Growing asters from seeds: sowing seedlings, rules of care and picking

When to plant asters for seedlings

The timing of planting a flower culture dictates the climatic conditions of the region. Usually this moment varies from mid-March to mid-April.

You should also pay attention to the flowering period of the plant:

• Early asters begin to bloom after 3 months, around June;
• Mid-flowering varieties bloom in early August, that is, 110 days after sowing;
• Late flowers will open buds after 130 days. The flowering of these varieties continues until frost.

If gardeners plan to receive seed for next year, then they should not delay sowing, since the seeds will not have enough time to fully ripen.

Before March, aster is not sown, unless its subsequent cultivation will take place in greenhouse conditions.

Sowing dates for asters in the regions:

• In the Moscow region, asters can be planted in flower beds in May. Seedlings by this time should be 1.5 months old, which means that sowing should be started at the end of March, the maximum is the first decade of April.
• In the Urals, the landing is carried out from the second half of May. Sowing of late varieties is carried out in March, and middle and early varieties in April.
• In Siberia, frosts can last almost until the end of May, so the seedlings are planted in flower beds no earlier than June. Seeds are sown from April.

Difficulties and rules for growing hosts from seeds

Immediately you need to take into account that you have a rather laborious work that will not lead to good results immediately - the host grown from seeds will reach relative decorativeness only in the fourth year after planting, while the acquired seedling will be nailed almost immediately. Nevertheless, the result is worth it.

So what you need to remember first:

in order to grow seedlings from seed, the soil must be sterile. This can be achieved by freezing it in the refrigerator or baking it in the oven. These manipulations allow you to destroy the bacteria that are in the substrate;
seeds germinate in a room whose temperature does not drop below 20 degrees

This is a very important condition, you need to remember about it and observe the temperature regime;
Hosta seeds for good germination need not only heat, but also moisture - the soil for them must always be moistened. However, heat and moisture often cause rotting, so seeds need just as much as another component - fresh air.

The room where you keep the container with seeds must be ventilated, avoiding stagnation of warm air;
in order to avoid damping, it is imperative to make drainage holes in the seed growing container through which excess moisture will leave;
before the emergence of seedlings, you can keep the container with the planted seeds in a dark room, but after they germinate, the seedlings must be highlighted.

Features of seed preparation

The main and most important rule in sowing aster seeds is the preparation of the basic material. The owner of the front garden should worry about the place of the future flower garden, decide on the variety of flowers and their colors. The gardener needs to think about these subtleties even during the purchase. When sowing aster seeds in a multi-tiered flowerbed, the height of an adult plant must be taken into account. Low-growing varieties of asters will look much more beautiful and juicy in the foreground, respectively, the background is sown with seeds of tall flowers. When choosing aster seeds, it is advisable to give preference to fresh material, because they will definitely have the best germination.

Aster seeds for future sowing can be purchased in a specialized store, or collected at home from flowers that already grow in a flower bed

It is important to remember, however, that an initial attempt at self-collecting seeds is not always successful. The material visually looks like poppy seeds, very small and fragile, crumbles and is lost

Experienced gardeners already know that it is better to use a small piece of cloth for collecting and pre-sowing aster seeds.

The process of pre-sowing treatment consists in soaking aster seeds in a solution of potassium permanganate, thereby getting rid of all pathogenic bacteria and fungal spores. To do this, you will need to prepare a weak solution of potassium permanganate in a small container, and then lower a tissue bag with seeds into the prepared liquid. It is worth leaving the material to soak for about 2-3 hours. After that, the treated seeds are washed under a gentle stream of clean running water and dried in their natural environment. Store-bought material in the form of a dragee cannot be soaked.

If the grower wants to get seedlings as soon as possible, the seed can be germinated. This method is used infrequently, it is used only when necessary. For quick germination, the seeds, as expected, undergo a disinfection procedure with a weak solution of potassium permanganate, but they do not dry out, but are folded into a plastic bag for a couple of seconds. In a warm environment, sprouts develop very quickly. Then they immediately land in the prepared soil.

How to collect correctly?

Before collection, it is required to prepare all the necessary equipment. For the procedure you will need:

• dry container where the seeds will be placed;

• clean dry sheet of paper;

• paper bag for storage;

• marker for marks on the envelope;

• scissors.

The collection procedure is as follows.

