

Tane4ka

​water and press down the soil on top so that it is smooth, dense and moist;​

Olga

Elena Mango

Petunia is a wonderful flower. So much beauty, it blooms almost all summer long.​

Victoria Shovkun

I don't pick her at all. I’ll plant it in a tablet, as soon as the roots appear, I’ll put it in a glass and cover it with soil. Plants develop without damage to roots, without stress. And without unnecessary hassle, which is also important.​

The seedlings begin to outgrow. What to do if it’s too early to plant?

By spring, the cuttings may not go into hibernation, but continue to grow. This shouldn't scare you. We cut off the young branches that have stretched out due to lack of light in winter again in February, using them for cuttings, and the cut young plants will give new greenery that will grow and bloom all spring and summer.​

​Initially, the term picking did not refer to planting seedlings, but to pinching the tip of the root. Removing the central growth point promotes the formation of lateral roots and a stronger root system, which ultimately increases the viability of the plant. Because the roots often break off themselves during this action; in practice, the term has lost its original meaning.​

A very good way to slow down the growth of any seedlings is the usual plant picking. Any seedlings, be it flowers or vegetables, if they are grown on windowsills, suffer from a lack of light and therefore begin to stretch out. I usually do this: after the plants have sprouted and the first two true leaves have already appeared, I pick them up, that is, I replant them in fresh, good soil less often so that the plants can grow freely. By the way, the density of the seedlings also contributes to elongation. The seedlings will grow as you grow, the thicker and stronger they will be. Then, after about 2-3 weeks, with moderate watering, the seedlings will fully adapt after transplantation and begin to grow and develop well. It is at this time that it is especially important to apply the following method of gentle picking. What does it mean? You must first loosen the plant well, trying not to damage the roots, and carefully pour fresh soil under the root of each plant, right under the very neck of the plant. After this, you need to water the seedlings generously and you can forget about it for several days. Then try to water regularly, but very little, practically sprinkling the ground. You need to constantly ventilate the seedlings, opening the window briefly, but try not to catch a cold. It is best to ventilate a couple of hours after watering, which also slows down the growth of seedlings. This will allow you to get strong, healthy seedlings for planting, which will delight you with abundant flowering and vegetable crops with a good harvest.​

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​if you notice that the seedlings are too elongated, add a little soil mixture;​

​Petunias that grow in flower beds in the garden I practically do not feed with anything, only when planting I add nitrogen fertilizers in granules. Another good way to feed petunia is with an organic infusion. If you water tomatoes and cucumbers with organic matter, then water petunia at the same time.

​To grow lush petunia bushes you need to shape the plant. Typically, non-hybrid plants are stretched to make them bushy by pinching above the third pair of true leaves. Some varieties are excellent bushers themselves. It happens that seedlings overgrow if they were sown too early, as well as with a lack of light, which also leads to the shoot stretching.​ ​sow the seeds evenly from above,​

Irishenka

​It depends on what region you live in. The closer to the south, the sooner you need to sow seedlings.​

​One drawback is to grow through seedlings. But if you don’t waste time, you can get good petunia seedlings.​

​Not only do I not pick it up, but I sow it immediately in small togfa pots so as not to damage it during planting. And if suddenly everything has sprouted, then I pluck it out with tweezers

Julias

Petunia should be picked at the stage of the first pair of true leaves, or at the cotyledon stage. But the plants should not be elongated from lack of lighting; when picking, they should be buried along the cotyledon with a toothpick or pencil. We make a hole in the soil or tablet in advance, pry the seedling with a lump of earth with a stick, hold it only by the leaf, even if it breaks accidentally, the trunk and growing point will remain intact. We immerse the roots in the hole, you don’t have to let go of the leaf, we press the soil around the stem with your fingers or a stick.​

Pensionerochka

​Sowing dates.​

angren

​starts to outgrow​

dolfanika

​to grow expensive and rare varieties, use peat tablets.​

Petunia can be grown both in a flowerbed and in a flowerpot. And since there is not enough soil in the flowerpot, and I plant the petunia thicker than necessary, then the petunia needs more nutrients. Therefore, I always feed petunia in flowerpots and balcony boxes with Kemira liquid fertilizer or any other that is sold in gardening stores. Liquid fertilizers are absorbed quickly. I water it about once every 2 weeks.​

IrinaMZ

The most favorable days for planting petunias for seedlings in 2016 may occur on both the waxing and waning Moon. Here the sign through which the Moon passes is of greater importance.

