To decorate the landscape, flower growers often plant a dolphinium from seeds, growing it on its site is a complicated process, but very exciting. To this beautiful flower from the family of buttercups became pride and adornment of the garden, you need to know the rules of planting and caring for it.
How to grow a dolphinium from seeds?
Delphinium - a flower as luxurious, as much and capricious, but, like candles, tall, elegant inflorescences are worth the effort. Cultivation of delphinium flowers from seeds begins with quality planting material, it should not be kept warm, keep it in the refrigerator on a glass balcony or veranda in a hermetically sealed container.
Cultivation of the dolphinium from seeds is a difficult process, but by observing the technology one can get healthy plants, by growing on seedlings or by sowing seeds on open soils. In order for the delphinium to bloom in the year of planting, it should be grown with seedlings. Caring for the sprouts do not over-moisten the soil, watering in a pallet, the ground should be well dried.
Stratification of delphinium seeds at home
Before sowing, stratification of the delphinium seeds is carried out (keeping them wet in a cool room), for this process perform the following manipulations:
- Evenly distribute the delphinium seeds on cotton fabric.
- Fold the fabric in a tight roll, place it in a container with a little water on the bottom.
- Leave for seven days dishes with seedlings in a room with a temperature of 5-7 ° C.
- The tissue with seeds should not be excessively wet, but constantly moistened.
- After a week, after examining the appearance of the seeds, select those that turned out to be more swollen, with future shoots appearing on them in the form of white dots.
When to plant a delphinium with seeds?
You can sow the material in the early autumn (after the seeds are collected) or in later periods, after the soil has slightly frozen. At home, the planting starts from the end of February, then the delphinium will bloom in the year of planting. In this case, additional seedlings should be provided with the help of phytolamp . The process of planting seeds can last until mid-May.
The most favorable period when it is necessary to sow delphiniums on seedlings, experienced flower growers consider the first days of March, at which time additional illumination can be avoided. Good results depend not only on the time of disembarkation, but also on other factors. It is necessary to strictly adhere to the necessary processes aimed at preparing the seeds for planting and further care for the seedlings.
Planting of the dolphinium with seeds
The way to plant the delphinium on seedlings is more difficult than using the cuttings, but most growers prefer it directly, since it is possible to exercise complete control over the seeding process and the growth of the plant. By giving some advice on sowing the delphinium on seedlings, experts recommend the following sequence:
- Disinfect seeds with a dense pink solution of manganese.
- Rinse, then leave for 24 hours in a growth promoter solution (2 drops in half a cup of water), dry.
- Using a water bath, steam the soil mixture (for 40-60 minutes), consisting of garden soil mixed in equal quantities with peat and humus, with the addition of a small amount of sand. Pour it into the container for planting and compact.
- Evenly lay the seeds with tweezers on the soil, pour over the earth layer (about 3 mm), lightly moisten (it is better to do this from a spray gun, previously boiled and cooled water).
Planting dolphinium seeds in peat pills
Strong, viable seedlings, grown without the use of special efforts - the dream of any florist, it is easy to implement, if you sow the delphinium in peat pills . This way of growing plants has the following advantages:
- Eliminates work on the preparation of mixtures for soil, their steaming and the addition of various growth stimulants to the soil.
- Saves space.
- Peat tablets are impregnated with antifungal compounds, stimulants and minerals.
- The top layer of peat easily passes to the root system air, the roots get the oxygen they need.
- The grown seedling can easily be transferred to the ground without injuring it during transplantation.
- For irrigation, you should pour water in a tray, with tablets installed in it.
Peat pills are great for a delphinium, as for a plant with a problematic germination that does not tolerate a transplant. Before the seeds are planted, the tablets are placed in warm water to soak the peat, then squeezed to remove excess moisture and set in a container or tray. For ease of planting, each tablet provides a small groove, lay seeds in them, stretch the polyethylene on the container and put it in a warm, bright place.
Delphinium - landing in the cochlea
Most plants can be cultivated in a "snail way", the delphinium seedlings in the cochlea are especially well established, thanks to their cold-resistant properties, allowing immediately transplanting the shoots into a permanent soil. To fold the snail, a soft substrate, a container with transparent walls, is used to accommodate a spirally wound roll, two office acrylics and cellophane. Methods of growing seeds there are three:
- with the use of soil;
- groundless (using toilet paper);
- combined.
As you lay down the seeds, unfold the tape in front of you, fill the soil with it or put the paper back, 10-15 mm from the edge, place the seeds on the surface with a pair of tweezers, moistened with water from the spray gun. Seeds slightly press, gently begin to twist the substrate, so that it takes the form of a roll. Delphinium from seeds, cultivation of seedlings using the snail method - allows you to see the roots of the plant well, which helps their subsequent sorting.
Through how many the delphinium rises?
Correctly selected temperature for growing crops, which is above + 8-10 ° C, allows the shoots to appear on the 9-10 day after sowing. Shoots of the dolphinium begin to develop well at a temperature of + 15-17 ° C, but if the room temperature exceeds + 20 ° C, the seedling comes to a depressed state, which is why it is difficult to grow strong and healthy plants in warm rooms.
To increase seed germination, you can hold containers with seedlings 4-5 days in a room with a temperature of +10 to +15 ° C, and then place containers with growth for 12-14 days in a refrigerator, on a glass balcony or insulated veranda. If sprouts did not germinate at these times, it means that you have purchased substandard seeds or did not observe the technology of planting.
When to dive after the shoots?
After the disclosure of 1-2 leaves, it is possible to sprout seedlings into separate containers. Pikirovka delphinium is produced in a container, sufficient to accommodate the root system. To transplant the shoots, take the same soil composition into which the seeds were sown, add fertilizer from the mixture of nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus and trace elements, in calculation - five grams per five liters of soil mixture. Having placed a sprout in the pot, so that the root of the root is located on the surface of the soil, sprinkle the roots with earth, slightly compact around the stalk.