1. Take a close look at how well the previously marked flowers are dry for collecting seeds. If the head has darkened, the stem is covered with a brownish tint, and the middle has acquired the structure of a stiff brush, then this specimen is ready to collect planting material.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

2. Gently remove the hard center from the flower with your hands and place it in a container. Do this with all the marked flowers. Scissors can be used, although most gardeners find it easier to work with their hands.

3. Once the centers are collected, shake them out onto a white sheet of paper and sort through. For germination, more elongated varieties of seeds are suitable. Large seeds sprout the fastest; already on the third day, the first shoots can hatch from them.

4. Place the sorted specimens in separate containers and sign each species, as well as the date of collection of the semen.

How to make a pick

It is not difficult to grow asters from seeds at home, the main thing is to follow the step-by-step instructions. And the photos provided will help you do everything right. When 3 leaves begin to form on young plants, it means it's time to make a pick. In this case, the asters should not be too elongated.

For planting young asters, you can use the same potting mix as for planting seeds. It is better to take an individual container for each plant. Water the asters with water at room temperature and make sure that drops do not fall on the delicate leaves of the plants.

After the pick, the asters can be kept in a bright room with a temperature of 18-20 ° C. Water in moderation. After one and a half to two weeks, you can fertilize the planting with ammonium nitrate at a concentration of 1 g of nitrate per 1 liter of clean water.

After the appearance of true leaves, the plants can be taken outside for several hours a day or the room can be well ventilated. This allows the asters to be "hardened" so that they get used to the temperature conditions of the garden, where they will be subsequently planted. Increase the hardening time from a couple of hours to 5-6 every fine day.

For visual perceptiongrowing asters from seeds and how to do it right at home, you can watch the video below.

How to collect seeds

Seeds of any varieties of asters are widely available on the market and can be purchased annually. But in using seeds grown independently, there is a huge plus - it is always known what quality and what kind of planting material. Sometimes the store ones have poor germination, often less than 70%, or during flowering it is found that the flowers are not of the variety that you wanted to buy.

Important! The peculiarity of aster seeds is their limited shelf life - about two years. Although it is better not to store them for more than a year, so they certainly will not lose their germination .. Choosing the right time for collection is necessary depending on the plant variety.

This is about 40-60 days after the start of flowering. Aster seeds, which bloom early, mature fully and are best harvested. But late varieties may not have time to form high-quality seeds due to autumn frosts.

Choosing the right time for harvesting is necessary depending on the variety of the plant. This is about 40-60 days after the start of flowering. Aster seeds, which bloom early, mature fully and are best harvested. But late varieties may not have time to form high-quality seeds due to autumn frosts.

The strongest and most developed plants with large flowers are chosen and the flowers are left “for seeds”. You need to pick dry aster inflorescences only in dry weather so that they do not deteriorate. To collect seeds of late varieties, you can dig up the necessary bushes and grow them at home in a container. You can also collect dry baskets of seeds from late varieties before frost and put them to ripen in a dry place, although this method is unreliable.

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Step by step instructions: how to grow?

Required inventory

To plant seeds, you must prepare:

• seeds;
• sharp knife or blade;
• sieve;
• bowl;
• cotton pads;
• plastic bags;
• hydrogen peroxide (3%);
• priming;
• containers for seedlings.

It is advisable to disinfect containers for seedlings, for this they should be soaked for one day in a solution of bleach. After that, the pots must be rinsed with hot water and baking soda (baking soda or soda ash).

The soil for planting should also be prepared to exclude fungus contamination of the seedlings. To do this, it is advisable to calcine the soil in the oven for three hours. And before planting in the ground, you need to add a little "Fitosporin".

Seed preparation

Only healthy seeds should be planted, dry and rotten seeds should be thrown away, they are not suitable for planting.

Before sowing seeds, it is necessary to disinfect. For example, place them in a sieve and rinse with hydrogen peroxide for 20 minutes.

After that, the planting material should be treated with a root stimulant.

Another important stage in preparing seeds for planting is their stratification. It is necessary because the rose seeds have a hard shell. This prevents them from germinating, and stratification softens the surface of the planting material.

For this:

• Mix seeds with moistened river sand.
• Wrap the mixture in a peroxide-soaked cloth.
• Wrap the fabric in a plastic bag.
• Leave the package in the refrigerator, periodically checking for mold on the seeds.

