It can be a shame when expensive petunia seeds, which you have been looking for on sale for a long time (and finally found!), refuse to sprout. Or they sprout, but after a while they begin to get sick and die. The feelings that a failed gardener experiences in this situation are difficult to convey in words. Of course, everything has a reason, and the sudden onset of the pestilence also arose for a reason. You have made a mistake in some way. Let's try to figure out what exactly it is, and at the same time eliminate the consequences of the situation that has arisen.

You have planted the seeds and are beginning to wait for the first harbingers of spring. You look into the landing container with hope: what if? But the 5 days stated on the package pass, and then the same amount, and nothing happens. Possible reasons:

1. “dead” seeds (old or dead due to improper storage)
2. buried plantings (petunia needs to be sown superficially; seeds germinate only in the light)
3. using pelleted seeds (sometimes the granules are too hard and you need to break them or soak them manually)

Situation No. 2. The seeds sprouted, but did not shed their seed coat

This is bad and indicates that the sprout does not have the strength to drop the seed on its own.

The sprout does not have enough strength to shed the seed coat and straighten the cotyledons

There may be two reasons for this problem:

1. dry air, making the seed coat “impenetrable”
2. old or improperly stored seeds, the sprouts of which are frail and difficult to adapt to independent life

In the second case, perhaps the sprouts are not worth saving. Even if you get rid of their “cap”, there is a high probability that they will soon die out from something else - the immunity of such plants is too weak and the survival rate is scanty.

But in the first case, it is very possible to fight for the life of the seedlings. First, try increasing the humidity. For example, cover the container with seedlings with film (if you have not done this before). Try to soak the shell - drop water from a pipette or syringe onto it, wait until it softens, and then carefully pry it with a needle and remove it. This must be done, otherwise, if the cotyledons do not unfold, the sprout will die.

Situation No. 3. The stem of the sprout becomes thinner at the base and breaks. Seedlings fall

Many novice gardeners have a question about why petunia seedlings are falling. Most likely, the seedlings suffered from a serious disease with an interesting name - “black leg”. It manifests itself like this: a dark area forms at the base of the stem, which softens and begins to rot. Very soon the sprout ceases to support its own weight, falls, and the stem breaks.

The stem of the sprout turns black and breaks - this is how the “black leg” manifests itself.

Blackleg is a fungal disease, that is, its causative agents are soil fungi. They live in any substrate, but behave entirely peacefully. However, in some situations they begin to become harmful and destroy green spaces. This usually happens at high air and soil humidity. Some gardeners like to create “greenhouses” for their seedlings, arranging extreme humidity there at 100% and at the same time forgetting to ventilate them. In such a climate, “black leg” is practically guaranteed! Greenhouses need to be ventilated every day, covering material (film, glass) should be wiped clean from drops of condensed water. High humidity- the main reason why petunia seedlings fall. Thickened plantings and excessive use of nitrogen fertilizers also contribute to this disease.

If you notice signs of “black leg” on your seedlings, immediately get rid of the affected sprouts - there is nothing you can do to help them. Let's try to save what's left. To do this, it is very desirable to completely change the soil, but this is not always possible, and particles of soil and fungal microorganisms will still remain on the roots of the sprouts. Therefore, it is more realistic to simply disinfect the soil. A 40% formaldehyde solution is very effective in this regard. Can also be used strong solution potassium permanganate or any fungicide, for example, "Maxim".

Situation No. 4. Petunia seedlings turn yellow

Yellowness on petunia seedlings not only looks unsightly, but is also a sign that not everything is in order with the plants. If the upper, young leaves turn yellow, and not evenly, but between the veins (the veins remain green), then this is a lack of iron. The seedlings stopped absorbing this microelement and began to turn yellow and weaken. Chlorosis occurs when the soil becomes alkalized due to its Bad quality or overwatering.

Usually, external application of iron in a form accessible to the plant – chelate – helps correct the situation. Iron chelate is included in all drugs against chlorosis, for example, such as “Ferovit”, “Iron Chelate”, etc.