​Cover the plantings with glass and put them in a warm place.​

​No, it’s not time, otherwise it will outgrow and it will hurt. I plant cascade every year at the end of February.​

Irina8

The most favorable time for planting petunias is the end of February - beginning of March.

Dolynn

​Which soil to choose? What pots are suitable? How many plants should I plant in one pot?​

Lyudmila Savelyeva

Esther

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Petunia propagation by seeds and cuttings on FloralWorld.ru

We propagate petunia by seeds.

​Edited by: Marina Mityaeva (Asio Otus)​

In order for bush and double varieties of petunias to branch better, you need to pinch the growing point. It is better to pinch lower, so the bush will be more luxuriant, but you can pinch at least 3 internodes, otherwise the plant will not have the strength to grow. If you pinch petunias above the 6th node, then it will take a long time to grow shoots and not necessarily evenly.

In central Russia, the usual time frame from sowing petunias to planting them in open ground is 10-12 weeks. For flowerpots, boxes, and flowerpots, the deadlines are increased by 2 weeks. Planting time for hanging varieties is mid-February, bush varieties mid-March. Sow strictly within these periods, adjusted for the climate of your area (region, country).

​It happened when the seedlings began to outgrow, but it was too early to plant them. I did this: I removed all the seedlings from the windowsill and moved them to the floor in the coldest corner, closer to the balcony door.​

​At first, petunia seedlings will grow quite slowly, do not worry - the plants are forming a root system. After about 1.5 months, the above-ground part of the petunia will develop no less actively.​

Method of sowing petunia.

​If you decide to properly grow petunia in large quantities, then you need to prepare the fertilizer very carefully.​ ​sowing petunias for seedlings in February 2016 - from February 9th to 19th;​​Sprouts will appear in about 2 weeks. Petunia emerges slowly, so be patient. As soon as the first shoots appear, remove the glass from above. During seed germination, spray the soil with a spray bottle and maintain sufficient humidity.​

Any petunia is planted in the second half of March. It's still early. It will stretch out and take root poorly. Even in the south it is too early to plant seedlings. Now they are planting in greenhouses only for an early harvest.​

​In May, this wonderful flower will delight everyone with its luxurious blooms.​

Petunia seedlings are very tender and fragile. It needs to be planted when 3-4 leaves appear. It is convenient to plant one petunia in disposable plastic cups (200 ml). You can use commercially available, universal soil. Make a hole in the soil with your finger, water it, insert the plant into this hole, and carefully press it down with soil so that the entire stem down to the leaves is deepened. Only leaves should remain on the surface. After such a picking, the petunias begin to bush. By the time you plant in open ground in May, you will have pretty, almost blooming petunias.​

​Read about how to grow petunia in the main article on the site, and you can also ask questions in a thread on the forum.​

By pinching bush eptunia petunias in a timely manner, we get even seedlings and in the future a bush. But it should be noted that we are not talking about elongated petunias (these are plants grown in low light conditions).​

As a rule, petunia sown at this time has a fully formed flowering bush by mid-May; hanging varieties bloom a little later, but all seedlings have a decorative appearance by June. To obtain good quality petunia seedlings, lighting is necessary, so if this is not possible, then you need to focus on later planting dates. Overgrown seedlings take root worse, break more often and require more care.​

Petunia picking.

Naturally, I installed fluorescent lamps and pinched the tops of all the plants (peppers and tomatoes). Thus, the seedlings stood for about three weeks and did not grow anymore. however, it was quite strong.​

​Picked one thing at a time?..pinch it so it bushes..it will bloom, no big deal..you will admire the flowers.​

Pinching petunia seedlings.

