Planting violets
- Violets love slightly acidic, light-textured soil. I prepared for the landing of my Viola in advance. In the fall, I dug up a piece of soil for her, immediately adding humus. At that time, I had an ordinary superphosphate at hand. I also added it to the soil, calculating the amount according to the table on the package. With the arrival of spring, I again dug up the soil for "crumbling", leveled it with a rake and broke the lumps.
- Violets planted in a sunny location should be slightly shaded by higher plants, especially during the first time after planting. But you should not plant a flower in the shade or partial shade, because the sun provides abundant flowering of the violet, and also protects it from annoying slugs.
Transplanting
Violet seedlings are grown in the same way as seedlings of many other flowers. As a rule, it should start at the beginning of March. Prepare containers for planting, lay a drainage layer and fill it with light, fertile soil. It will not hurt to spill the soil with potassium permanganate: this will protect the flowers from unnecessary diseases. We make grooves, plant seeds, lightly sprinkle them with earth, spray them, cover them with foil and put them where it is dark and warm. Condensation must be removed from the film.
After sprouting, provide them with sunlight and a temperature of no more than 10 ° C so that the seedlings do not stretch out. And so that it does not get sick with a black leg, water the seedlings moderately, avoiding overdrying and excessive moisture. When the seedlings grow up, you can dive it, this will increase its growth. A weak solution of mineral fertilizers will help her develop the root system and get stronger by the time she is planted in the garden.
How to plant?
Planting viols is a fairly simple, but painstaking and responsible procedure. If you plan to grow the plants outdoors, you need to choose the right place for them. Despite their unpretentiousness, viola painfully tolerate a lack of lighting and drafts. The best place for them is a well-lit and wind-protected area with fertile loamy soil.
On sandy soils, poorly retaining moisture, and in shaded places, viols are also able to take root, but in these cases their flowers will be small and rare. The deficiency of nutrients in the soil also negatively affects the size and number of flowers.
It is highly undesirable to plant seedlings in lowlands and places with a high level of groundwater. In this case, increased soil moisture can cause the development of fungal root diseases and even plant death. It is allowed to sow seeds directly into open ground, however, the seedling method is considered the best and more popular. The timing of planting viola seedlings is determined based on the weather conditions and the climate of the area. In most cases, flowers are planted in April or May.
Plants will take root well in a soil mixture consisting of fertile soil with the addition of crushed charcoal and humus. For the preparation of such a soil when growing viols in containers, the following proportions of the components are used:
- 5 pieces of garden land;
- 1 part coal;
- 1 part humus.
It is allowed to add one part of peat and sand to the soil mixture. These components improve the moisture and air permeability of the soil, which has a positive effect on the growth rate and development of plants. Before planting, the holes are equipped in the selected area, maintaining a distance of 10-15 centimeters between them. Then, in each hole, a bush of seedlings is placed, and the roots are covered with earth
Next, the soil from the sides is carefully compacted, and the plants are watered with warm, settled water.
Sowing seedlings
When you need to achieve the fastest flowering of garden pansies (by mid-summer), you should start sowing seeds in the second half of winter. If you postpone this procedure to June or July, you will be able to enjoy the beauty of the opened buds only next year (the culture will develop like a typical biennial). To begin with, the seeds must be dipped in a container with a growth stimulant solution (for about a day).
In parallel, the florist should prepare containers (plastic and wooden boxes, wide pots) and fill them with soil of a suitable composition. As the latter, you can use ready-made mixtures for violets, peat seedling substrate or universal soil.
The sequence of further actions is as follows:
- mark the furrows;
- sow prepared seeds (recommended depth - 5 mm);
- water the planting material with settled water at room temperature and cover it with soil;
- cover containers with plastic wrap or glass;
- place containers in a room with a temperature of + 15– + 20 ° C.
For the next 1.5–2 weeks, the planted seeds are provided with daily ventilation (2 times for 10 minutes). After the specified time, the first shoots appear, after which the shelter is removed, and the containers are transferred to a cool and well-lit place. Caring for young plants during this period involves regularly watering them with water at room temperature and feeding with complex fertilizer, carried out 1 time in 2 weeks (the recommended concentration is 50% of that specified in the instructions).