Chlorosis sometimes occurs due to pest damage, for example, during a spider mite infestation

If the lower leaves are affected by yellowness, then the problem is an overflow or lack of nitrogen. Start feeding the seedlings well with nitrogen-containing complex fertilizers or adjust the watering.

Situation No. 5. Petunia seedlings stretching out

Petunia seedlings are stretched due to lack of light and heat (relative, of course, for seedlings and 25°C is already very warm). Therefore, it is not advisable to sow petunia in February if you do not have good lighting. Natural light is still very scarce, and the batteries are burning with might and main. The seedlings will stretch.

Long internodes indicate that the plants are kept in low light

If this happens to your seedlings, do not despair. First, trim (pinch) the tops of the sprouts and bury the stems at the cotyledons, and then either provide enough light for the seedlings or reduce the temperature at which they are kept. Then appearance your little petunias will return to normal.

An elongated petunia needs to be pinched and the lighting improved, then it will begin to develop correctly and will soon fluff up

Situation No. 6. Petunia seedlings have stopped growing

Seedlings stop developing with a small volume of soil, when all the food that was initially there has already been “eaten.” Distill the sprouts into larger containers, and after 2 weeks begin to “feed” them intensively. If there is enough soil, but the seedlings still stop growing, then, in any case, they lack microelements. Often - boron. Many complex fertilizers contain this microelement, but you can use a simpler and effective way– spraying seedlings with a solution boric acid(0.7 g per 1 liter of water). After targeted feeding, growth is usually restored within 7-10 days.

Why do gardeners sow pepper seeds early in boxes? Everywhere it is written that it takes a long time to germinate, so you should sow it early in case the seeds turn out to be of poor quality. So that re-seeding can be done.

This applies to both eggplants and petunias. Its seeds are very small, sometimes you may not even understand that these are future plants in the bag. Dust, real dust instead of seeds.

Sowing petunias you can also start in January, but then it will be very difficult long time create for her special conditions for growth. After all, there is no sun yet.

Sowing petunias. First secret.

Place peat tablets or soil into prepared containers. It needs to be pressed down well with a spoon. First, pour water into the containers so that both the tablets and the soil open. After all, even absolutely fresh soil tends to dry out instantly as soon as it is exposed to air.

But it makes no sense to sow petunias in dry soil, especially when purchasing granulated seeds. As soon as the granule is on the soil, it should dissolve in the wet soil or, and this happened to me, simply fall apart into small particles. If this does not happen, then the strength in the seed will not be enough for the smallest thin leaves to shed the shell themselves. We can help, even though tomatoes and peppers are not always successful. And the petunia will die. It will rise, stand as a sprout and wither.

Sowing petunias. Second secret.

For rapid shoots, petunias need warmth. If the house has an illuminated aquarium, then it is very good. After sowing, you need to place the containers on the top lid of the aquarium, and do not turn off the light. But be sure to place a cloth under the container in 2-3 layers, this will protect against overheating. And the sprouts will appear much faster.

I have a tank in my stoker, which always contains hot water. The heating pipe just passes through it. And since the heating is gas, the water temperature is constant. After sowing, I place the containers on the tank. But first I put a shelf on it, which was left over from an old cabinet, I put a thick rag on it, and then the containers. I grow a lot of petunias, so they stand on the tank like firewood in a woodpile. I change them every day.

Sowing petunias. Third secret.

We need to help the petunia seeds wake up. To do this, take half a liter of tap water, but not cold. If the water is chlorinated, then you need to follow General requirements, let the water stand for several days so that the chlorine evaporates. We'll use Epin-Extra in it. There is only one milliliter of solution in the ampoule, pour it all into water and shake well.

The water needs to be poured into a spray bottle and wet soil soak well with the resulting mixture.

Then you need to put the required number of seeds in each container or cell. Today I bought petunia seeds in China, and the Chinese are not greedy people, they put about 100 seeds in each bag. So I definitely won’t save; I’ll put in more than one seed at a time.