Stratification takes about 20 days.

How to plant seedlings at home?

Consider how to grow seedlings from seeds at home. The emergence of shoots can be observed within 1-2 months after stratification. Sprouted seeds are planted in separate containers, in which the soil is poured.

The soil for planting should be light and fertile. A mixture of sod land, humus and sifted river sand, taken in equal parts, is suitable.

For better germination, certain conditions must be observed at home:

1. Temperature. In the room where the rose is planted, the temperature should be kept within 18-20 degrees.
2. Lighting. Roses need good lighting, so they should be supplemented if necessary.
3. Watering. Sprouts should be watered as needed with moderate amounts of water. The first shoots may appear in a month.

How to root seedlings?

After the first shoots appear, they should be planted in separate pots. Landing in the ground should be carried out after hardening. From time to time, the seedling pots should be exposed to fresh air.

The time spent by roses in open space should be gradually increased. Planting in a large pot is carried out in April or May.

How to grow seedlings correctly

Usually the flower is not bred with seedlings, it is better to grow matthiola from seeds. The flower has weak roots, it does not tolerate transplanting well. However, if the gardener wants to get great aromas already at the beginning of summer, then it is better to use a seedling technique.

Planting rules for matthiola:

The seeds are sown in early February. Another sowing is carried out in March, then mattiola will bloom at different times.
Since the seeds are quite small, they are scattered over the prepared soil, keeping a distance of at least 4 cm, and sprinkled with earth a little. You don't need to deepen the seeds

Carefully pour over them with warm water, cover with glass or film.
You need to place containers in the sun. Before the first shoots appear, it is better not to water.

If the seedlings are grown in boxes, then they need to be dived every 2 weeks.

Keep in mind that with all care, some of the seedlings will die.

To minimize the risk of root damage, the soil must be well shed before planting.

Each plant is carefully taken out, trying not to injure the delicate roots. In the container where we will transplant the plant, we make a hole, put the seedling and cover it with earth until the cotyledon leaves

So that the seedling can immediately contact the ground, we squeeze the soil around a little. After that, the plant must be watered.

Professional florists who have been growing Matthiola for several years grow seedlings without diving. A box of eggs or chocolates is perfect for this. After filling the cells with soil, plant 2-3 seeds in a separate hole. As the seedlings grow, they leave one sprout, the strongest.

Conditions for sowing seeds directly to the garden:

1. The earth is spilled with potassium permanganate, loosened and grooves are formed with a depth of no more than 0.5 cm, otherwise the sprouts may not break through to the surface.
2. For even distribution of seeds, they are mixed with sand in equal proportions and scattered into the furrows.
3. Fall asleep with earth by 0.5 cm. Do not tamp, you just need to sprinkle the soil with water a little.

Night violet, which is sown in autumn or spring, emerges in late May - early June.

How to choose a landing site

So that the plant grows healthy, does not stretch in height, it is planted in an area where there is enough sunlight. When disembarking, matthiola must be protected from the wind. Observing these conditions, you can be sure that the plant will grow in a short time, give brushes and delight you with a wonderful smell.

If we talk about the land, then it should be loose and fertile. However, it is not recommended to fertilize the plant with manure, since it may contain phytophthora spores. The plant grows well on loamy and sandy loam soil. The acidity of the soil should be neutral.

It is not advised to plant a night violet in a place where representatives of crucifers grew before. This can provoke a plant disease with keel or fungus.

The soil must be prepared in the fall. Digging makes it possible to prevent fungus or black leg. The earth needs to be dug at least 40 centimeters deep. You can dig up while adding manure to the soil.

How to properly care for seedlings

Mattiola two-horned will grow up healthy even among amateurs, if you follow all the rules of planting and caring for her.

1. When 2-3 leaves appear on the plant, the plants dive. You need to leave a distance of 15-35 centimeters between the sprouts. It is also necessary to take into account the peculiarity of growth. Tight seating can cause fungal growth.
2. Mattiola loves watering, but does not tolerate waterlogging, the rhizomes can rot. Weeds must be removed immediately after emergence. They can weaken plants as well as provoke the appearance of fungus.
3. After watering, it is imperative to loosen the ground so that air can penetrate to the roots.
4. Faded inflorescences must be removed so that they do not absorb nutrients.
5. Matthiola needs to be fed after planting. Usually, nutrient mixtures for indoor flowering plants are used for this. The first time feeding must be done 3 weeks after planting in open ground. It is especially necessary to feed the plant during the period of bud formation and flowering.