​Prepare one millionth part of the fertilizer; to do this, dissolve 1 g of fertilizer in 1 liter of water and obtain a concentration of 1000 ppm.​

​Growing petunia from seeds at home has such a peculiarity that the seedlings grow on a thin stalk and die. Most often this happens due to improper excessive watering, lack of light or nutrients. Therefore, while the sprouts are small, spray them from above with small drops or water them from below, into the cups. Keep containers with seedlings near a south window, where there is more light.​

Transshipment of petunia seedlings.

​Create additional lighting. If it outgrows, plant it at home in a flowerpot, which you will then use for the street.​

Planting in the ground and in flowerpots

​Every year I grow this beautiful flower.​

Petunia cuttings.

I'll tell you how I replant petunias. Seedlings grow in cassettes and in peat. tablets, mostly exotics. I usually cut mineral water eggplants into bowls and trays all winter, the bowl should be large, at least 0.5 liters, since the water must drain, there will be stagnation and there will be a black leg. I buy soil at the store for flower seedlings. If the pitunia is in a peat tablet, I remove the top shell from it and sprinkle it with earth up to the first leaf. I water it with vitamins. If the seedlings begin to outgrow, I put them on the northern windows.​

​I dive 2 times, first in 200 ml cups, then in 500 ml, and already in open ground or a container for permanent residence)​

​Tramping varieties do not need to be formed; their tendency to grow is genetically determined, but the experience of recent years shows that this does not prevent it from growing the same lush mass of lashes. You can pinch at the very beginning of the growth of lashes (side branches), which stimulates the formation of additional stepsons and future tillering of the bush. A little later, when the side shoots grow to a length of about 15-20 cm, you can use the cut cuttings for rooting and obtaining additional seedlings. But the side cuttings will not produce the same lush and wide petunia bush, because... the cuttings continue to grow sideways and branch worse. Therefore, it is better to plant rooted cuttings in a flowerpot, 3-5 pieces each.

Therefore, if it is possible to keep the seedlings in April-May on a glassed-in loggia, in a winter garden, then it is better to start sowing in the first or second ten days of March.

​When transplanting into a greenhouse, no difficulties occurred, absolutely all the plants took root, the harvest was no narrower than in previous years.​

​rejoice! Mine barely started after the transplant. and summer is coming - she still doesn’t look great

At the stage of planting and picking, use a weak solution of 25 - 75 ppm (for this, a solution with a concentration of 1000 ppm is diluted another 40 times).

​In April you can plant petunia only if you did not have time to do this earlier; the 8th, 9th, 10th and 12th are suitable for this.​

In order to properly grow petunia seedlings at home, you will need to replant them and pick them up when replanting. Flower seedlings are picked when two true leaves appear and transplanted into:

​if you want to hang a pot with a flowering plant, then it’s time to plant, I don’t like petunia, but I’m planting balsam, I’ve already sowed it

You need to plant petunia seeds

​When to plant petunia and when will it bloom?​

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How many times can you dive Petunia...?

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​I also grew them in peat tablets before planting them in a permanent place. The roots, however, came out of the mesh. But usually everything works out. If you don’t pull it out of the cassette, but just cut it, then there will be 100% survival rate.​

Annet

​Grown seedlings are transferred to a larger pot size if the roots have already completely braided the entire previous volume. Usually they follow a scheme for increasing volumes of 100g-200g-500g-1000g (if necessary for hanging varieties).​
​Or you don’t have to take the seedlings out into cool loggias or greenhouses, but start sowing petunias on the 20th of March, followed by planting the grown and hardened seedlings directly into the garden.​

Olesya

​In general, I always try to plant seedlings later than “recommended”; if you plant one seedling at the beginning of March, and the second at the end, then on the day of planting the plants are practically no different, that is, the younger one catches up with the “old one”. So don't rush into planting.​

Elena Lyakh

​What is the temperature outside? Mine has been growing on the balcony for a long time. Moscow region. I’ve already planted lobelia in flowerpots at the dacha, I think I’ll put petunia in the same place this weekend. They are not afraid at all, especially if not on the ground, but somewhere higher. As a last resort, you can drag a flowerpot into the house or throw a piece of lutrasil. Marigolds and balsams are sissy, but petunia tolerates low temperatures normally.​