The seeds were placed carefully. There is no need to press them into the ground; there is no need to cover them with even the thinnest layer of sand. You need to spray it again with the epin composition from the spray bottle. But now you need to do everything carefully so that the seeds do not fly out of the cells from the jet. Under the influence of tiny drops of water, the petunia seeds themselves will go deeper into the soil, but will remain on the surface.

Further watering can be done using a sprinkler, but do it carefully. Then not a single sprout will even hang its head. Watering from a teaspoon is less convenient.

Everything seems to have worked out. It's time to close the containers.

Sowing petunias. The fourth secret.

It may be a little deception, but it seems that where petunia grows in nature, there is always rotting vegetation during germination. It releases carbon dioxide. Its concentration in the air is slightly higher than the standard for these places. Petunia is passionate about how she loves him.

So we will let her breathe air with excess CO 2. Where can we get it?

Let's breathe ourselves. That's what plastic bags are for different sizes. Now you need to push each container into the desired bag and try to inflate it, like inflating a rubber balloon. Only the ball should increase in size, and plastic bag from such efforts it will break.

Therefore, we simply make the mouth of the bag with a bell and apply it tightly to the lips. And we begin to breathe, pushing air from the lungs into the bag with the container, and back. Ten breaths are enough. Carbon dioxide breathed enough into the bag. Now, carefully, so as not to let the air out of the bag, you need to close it tightly.

Twist, secure with an elastic band, and pin with a clothespin. Everyone will find their own way.

That's it, the petunia is sown, caressed, the conditions are created. Now it’s warm, warm up, wake up.

Sowing petunias. Fifth secret.

Needs ventilation. Therefore, every day we remove the containers in bags from a warm place and take them out of the bag. We are doing an audit. Is everything alright?

Usually there are no problems, the soil does not dry out. Then we close the containers again, push them into bags, and breathe. We maintain the level of carbon dioxide in the bags.

If all conditions are met and the seeds are of high quality, then almost all of them will sprout on the fifth day.

But, as soon as half of the sprouts have appeared, you need to open the containers slightly, ventilate, but keep them warm. And give good lighting. You can use fluorescent lamps. You can buy special light bulbs at pet stores, but they are a bit expensive. For some reason they sell similar ones in Tekkurila stores. These light bulbs look just like regular ones. They are screwed into a regular cartridge. It looks like you can even use regular table lamp use, but install the cap so that the light evenly illuminates the seedlings.

You can't put it on window sills yet. There's cold coming from the windows. But the stand must be mobile so that the plants are at least a little sunlight received.

All. Petunia has risen. If you grew seedlings in tablets, then it is worth buying fertilizer. There is a special one for petunias, very expensive, but from it they grow by leaps and bounds. We don't sell this. That’s why I buy liquid, which is available in stores.

After the petunia takes hold and produces several large true leaves, you can feed it with nutritious soil or leaf humus prepared in the fall.

Today I wrote and told everything. I’ll post photos as soon as I sow them. I will try to show you how to breathe into the bag and close it.

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Petunia seedlings stretch out and fall: why and what to do?

If petunia seedlings have become tall and thin, then they are most often unsuitable for planting in the country. According to reviews experienced flower growers, such a plant grows too weak, fragile, brittle and does not even bloom. Why do seedlings stretch out and fall so much? Here are the main reasons, namely:

• poor lighting is the main reason why petunia seedlings begin to grow rapidly. Every plant seeks more light, solar heat. By placing a container with seedlings in a dark place, the grower himself becomes the cause of trouble;
• incorrectly selected container for growing seedlings – common reason, why plants grow long with thin stems. High sides of a box or pot provoke rapid growth of the stem;
• The windowsill is an unnatural place for petunias. The flower feels good in open ground. To prevent seedlings from stretching, you need to create conditions close to natural. For example, in nature the sun changes its location throughout the day. Thanks to this, the seedlings at the dacha grow smooth and strong. Experienced gardeners During the day they tend to rotate containers with seedlings. Thanks to this simple technique, all plants receive enough light and do not stretch.