Hello, tell me how and when to plant asters? thanks

Lesnaya

Don't try to sow asters early. Better try to sow them directly in a greenhouse outside in April (as the weather in your area allows). Then the seedlings will grow strong and catch up with the one that was planted at home. In addition, there is no need to occupy room windowsills and transport seedlings. Make shallow grooves and sow aster seeds, water and cover with foil to retain moisture until germination. When the frost has passed, transplant from the greenhouse to the street. By the way, when sowing in a greenhouse, asters practically do not suffer from a black leg.

Aunt Tanya

We sow in March (south of Western Siberia), then usually, like tomatoes. Seedlings of asters are afraid of the "black leg", take preventive measures.

Galina

I sow one part on seedlings at home in March. I sprinkle the soil with clean calcined sand, spread the seeds and sprinkle it a little with sand, cover with a film and germinate in the light, when the seedlings appear, I gradually remove the film and try not to flood the seedlings. I sow the other part of the seeds in April in a small greenhouse, also on the sand. I plant it in open ground as the seedlings grow.

I am on the right

Asters are generally not very whimsical plants, as long as they have enough moisture during germination. Can be grown in any soil other than too acidic. If you want to grow single bushes, then you can seedlings in March, April. If there is a lot, then sow in rows directly into the soil that has been well moistened beforehand. If it is cold in April - cover the crops with straw and nothing will happen to them, it will become warm - open

VERA LYUBIMOVA

If you are already at the dacha in April, you can sow seedlings in a greenhouse.
At home you sow as usual: on a moist, slightly compacted soil (you can spill the soil with potassium permanganate), you do not need to fill up the seeds - slightly "sprinkle" with earth or sand, cover with glass or film and put in a warm, bright place. After the emergence of shoots, carefully add the earth. A pick at your discretion, but asters "love" the transplant, even at the dacha you can transplant several times.

Irina Gromova

I sow for seedlings in boxes in early April, then dive. Bloom from mid-August to frost. Here is more about growing asters.

Marinka

I always sow directly into the ground for the May holidays under the film .. the main thing is less often .. so as to plant less.
Bloom in August.

droplet

if you want flowering in June-July, then sow in early February, if in August-September, then in March-April. Asters need to grow 3-4 months before flowering. I germinate seeds in a napkin, naklyuyutsya-sow, deepening by 0.5 cm.

Elena Zakharova

At home, seedlings have not been obtained for the second year, although they have always grown before that! I sow in April under a film in the ground, then transplant to a permanent place! They say that it is good to sow in open ground before winter, I have not tried it myself!

Elena Smirnova

I never fiddled with aster seedlings at home. I sow directly into the ground at the end of April, beginning of May.I sow thickly, I do not cover with any film. Each grade is one line or two, I note where which one.
Then I sit down in the place I need.

Nadezhda Chuprik

so that the seedlings are strong and do not hurt the seeds, they need to be planted before winter, even on the frozen ground from above, sprinkling with sand Seeds need some time to be at a negative temperature

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Preparatory work before sowing

When preparing for sowing work, the fact of seed germination should be clarified: the maximum will be only from young, last year's. Each subsequent year, germination decreases by 40%

When purchasing seed material, you should definitely pay attention to the year of collection of seeds.

Seed preparation for sowing

Unlike perennial asters, annuals are propagated only by seeds, sowing them either directly into the ground or for seedlings. Whichever way the seeds are sown, they must be of good quality.

Any planting material needs preliminary preparation. The following methods give a good result:

Germination. This effective way to energize the seed vitality is quite simple.

Seeds are wrapped in a piece of soft tissue and placed in a pale pink manganese solution for a couple of minutes. Then the bundle is removed, lightly wrung out and placed on a plate.

For a whole week, it is necessary to ensure that the fabric does not dry out, systematically moisten it with a spray bottle. After the expiry of the term, the bundle is put into a cellophane bag and put into a room where the temperature is maintained at about + 22 ° C. After a couple of days, the aster seeds are ready for planting.

Soak. If you apply this method of preparing seeds, then they will be ready for planting in 10 hours. First, a solution of succinic acid or pale pink manganese is prepared. Then the seeds are simply soaked.