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​After the sprouts have grown and before planting they are fed with fertilizers with a concentration of 150 - 200 ppm, here fertilizing can be done with each watering.​
Favorable days for picking petunias are the time of the waxing moon; in March, these days occur from the 10th to the 22nd. Try not to pick plants during the Full and New Moon.​

BERGENIA

​separate pots or a large container, with a distance of 2 cm between sprouts, if you plant flowers in a flower bed;​

Vita Milkin

​Good website for petunias:​

Lelya Casanova

​in March​

Galina

I already planted it two weeks ago. It has already sprouted for me. I planted thickly, this is probably wrong. I just poured all the seeds into one pot, then I’ll plant them, although it’s probably better to plant 5-7 females in one pot, it sprouts well. I hope it will bloom in May. If it stands in the sun, it is sun-loving; it will not bloom in the shade.​

Svetlana Klochkova

When transplanted without a clod of soil, the plant slows down in growth. Sometimes this technique is specially used if the seedlings outgrow.

Olga

​Petunia seedlings are planted during the main planting dates for all annuals in your region. In the south of Russia it is May 1-10. In the middle zone May 25-June 10, if there is no threat of return frosts. Petunia intended for growing in flowerpots, boxes, pots and hanging baskets can be planted a few days earlier. If the temperature drops, take it into a greenhouse, house, any room or cover with covering material.​

How to properly transplant petunia seedlings into pots?

Petunia seeds are sown in bowls with substrate (soil), peat or coconut tablets, in cassettes. The substrate (soil) should be light, neutral (​

Mila Juju

Any seedling grows when there is little light, warmth and enough water and nutrition. This means that in order to slow down the growth of seedlings, it is necessary to deprive it of what makes it grow intensively. To do this, we first provide light, i.e. We illuminate it with either a simple fluorescent lamp or an expensive special lamp for plants, as long as there is enough light and at least 10 hours a day, even if it’s sunny outside. Then we lower the temperature. To do this, we can even take it out onto an unheated but glazed balcony, or at least fence it off from the room with a film covering the entire width and height of the window, and inside this “hut” we open a window or set the window for micro-ventilation and monitor the temperature so that it does not drop below 15-18 degrees. Then we reduce watering. Water only when the soil in the pots becomes dry. If all three of these conditions for seedlings are created simultaneously, the seedlings seem to freeze, stop growing in height, their stems turn purple and gradually increase in diameter. Well, in conclusion, you can use plant growth retardants, such drugs are now available. I used this one last year, it’s called Atlant, but most likely there are others. After using this drug, the seedlings no longer stretched upward, but began to increase in diameter and began to get fat. And any cutting off of the roots of tomatoes is a barbaric method; the yield suffers primarily from this.​

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It can also be replanted with flowers. If the ends of the shoots are stretched out, pinch them off.

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When to plant petunia seedlings?

​I really like how the petunias grow on the balcony. Everything immediately becomes so alive. To plant petunias on the balcony, you need to adhere to the correct flower planting scheme and leave the distance between the sprouts at 10 - 15 cm, so that there is room for side shoots. You also need to prevent the shoots from stretching - pinch them so that the bushes grow lush. It is best to plant climbing or hanging petunias on the balcony; they hang very beautifully. And of course, you need to feed petunias on the balcony throughout the season and remove faded inflorescences.​

VVarVara

​Miniature double petunia "Minifamous Double Blue calibrachoa"

dolfanika

​balcony box or flowerpot, if you plan to grow ampelous petunia, with a distance between sprouts of 10 -15 cm.​

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Alena Solnechnaya

​(I usually plant in the early days), and the seeds do not need to be covered with soil - they need to be pressed a little into the soil and watered on top from a sprinkler, and covered with glass. Within a week, shoots are already appearing.​

If we talk about central Russia, we plant petunia seeds at the end of February to mid-March. Petunia begins to bloom at the age of 60 days. Flowers are propagated by seeds, because petunia does not tolerate long and severe frosts.