  

  Petunia often grows fragile and breaks easily during a dive or from awkward movement.

  What to do if petunia seedlings are very elongated and very thin?

  Seedlings are most often planted in early spring, when daylight hours are too short, and this is not suitable for light-loving plants. The problem can be solved by installing additional lighting sources. A simple incandescent lamp placed at a height of about 70-80 cm above the petunia will do. Modern energy-saving lamps do not heat up during operation and should be placed lower, at a distance of about 20 cm above the seedlings. You can use fluorescent or special lamps lighting, which are presented in assortment in stores. Duration daylight hours for petunias should be about 12 hours.

  According to reviews from flower growers, seedlings begin to grow at the root, and not in height, if you add mineral fertilizers. Calcium, potassium, phosphorus in complex fertilizer stimulates the development of the underground part of seedlings. Thanks to this, the plant spends more energy on developing a powerful root system. On the contrary, nitrogen fertilizers should be excluded.

  Timely picking into cups will help solve the problem with pulling. As neighboring flowers grow, they begin to shade each other. In an effort to receive more sunlight, the plant grows intensively. Transplanting when the seedlings have formed several full leaves will correct the situation.

  What to do if petunia seedlings are very elongated, video:

  Petunia seedlings have stretched out, what to do in this case? This question worries novice flower growers and lovers of these bright “beauties” every spring. If your seedlings have stretched out, grown thin, fall and break, there is no need to worry. You can correct the situation if you use our advice. Adjust the lighting, apply fertilizing, plant the seedlings, and you are guaranteed to cope with the problem.

Petunia is distinguished by its bright and large flowers. During the period of active budding, the small bush is completely covered with large inflorescences. They constantly replace one another, filling the place of the withered one. But in order to have such beauty in your dacha, you need to have the right approach to sowing and growing seedlings. After growing up young seedling It is recommended to pick petunia seedlings. Why it is needed and how to produce it correctly should be found out before starting the main work.

What is seedling picking and why is it needed?

If we are based on scientific works, then picking or the picking process is an event to remove the outermost parts of the root system of a shrub. This is necessary to stimulate increased growth of the root system in young animals.

But another concept has taken root among the people - transplantation young plant from a common container after planting at a new place of residence into a more spacious flowerpot. When transplanting young seedlings, they are migrated either to a separate container or to wide flowerpots, where the distance between individual bushes will be at least 5 cm.

Thus, The picking procedure is necessary so that the seedling has enough space to grow the root system and develop the above-ground part.

First of all, this is required for rhizomes– transplanting to a new separate place allows the bush to be fully saturated with nutrients from the ground. The last condition provides good development for sheet plates and the formation of large quantities flower buds in future.

In gardening, it is rare to use any of the flowers. root pinching, but for some plant species this is a necessary condition For good growth. Others are not recommended to carry out similar effects.

In most cases, petunias do not require pinching of the root system. It is more beneficial for them if you transfer the seedling to a new place of residence without touching the roots at all and without shaking off most of the soil from the roots. The less you will be injured root system petunias, the faster the sprout will take root and will not hurt.

Is it possible to grow petunias without picking?

It is possible to grow petunia without picking, and even in some cases it is necessary. For these purposes, it is recommended to take disposable cups, fill them with soil prepared specifically for germinating petunias and place 1-2 seeds in the soil.

After germination, the plant does not have to be pulled out of the ground, injuring the root system. If it is necessary to transplant into a new flowerpot, then a transshipment procedure is carried out, during which not a single root is harmed.

You can also grow petunia seedlings without picking in peat tablets and cassettes. And the transplant procedure in open ground or the pot is exactly the same as when planted in cups.

Video: a method of growing petunia without picking

When to pick petunia seedlings

If petunia is grown at home, then you want to create all the conditions for good and fruitful growth for the seedling. Petunia has a well-developed root system; it grows over a large area, completely entwining the entire soil. Therefore, before planting in open ground, it is necessary to replant several times.

