How and when to plant petunia in the open ground?

Petunia quite deservedly bears the title of "flower beds queen". This beautifully flowering plant enjoys great love and popularity amongst flower growers. It is grown on balconies, in gardens, flowerbeds, in hanging pots and large flowerpots. A wide selection of varieties and shades allows you to create fabulously beautiful compositions. The seedlings are sown already in late January and early February, but when to plant petunia in the open ground?

Ready seedlings can be planted in flower beds in the second half of May. Then the sun warms the earth well, and the plants do not freeze from the night frosts. Of course, flowers can withstand low plus temperatures and even slight minuses, but still they are thermophilic, so for normal growth and flowering in sunlight and warmth, petunia is very necessary.

Seeding on seedlings to many beginner growers seems too complicated. Petunia is really very capricious, to grow it from seeds, you need to try hard. Here you need proper care, good lighting, adherence to the temperature regime. Without it everything just does not rise petunia. Planting and care in the open ground is a frequent watering, fertilizing fertilizer and tearing off the wilted inflorescences.

Since growing flowers from seeds is a very complex procedure, many try to bypass this process. To do this, they buy ready-made seedlings when it's time to plant petunia in the open ground. Of course, it will cost more, but such bushes will blossom earlier and will surely grow large and healthy. Before planting it is necessary to prepare a place, it must be open and sunny. If it is a flower bed, it is better to plant flowers on the edges, because petunia is short, and in the middle put something higher.

When to plant petunia in the open ground it will be possible already, the ground needs to be dug up, organic fertilizers should be introduced. The soil must be sufficiently loose and drained, this will help to avoid stagnation of water. If you plan to plant petunia in garden flowerpots, you should prepare a nutrient substrate so that it does not need any useful substances. This can be ordinary land, taken from the garden, peat and humus, the soil will not only be nutritious, but also loose.

When planting petunia in the open ground - depends entirely on the climatic features of the region, if it is already warm in April and there are no frosts, then it can be planted even then. Flowering begins in mid-June and lasts until October.

To maintain an attractive appearance, it is only time to break off the dry flowers and periodically make mineral top dressing. To get an attractive thick bush, you need to hold the pin in time. To do this, you need to cut off the tip of the tallest stem. Such manipulation will allow growth of lateral shoots and improve flowering.

To become the owner of a flowerbed, it is necessary to exert a lot of energy, take care of their wards, water them and make fertilizing. But all the works will be rewarded with beautiful colorful flowers that will delight the eyes a whole summer and even half of the autumn.