GK

​in theory, twice, shoots and then again, but often the ideas do not coincide with our capabilities. Such a small petunia in a cassette is still large, it will be difficult to water so as not to overwater or underwater

Nilama

​Petunia is taken from cuttings, like all plants. A young branch about 5-6 cm long with 3-5 nodes is cut, i.e. buds with leaves. The lower leaves are trimmed with small scissors or plucked out with a fingernail. We don’t touch the top ones, but you can simply cut them with scissors crosswise in half or diagonally. The lower plucked buds will go into the ground and become future roots, and the upper ones will continue to grow and give life to new branches and lashes.​

To prevent seedlings from overgrowing, it is necessary to lower the temperature and increase the light. If the weather permits, then take the seedlings out to the balcony or loggia for the day. There is a drug called ATLANT, you can try treating plants with it. On pepper and eggplant plants, pinch the tops to encourage side shoots and stunt the growth of the central stem. The same can be done with petunia seedlings. But I don’t grow cabbage seedlings at home, it’s a useless task, no matter how hard you try, the seedlings turn out thin and frail. I plant it under film in the country in April. Even if it doesn’t grow as beautiful as they sell on the market, it takes root well.​

jarptica

​Pinch it. It will bush and be lush.​

You can plant petunias not in pots, but in a long balcony box by mixing them with other annual flowers. For example, on one balcony box, plant petunias in the first row, and other flowers in the second row: marigolds, viola, nasturtium. Floral arrangements made from different flowers look more interesting.​

If you want to grow ampelous, double or large-flowered petunias at home, then when picking they need to be transplanted into pots with a diameter of 10 cm.

Daria44

​Have a look at Petunia 2009 on the forum - there’s a lot of interesting stuff.​

Petunia is a beautifully flowering herbaceous perennial plant, used in gardening to decorate flower beds, verandas or balconies. It can be grown both in open ground and in flowerpots, hanging flowerpots or boxes. The flowers are large, thanks to selection, many shapes and colors have been developed; the petals can be single-colored or two-colored. Planting and caring for petunia is not difficult, so gardeners prefer to grow it as an annual crop, sowing a new batch of seeds every spring.

Petunia - features of planting and growing

Petunia seedlings are often sold in specialized stores or markets, however, if the gardener has the time and desire, you can purchase a bag of varietal seeds and grow the flowers yourself.

Requirements for soil composition for sowing petunia seeds

For successful cultivation, the substrate must be nutritious and loose; it is better to prepare it yourself:

• leaf soil - 2 parts,
• rotted humus - 2 parts,
• fibrous peat substrate - 2 parts,
• fine-grained sand - 1 part.

Sowing petunia seeds

Petunia - planting and caring for it after sowing is simple, but it will require close attention from the grower. The most favorable time for sowing seeds is the end of February or the beginning of March. The seeds must be mixed with a small amount of sand and distributed over the top layer of soil in the box. Then you should spray and cover the box with transparent polyethylene or ordinary glass, providing the seeds with greenhouse conditions. It is important that germination occurs at a temperature from +20 °C to +23 °C, not lower. The first shoots will appear quickly, in 7–8 days. At this stage, the most important thing for the gardener is to provide the seedlings with high air humidity, but at the same time to prevent the appearance of “black leg” - a dangerous fungal disease.

The soil needs to be sprayed twice a day and the greenhouse needs to be ventilated regularly. The signal for the next ventilation will be the accumulated condensation on the glass or covering polyethylene; drops of water will need to be removed. It is recommended to periodically spray the seedlings with a weak solution of potassium permanganate; this will prevent the occurrence of many diseases. As soon as the plants have their first leaf, the covering material can be removed, the soil can be sprinkled with a little sand, and watering and spraying can be reduced to prevent excessive dampness.

Growing petunia seedlings

When growing a flower such as petunia, caring for it should be careful and careful. The stems of the plant are fragile and tender, so the seedlings for further picking are pryed with thin sticks or fireplace matches, carefully removing the seedling. This should be done after the formation of the third or fourth leaf. Seedlings are planted in small containers with a similar soil composition or in a peat tablet.

During further care of petunia, the main task of the grower is to prevent the substrate from drying out. The frequency of watering depends on the volume of the container and the air temperature. 8–10 days after picking, the seedlings need to be fed with complex mineral fertilizer. You can use Kemira, Mortar and other liquid formulations. It is recommended to supplement root feeding with spraying, but in this case the concentration of fertilizer should be halved.

