Petunias are very popular among gardeners that complement their decorative composition with lobelia, geraniums, begonias and other cultures. But to plant happy long and abundant flowering, a set of rules to be observed.
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For the full flowering petunias should create certain conditions. Experts in this respect the following guidelines:
- Suitable container. Petunias have well-developed and extensive root system, so they need a lot of ground. Experts advise on each instance to allocate not less than 5 liters of soil.
- Fertilizer. Petunias need to fertilize in a few weeks after planting. Young flower required nitrogen fertilization, and adults - potash and phosphate mixture.
- Watering. Adult cultures required a rich, but not too frequent watering. This plant is easily tolerate short peresushki, but it takes an overflow negatively.
- The elimination of the faded parts. It is desirable to regularly remove withered blossoms. Then flowering petunias will be long and full.
Experienced gardeners grow this culture in pots. The advantages of this method is considered to save time on the pick, seeding and replanting. To get a long flowering of culture in pots, such rules must be followed:
- Plants need to ensure timely watering and loosening the soil. This will ensure the access of oxygen to the roots that have a positive impact on the state of petunias.
- Once the plant will throw all the buds and leaves, watering should be continued, but reduce the amount of fluid consumed.
- In March and April need to strengthen the culture of watering and fertilize with nitrogen compounds. This will contribute to the fact that the pieces of the plant will become pronounced green color and are growing rapidly.
- In late spring, pots of culture must be brought into the fresh air. If the night is still observed a small cooling, the plant is desirable to bring into the house.
To achieve a beautiful flowering of this plant, it must be timely and properly pinch. This requires to comply with these recommendations:
- Pinch off must be at least 3-4 cm from the entire length of the escape, because if only to eliminate the tip, the shoots on the sides of the wind break.
- Pinching should be performed as proliferation of stem on each side of petunias. So, if they grow up to 10-15 cm, the treatment must be repeated. Pinched to be repeated as long as the culture will not be the most magnificent.
Experts note that with regular cutting the stems should be carried out cultural fertilizer, otherwise it will weaken and may die.
To flower pleased with their appearance throughout the summer months, you need to follow the simple rules:
- do not do too dense crops;
- add timely feeding;
- periodically irrigate the plant;
- pinch back the flowers and remove dead parts and seed pods.
Constant and proper care - a guarantee that the petunia answer your labors long and lush flowering, decorating station and pleasing the eye.
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