The first picking of petunia is done when the first 3-4 true leaves appear. This is necessary so that neighboring seedlings do not interfere with the full development of the newly grown ones. The procedure is carried out approximately 14-16 days after the appearance of the first young shoots.

Attention! The main factor for picking petunias is density planting material.

For example, if the level of thickening was not controlled when sowing petunias for seedlings, then picking the seedlings is mandatory. Almost always, when planting, it turns out that the seedlings appear in a dense forest, so in order for them to grow, they simply need to be replanted.

How to prepare petunia seedlings for picking

In order for the seedlings to painlessly transfer from their home to new lands, it is recommended to prepare them in advance. Therefore, before picking seedlings, you must follow the recommendations:

1. It takes into account how many full-fledged leaf blades the plant has. If there are less than 3 present, you should refrain from moving to another place of residence for now. Carrying out the procedure too early does not always have a positive effect on the seedling, although experienced gardeners They say that the smaller the seedling, the more favorable the transplant will be.
2. When starting the transplantation procedure, you must first wet the soil in which the sprouts are located. The event is carried out 20-35 minutes before the planting material is removed from the ground.
3. Before placing the seedling in fresh soil in a new location, it is recommended dip the root system in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. For this procedure, the product is diluted in a volume of 1 g. for 1 liter of water. This event will allow the root system to avoid the attachment of pathogenic bacteria and various microorganisms.
4. After the dive process Do not immediately apply mineral and organic fertilizers. Time should be allowed for the root system to produce new young roots and adapt to new living conditions. Fertilizing can only be done after 10-12 days.

Thus, petunia picking is carried out after complete disinfection of its rhizomes. And also, do not rush to apply fertilizers, they can have an adverse effect on the development of planting material.

Methods for picking petunia seedlings

To transplant young petunias into separate flowerpots, several picking methods are used. To choose the most best method transporting seedlings to another pot, flower growers should try each of them on their own and choose the most suitable one for themselves.

The following picking methods are distinguished:

1. Traditional– carried out when planting non-granulated planting material. In this case, the seedlings appear as a solid wall. When transplanting, it is necessary to place the seedlings either individually in separate cups, or, if there are a lot of young plants (more than 30 pieces), in one large box with soil. The distance is chosen to be at least 3 cm between the bushes.
2. Method of adding soil– if the seedlings were initially planted in cassettes or cups, then as the stems stretch, you should simply add fresh fertile soil. The soil should be added up to the cotyledon leaf plates. Watering in this case is carried out using a syringe.
3. Deepening cuttings– if planting is carried out with maintaining the distance between the sprouts, then you should not dive into separate containers. In order to root the plant more, you should prepare a wooden stick. With its help, a small trench is made on one side. The petunia stem is carefully laid out in the resulting groove and, if necessary, pinned to the ground. The top is covered with earth.

Thus, in different cases can be used different ways better rooting. It is recommended to choose a certain method so that the seedling is most comfortable during transplantation and is less susceptible to attacks by pathogenic bacteria.

Direct picking of petunia seedlings: step-by-step instructions

Before picking, you should prepare all required material. The first thing you need to do is buy disposable cups or peat pots, and have a wooden spatula or straight knife on hand to help.

A step-by-step guide to picking petunia seedlings looks like in the following way:

1. The prepared soil mixture is poured into a cup (or some other container).
2. Inside you need to make a small indentation (2-3 cm) using your finger or knife.
3. A small amount of water is introduced into the hole to soften the soil.
4. Using a knife or other device, you should carefully pull out the seedling, prying it 1.5-2 cm from the base, without shaking off the ground.
5. The sprout is moved to a new place, the substrate is added on top and lightly compacted around the entire perimeter.

Attention! It is very important that all voids inside the earth are filled. If a hollow space remains, water may stagnate in it, causing rotting of the roots or the addition of fungal diseases.

Video: picking petunia into glasses

Caring for petunia seedlings after picking

After the event, it is not recommended to water newly picked petunias immediately, because a sufficient amount of nutrient moisture was introduced during the preparation of the hole.

