Fertilizing petunia seedlings – how to do it correctly at home

Everyone has their favorite flowers in their flowerbed or apartment. The vibrant petunia has long been a popular favorite and is grown by many amateur gardeners. Caring for the plant requires some skill and knowledge. To ensure long-lasting and lush blooms, it's important to feed it regularly from the seedling stage. Applying 2-4 applications of beneficial fertilizers is crucial. And then you'll get impressive results, as proven by experience!

Namely:

• After germination.
• Before and after the picking procedure.
• In the flowering stage.

Flower seeds are sown in late winter or spring.

Future decorativeness depends on many factors, these are:

• Suitable soil composition.
• High-quality seed material.
• Optimal watering regime.
• Fertilizers applied throughout the growing season.

It's best to purchase potting soil from a specialist store. It should contain a sufficient amount of peat and be loose. Fertilizers can provide the soil with all the nutrients necessary for healthy plant growth. Even if the seeds are planted in nutritious and rich soil, petunias still require additional feeding.

First

When petunia seedlings emerge, organic matter stimulates the development of both the root system and the green part of the plant.

Before applying any fertilizer, it's worth taking a close look at the seedlings. Here are some points to consider:

• The seedling began to witherA possible cause is unsuitable soil acidity. To correct this, add lime or ash.
• The plants stopped growing and started turning yellow.A possible cause is loose and poor soil. More frequent soil loosening and nitrogen fertilizer application are needed.

Before and after picking

Some gardeners believe that the first feeding should not be done until the seedlings have developed 3-4 leaves. At this point, the seedlings are watered with a weak solution of potassium permanganate or a combination of the mineral fertilizers Fitosporin and Energen (10 ml of the former and 1.5 ml of the latter).

The next fertilization is timed to coincide with transplanting. Transplanting petunias to a new location is a good time for a thorough fertilization (the same as described above—potassium permanganate or phytosporin and energen). Beforehand, the soil is sprayed with a Zircon solution (4 drops per 1 liter of water). Seedlings are transplanted at 14-28 days of age.

The third feeding is done 10 days after repotting. It's best to use calcium nitrate (1.5 g per liter and water in).

What to use

To ensure normal seedling development, various means are used.

Gardeners use ready-made agricultural fertilizers:

• Complex fertilizers containing nitrogen are used for the growth of green parts.
• "Fundazol" - for disinfection.
• "Zircon", "Epin" - for plant branching and the formation of a beautiful bush.
• Organic-mineral preparations (Uniflor Rost, Effecton, etc.) - for general development.
• "Kristalon", "Kemira" - to supply seedlings with vitamins.

All of them are used strictly according to the instructions for a particular product; deviations are not allowed.

Pharmaceutical drugs and folk remedies:

• Vitamins B1, B12 - the pharmaceutical preparation is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10.
• Yeast is added to the soil and also used for spraying leaves (dry powder is diluted 1 to 15 with water).
• Cow dung - diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10, watered at the roots.

For growth

To ensure petunia grows and develops well, alternate nitrogen and potassium fertilizers. Fertilizing 2-3 times a week is acceptable, provided at least one nitrogen fertilizer is included. Follow the instructions strictly.

A good nitrogen option is urea. Apply 10 g per liter and spray, watering the plants thoroughly beforehand. A potassium option is monopotassium phosphate. Dissolve 1 g of the product in 2 liters of water and spray the plants.

Ready-made preparations can be supplemented with folk recipes using yeast, which also stimulates growth very well (watering in a concentration of 1 to 15 with water).