Planting petunia in open ground

Petunia is planted in open ground or flowerpots in May, depending on the climatic characteristics of the region. If the weather is consistently warm and the forecast does not predict night frosts, then the procedure can be carried out in the first days of the month. A few days before planting in open ground, petunia should be prepared for fresh air by placing boxes with seedlings on the balcony or terrace. It is better to plan planting and caring for petunia on a cloudy day, this will allow the plant to acclimatize faster.

Petunia prefers rich, fertile soils, so before planting in the flowerbed it is recommended to add humus and then dig up the area. Cow manure should be avoided; it promotes the active proliferation of fungal diseases.

Before removing the petunia from the container, the earthen ball should be well moistened. The bush will grow over the summer, so when planting several specimens in a flowerbed, you should maintain a distance of 40 cm. If the plant is planted in a flowerpot or flowerpot, it is important to remember that each specimen requires at least 5 liters of soil. For example, in a balcony box 1 m long, no more than 3 bushes can grow at the same time.

Features of caring for petunia

After planting in open ground, caring for petunia is almost the same as for other garden plants.

Lighting and environmental conditions

The flower prefers a lot of sunlight, so the flowerbed should not be located in the shady part of the site. If petunia is grown in insulated containers, they should be placed on balconies or terraces on the south side.

Considering that petunia has very delicate stems and especially flowers, it must be protected from heavy rain and gusts of wind. If the plant is grown in flowerpots, then in bad weather it is recommended to bring them under a canopy or indoors. Under the influence of strong winds and raindrops, the petals can tear, which will ruin the appearance of the plants.

Watering petunias

The flower can withstand short-term drought, but needs regular watering to maintain its beauty. If the summer is sunny and hot, then it is recommended to carry out the procedure twice a day, or replace evening watering with intensive spraying. Stagnation of moisture in the soil can be detrimental to the plant, especially when grown in a container, so it is important to observe moderation.

Fertilizer application

For luxurious flowering, petunia care must include feeding. If the flower is grown in open ground, and a nutrient substrate or fertilizer has been added to the planting hole, then there is no need for additional nutrition. It is recommended to feed potted plants with mineral compounds at least 2 times a week.

Petunia pruning

The key to lush and bright flowering is the regular removal of fading inflorescences. If you neglect this rule, then the plant will direct all its efforts to ripen the seeds, and subsequent flowers will be small and, perhaps, not so bright.

Sometimes a gardener may notice that in mid-summer the petunia bushes began to lose their decorative value, the flowers became smaller and more sparse, and the stems became too long. In this case, it is recommended to carry out anti-aging pruning, leaving stems no longer than 15 cm long for bush forms, and cutting them exactly halfway for hanging ones. Young shoots will grow very quickly and the petunia will bloom again, delighting with its beauty until the first days of November.

In the fall, you can dig up bushes and organize planting and caring for petunias in an apartment. In this case, the plant is planted in a pot and the stems are cut off. Throughout the winter, the substrate is slightly moistened and new shoots may appear as early as February. Some gardeners cut them and plant them in nutritious soil, caring for them like cuttings of a houseplant. This method is suitable for those who find growing seedlings from seeds too troublesome.

Video on how to grow petunia

Petunia is considered a beautiful but capricious plant. In today's article we will tell you about the features of growing petunia.

Petunia loves open sunny places. If you plant it in the shade, it will stretch out and lose its decorative purpose, since, to the detriment of the flowering process, the petunia will devote all its energy to the formation of new leaves.

If your loggia or balcony is located on the south side, then petunia should become their indispensable decoration. When planting petunia in your summer cottage, you need to choose a sunny place for it.

Petunia- This is a heat-loving and drought-resistant plant, but flower beds can hardly tolerate the heat itself. In hot weather, the plant is often affected.

Petunia can live without water for a long time, but for full development it needs regular moderate watering. Flowers on the balcony need to be watered twice a day.

It does well in moist soil, but water stagnation should not be allowed. On hot days, to prevent the appearance of spider mites, the plant should be sprayed with water.