The choice of soil mixture

When purchasing soil in a store, you should opt for a composition with a high content of peat. Then coarse calcined sand and ash are added to it.

When self-preparing a soil mixture for seedlings of asters, mix 3 parts of sod land, 1 part of river sand and 2 parts of peat.

The mixed soil must be disinfected for preventive purposes:

1. Sprinkle with hot manganese of strong concentration;
2. Calcined in the oven.

Having poured the soil mixture into a container for seedlings, it is covered with a thin layer of calcined sand on top. After planting, the seeds themselves are also recommended to be sprinkled with sand to prevent a black leg.

Varieties of annual asters and popular varieties

It is easy to get confused in the variety of asters. For ease of choice, consider the color classification. All annual varieties are represented by 3 large classes in the structure of inflorescences, and the varieties differ only in color.

Tubular asters. Combines 3 series of tubular flowers. Cirrus and Tubular are suitable for cutting, Lilliput is used as a casing.

Transitional asters. Flowers have ligulate and tubular petals. In turn, they are divided into 3 types: crown (Bouquet princess, Pomponnaya), semi-double (Anemonoid, Victoria Baum) and simple (Apollo, Margarita).

Reed asters. The decorative effect is created only by the reeds of the flower. This includes ray, spherical, curly varieties: Ostrich feather, Goldstral, Riviera, Isadora.

Planting asters in open ground

Many people love and respect the one-year-old aster.This flower has densely settled in our plots and gardens, and September bouquets of asters have long become familiar attributes of first-graders. Aster flowers are so rich in their colors that our eyes run up, and we are generally silent about the variety of forms.

Asters, like all other flowers, have their own characteristics in growing, which we invite you to get acquainted with now, so that planting your asters in the open ground is as successful as possible.

Asters reproduce only by seeds, so they can be grown in two ways: by seedlings or immediately by sowing asters in open ground.

Growing seedlings of asters

Sowing asters for seedlings should be started in late March - early April. Asters are very unpretentious to the land in which they will grow, but preference is given to fresh, previously unused, poor humus, but at the same time well-drained soil. The best option for growing aster seedlings is the following mixture:

• 3 parts of sod land;
• 1 part river sand;
• for 1 bucket of such a mixture, you need to add 2 tablespoons of wood ash.

Pour the mixed soil into containers, and sprinkle it with calcined river sand on top 1 cm thick. After that we moisten a little and you can start planting seeds, which are then covered with a 5 mm layer of the same calcined sand. Approximately 5-7 days after planting, the first shoots will appear, until this moment the temperature in the room must be maintained at about 18-20 ° C. After you notice the first green shoots, the temperature will need to be lowered to 13-15 ° C.

Watering the seedlings of asters should rarely, only when the soil dries up. Do not forget that young shoots must be ventilated after water procedures. In early May, it will be possible to feed the aster with any fertilizer suitable for it. You can start planting asters in open ground at the end of May. At the same time, at first it is necessary to take care of the warmth of the night, which can be achieved by ordinary covering.

Spring sowing of asters in the ground

If you are not going to grow seedlings, then get ready for planting in the fall. So, we sow asters in open ground. To do this, it will be necessary to prepare a flower bed or flower bed in advance. In spring, seeds can be sown in late April - early May. But, of course, in this case it is necessary to use a double layer of covering material, which can be removed only on warm, windless days.

Autumn sowing of asters

One of the popular ways of growing asters in the open field is the method of sowing before winter. To do this in October:

• we make a bed, fertilize it with humus and peat;
• we level the ground and tamp;
• across the entire space we draw a groove with a depth of no more than 2 cm;
• cover with one layer of covering material and leave until November.

When the soil is sufficiently frozen in November, we proceed to planting seeds in a prepared place:

• we sow dry aster seeds into frozen grooves;
• sprinkle with dry earth on top with a layer of 2 cm;
• tightly, pressing on the sides, cover the bed with polyethylene and leave everything until spring.

At the end of April, when there is no longer a smell of snow, you can remove the film and replace it with a standard covering material that can

The described autumn method allows you to get flowers much earlier, and at the same time they will be stronger and more stable.

To get beautiful flowers, it is imperative to feed the asters. This should be done the first time before the first buds appear. Choose a fertilizing agent from the assortment presented in your store. The second feeding will be required during the appearance of the very first flowers. The solution can be used the same.

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