professionals Videogrowing conditions: drought, early frosts, prolonged rains. In the Russian market, the Marco Polo Group is represented by five ampel varieties of primary colors:
- Marco Polo Blue( purple);
- Marco Polo Lilac( Lilac);
- Marco Polo Rose( pink);
- Marco Polo Red( bright red);
- Marco Polo White( snow white).
Petunia Marco Polo is one of the large-flowered representatives of cascade petunias. The size is due to the absence of female flowers, on the shoots only male flowers, not tying seeds. In comparison with the well-known and popular group of petunias Gioconda, the flowers are larger, and the shoots are more powerful and long.
If you compare reviews, Petunia Marco Polo is indispensable for creating flower arrangements in hanging pots and garden flowerpots. When planting on a bed of a single plant, a flowering carpet of more than one square meter is obtained.
In order to grow a petunia, Marco Polo gives you complete satisfaction from the brightly ever-blooming balls, you need to listen to the advice of experienced flower growers and follow some rules. Read also: Description and photo of the grapes variety Veles
Preparing the soil for petunias Marco Polo
For sowing seeds in small cups, you can use a ready-made substrate for petunias, which has a fertile composition. For the subsequent landing in containers, boxes or pots, it is better to stock up the soil by mixing sod earth, old humus, peat and perlite.
The introduction of perlite into the composition of the soil reduces its weight and does not allow it to dry out, which is especially important when growing petunia in containers.
The same mixture can be used for a flower bed, filling it with prepared wells for planting. High seed germination can be achieved by creating a special microclimate on the surface of a moist and slightly compacted soil.
Growing seedlings
The main condition for growing seedlings of petunias Marco Polo is good illumination and temperature conditions:
- after germination all seedlings need to ensure the temperature during the day + 18-20 ° C and + 14-16 ° C at night;
- regular spray misting;
- artificial lighting during the day, so that the seedlings are not stretched;
- airing sprouts during the day;
- dive seedlings into a lighter container( one plant each) at the 3rd week after germination;
- feeding seedlings from the 5th week under the root and on the leaves;
- hardening of plants before being taken out onto the street and transplanted into open ground.
To get a strong branched petunia plant Marco Polo with large flowers( 5-7cm) two weeks earlier than the stated time, it is enough to pinch the main stem over the fourth leaf at the age of 6-7 weeks. If, before planting, the seedlings suddenly bloom, the flowers and buds must be cut off in order not to burden the bush.
Cultivation of Marco Polo petunias in the garden
Cascade Petunia Marco Polo feels great in the garden in open well-lit spaces. When planting seedlings on a flower bed, remember that you will not be able to carry your favorite plants from the scorching summer sun. Therefore, you need to choose a place for a flower bed with all the responsibility. In order to sweat petunias on the hottest days, it is possible to temporarily use a shading grid of no more than 40% shading.
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Planting petunias in a horizontal line, it’s enough to leave 40-50 cm between bushes so that they do not interfere with each other and look like a solid flower garden. Petunia Marco Polo looks great in a photo in containers, drawers and outdoor flowerpots. The main advantage of growing in containers is the ability to remove plants on hot days in partial shade and protect them from diseases.
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Secrets of growing Petunia Marko Polo from
professionals Perfectly feel the petunias on artificial high beds of various designs that you can even move if you wish. Reviews on the page say that Petunia Marco Polo is not particularly capricious, but responds to attention and care with violent blooms all year round.
In the fall, you can bring pots with petunia from the garden to the room. With sufficient watering and moderate temperature, the petunia Marco Polo will delight you all winter with cheerful colors. And in the spring of last year's bush, you can cut the cuttings for reproduction. With this method, complete bushes of the desired variety can be obtained much earlier.
Video: an experienced gardener about petunias
