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With the arrival of spring in flower shops and on the shelves of the markets, flowerpots are full of a wide variety of petunias for every taste and color. If there is no possibility( or desire) to breed petunias, you can immediately purchase a ready-made flower. And you can buy seeds and grow their own seedlings of petunias.
The second option is more profitable, since the cost of buying one adult plant with a head will cover the purchase of several packs of seeds. The seedlings grown from them will fill not one flowerbed. Petunia seeds have a fairly good germination. However, recovering from them, it is worthwhile to listen to the recommendations of experienced flower growers about which seeds of petunia are better to buy for seedlings.
So, when choosing the seeds of petunias, you need to pay attention to the following points:
- quality;
- number;
- freshness;
- grade affiliation.
Petunia seed quality
Probably everyone has seen it at the grandmothers markets, selling seeds "by weight".No one says that the seeds they have acquired will turn out to be of poor quality. But still, in order not to be mistaken with the choice, it is better to buy petunia seeds in special packages. In this case, the company that produces them, should be quite well known. The packages always indicate what kind of petunia it is, when it is necessary to sow the seeds, the estimated time of planting on the flower bed and the flowering period, as well as the particular care and description of the plant.
You also need to pay attention to which seeds in the package - regular or drazhirovannye. It is more convenient to sow the latter species, but if they do not comply with the conditions and periods of storage, they lose their germination.
The number of seeds in the package
Petunia seeds are very small and are sold in packs of 5 and 10 pieces each. A package with a large number of seeds only at first glance seems more expensive, and if you count the price of one thing, then it is immediately clear that it is more profitable to purchase a larger package. The seedlings grown from it will be possible to plant one large or several small flower beds.
Of course, if you want to plant several varieties with different colors and the shape of inflorescences, it is better to buy one small bag of different varieties.
Freshness of seeds
When choosing petunia seeds, you should pay attention to the year they were collected. Some growers insist that last year's seeds have the best germination. If possible, it is better to buy fresh petunia seeds, or process them before sowing with Epit-Ekstra stimulant.
If the sack of petunia seeds has an expiration date printed in the printing house, it can be fake, because real seeds have stamps with a shelf life.
Belonging to the grade
Different varieties of petunias have their own characteristics of planting. For example, some varieties can be sown immediately in open soil, and some - first grow in seedling form. Therefore, for growing seedlings of petunias, it is recommended to buy bags of seeds of the same variety. Bags with a mixture of varieties may not justify the expected result.