Petunia takes root well in any soil, but it still gives preference to sandy and loamy soil.

Timely feeding of petunias with complex fertilizers extends the flowering period. Fertilizers must be enriched with potassium. Feeding is carried out throughout the entire flowering period, preferably every two weeks.

The duration of flowering is determined by the timely removal of old fading flowers and the elimination of developing ovaries. Ovaries with seeds during their ripening take away the strength of the plant, it stops blooming profusely.

To get an attractive bush, you need to pinch the petunia shoots. Thanks to this, new branches of the flower begin to develop, it becomes larger and more magnificent, and blooms more intensely.

Petunia propagation

Today you can purchase ready-made petunia seedlings at any garden center. In addition, you can grow it yourself. You will need quality seeds and a little patience.

Petunia seeds should be sown in planting containers in February-March. It will take about three months to grow good seedlings.

The soil for sowing seeds is prepared in advance; it needs to be sifted and moistened. Petunia seeds are evenly distributed over the surface of the soil and sprayed with water using a spray bottle. Then the crops should be covered with film, and the containers themselves should be placed in a warm place.

The optimal temperature for seed germination is 20-23 degrees Celsius. At higher temperatures, the seedlings will begin to stretch, and then lie down and get a fungal infection. The film from the crops must be removed regularly to ventilate the plants.

Under normal conditions, the first shoots of petunia can be detected within a week after sowing the seeds. At this moment, the film is removed, and the seedlings themselves are carefully watered. In this case, the air temperature should drop to 18 degrees.

After a month, the grown seedlings need to be thinned out or the plants planted in separate peat pots. In order for petunia to initially grow lush and compact, its shoots are pinched.

In April, the seedlings need to be hardened off, and when the threat of frost has passed, the plant should be planted in its main place of residence - a summer cottage or balcony.

The distance between flowers should be 30 centimeters or more. On balconies, it is recommended to plant petunias in a 10-liter container in quantities of no more than 3 pieces. With more compact planting, the plants will not be able to develop normally and will stretch out, losing their main purpose - decorativeness.

Many petunias reproduce using seeds. But you can propagate them too. To do this, you need to dig up the mother flowers in the fall and plant them in pots.

It is necessary to remove all shoots from the plant and place it in a bright but cool, well-ventilated room. The air temperature should not be below 10 degrees, moderate watering is recommended.

With the beginning of spring, young cuttings of the plant are cut off, no more than 10 cm long. The cuttings should have a couple of leaves, everything else is removed.

To develop the root system, cuttings should be placed in a solution with phytohormones. Then the cuttings are planted in loose soil at a shallow depth.

The soil needs to be moistened, compacted a little and covered with film. For root development, the plant needs a temperature of 20 degrees and good lighting for at least 10 hours a day.

The soil must be constantly moistened. After about a week, the cuttings grow roots, and with the appearance of leaves they can be planted in separate larger containers. Further care of seedlings corresponds to the care of seedlings.

Petunia diseases

Petunia is considered a hardy plant, but there are still unfavorable factors that can affect its growth and development.

More often than not, difficulties in growing petunias are associated with mistakes made by gardeners themselves. For example, excessive watering, low temperatures, improper soil and dense planting of the plant lead to rotting of the root system of petunia, otherwise known as “black leg” disease.

When the first signs of the disease appear, it is necessary to take urgent measures: remove diseased plants, treat healthy plants with fungicides, and arrange regular watering as required for the petunia without stagnation of water in the soil.

Sometimes a white coating is found on the leaves and flowers of petunia. We are talking about a fungal infection - powdery mildew. It affects the plant at high humidity and temperature changes. Leaves affected by powdery mildew should be removed immediately, and the plant itself should be treated with sulfur.

To prevent fungal diseases, the following recommendations must be followed:

• the soil for sowing should be light and loose;
• before sowing, it is advisable to steam it for the purpose of disinfection;
• plants should not grow in crowded conditions, at close distances from each other;
• it is important to maintain the optimal temperature during the growing process;
• Regular but moderate watering is important;
• Do not overfeed the plant with nitrogen fertilizers.

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