In the future, it is necessary to carry out following rules for plant care:

1. lighting– petunia loves the sun’s rays, so it should be installed on southern sides. On cloudy spring days, you should additionally turn on the lighting using phytolamps, otherwise, with a lack of light, the bushes will begin to stretch out and turn pale;
2. temperature– from the moment the first shoots appear, the air temperature in the room should be at +25 0 C. After transferring to a separate container, it is recommended to gradually reduce the temperature to +18 0 C;
3. watering– as necessary, it should be such that it does not flood the soil, but keeps the soil in optimal humidity required for normal growth and development;
4. feeding– performed several times per season. For petunias, you should use a houseplant fertilizer.

What to do if, after picking petunias, the development of seedlings slows down

If there are no obvious reasons, you should dig up the plant and check root condition. If they rot, which means there is a hollow territory left somewhere. Non-viable rhizomes should be removed, placed in a root stimulator and planted in a new pot with fresh soil.

If growth has stopped and the plant gradually withers, perhaps the shrub not enough light. In this case, it should be moved to another place with more daylight and sunlight.

Thus, in order to plant young petunia seedlings, you should adhere to the transplantation rules, and also perform specific care for the plant in the future. The main thing is to monitor the condition of the seedlings and try to find the reason for the lack of growth until it completely rots or dries out.

Video: growing petunia from seeds - picking seedlings

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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 plate, or in a transparent container made of disposable tableware like this one, cover it with a regular transparent bag so it doesn’t dry out. This is done to preserve the turgor of the leaves of the cuttings.
• ​Then spray with a fine spray bottle 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 vigor of seed germination.​
• ​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.​

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

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• ​First, plant one sprout at a time into seedling cells measuring 5 by 5 cm, then transplant into flowerpots. 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.​

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​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.

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​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.​

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• 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 middle lane, it is better to plant in March or at the end of February, so that the seedlings do not outgrow.​
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​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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​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 an ordinary plant. New intensive leaf growth will let you know that everything is fine.​

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Petunia seedlings are outgrowing, what should I do?

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​By 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 more mature plant it is more difficult to tolerate transplantation. 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;​

Hedgehog

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.​

​Very good way slowing down the growth of any seedling is a common plant pick. Any seedlings, whether flowers or vegetable crops, if they are grown on windowsills, they 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, i.e., transplant them into fresh good soil less often, so that the plants can grow freely. By the way, the density of seedlings also contributes to stretching. The less often you grow seedlings, the thicker and stronger they will be. Then, after about 2-3 weeks, with moderate watering, the seedlings will fully adapt after transplanted and begins 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 that will delight you abundant flowering, and vegetable crops have 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 seedlings petunias

​I not only don’t 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 petunia thicker than necessary, then nutrients for petunia you need more. 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

​Most favorable days To plant petunias in 2016, seedlings can fall on both the waxing and waning moon. Here higher value has a sign through which the Moon passes.​

​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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We propagate petunia by seeds.

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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 magnificent, 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 fertilizing 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 moisture.​

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 commercial, 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 pick, 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're talking about not about elongated petunia (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 decorative look already by June. For getting good quality petunia seedlings need lighting, so if this is not possible, then you need to focus on more late dates landings. 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 in a 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 inherent, but experience recent years shows that this does not prevent her 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, winter garden, then it is better to start sowing in the first or second decade 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 flowerpot with flowering plant, then it’s time to plant, I don’t like petunia, but I’m planting balsam, I’ve already sowed it

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​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

​The grown seedlings are transferred to larger size pots, 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 impatiens are sissy, but petunia is ok low temperatures transfers.​

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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 flowerbed;​

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 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. let's highlight even a simple one fluorescent lamp, at least dear 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. For this, at least on an unheated, but glass balcony We take it out, even if we 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 these three 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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​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. Lower leaves cut with small scissors or plucked out with a fingernail. We don’t touch the top ones, but you can simply cut them crosswise in half or diagonally with scissors. 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 the 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. Flower arrangements from different colors 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.​