Phlox annual: growing from seed

Phlox are very attractive flowers, various shades (beige, chocolate, peach, coffee, pink and others), rare aroma. They have an unusual structure of their flower: it looks like a snowflake. Such a plant will undoubtedly beautify and delight the owners and their guests.

Phlox annual: growing from seed

One may come across the opinion that phlox is one-year-old, its cultivation from seeds is a thankless task: at best, there will be several shoots out of a hundred seeds. But knowledge is important in this matter: if you know the features of phlox seeds and how to properly handle these features, then the seeds will rise remarkably. So how do you plant the seeds correctly?

First, notice that the phlox seeds are large, with a dense shell. And the opinion that they need to be buried to a depth of 3-5 mm into the soil is completely wrong. This is how they just won't sprout. They must be placed on the surface and with the obligatory presence of light. That is, we spread the phlox seeds on the surface of the earth, water with a sprayer, cover with a transparent film. And every day in the morning we remove this film in order to ventilate and shake off the formed condensation. If you follow the rules, sprouts of phlox, in friendly rows, will definitely appear.

For seedlings, annual phloxes need to be planted in March, carrying out a pick in two weeks. Young phlox plants will tolerate it well. But for the first three days, do not expose them to the sun's rays: they can get burned. For this, phlox seedlings can be covered with newspaper, opaque film.