With the arrival of good weather the plants begin to bloom and the garden comes back to life after having spent a few months practically asleep. There are more and more hours of daylight, and the temperatures are pleasant enough to be able to work comfortably outdoors. It is time to sow.
If you want to have a multicolored corner year after year, we are going to show you how to germinate flower seeds.
Before starting it is important that you know one thing: although the images in the article correspond to the Delphinium plant, to sow lively, annual and / or biannuals you must follow the same steps. That said, now yes, put on the gloves that we are going to get to work on 🙂.
Preparing the planting material
The first thing we have to do is, of course, collect the ripe fruits of our flowers, or acquire seed envelopes. Once we have it, we will proceed to put them in a glass of water at room temperature for 24 hours, so we will know which are the ones that will surely germinate, which will be the ones that sink.
The next day, we will prepare the following:
- Hotbed: It can be anything from flowerpots to seedling trays, through peat tablets, milk or yogurt containers, etc.
- Substratum: As they are plants that are not demanding and also have a very high germination rate, you can use universal substrate for plants, although it is advisable to mix it with 20% perlite to avoid problems with irrigation.
- Watering can with water: You can not miss. After each sowing and transplant, you have to water.
- Sunny place: For the seeds to germinate and grow well, it is important that the seedbed is placed in an area exposed directly to the sun.
Sowing the seeds
Image - David's Garden Diary
Now that we have everything, we will fill the seedbed with substrate and water it so that the seed can germinate as soon as possible. Afterwards, we will only have to cover it a little with soil and water it.
Being very fast growing plants, it is preferable to put a maximum of 2 seeds in each seedbed. Thus, in the event that both germinate, when they are 5cm high, it would be much easier for us to separate them and plant them in individual pots. And for sure both of them would continue to grow 😉.
Enjoy your flowers!
What hormone can I put in the rose seeds so that they germinate
Hi Lourdes.
Actually, you don't need to put any hormones in it. It will only be necessary to keep the substrate slightly damp, and be patient 🙂.
A greeting.
Hello, I would like to know what hormone I can use to germinate the rose seeds
Hi Monica, what you describe would be useful for larger seeds, small seeds are not easy to handle or to bury, and it would be better to water with a spray bottle so as not to remove the soil. Greetings.
Right, Alelí. If they are small seeds better water with a spray bottle. Thanks for your contribution 🙂
Hello, I want to know in which month the delphiniums are sown indoors in seedbeds and I also want to know if they need stratification… thank you.
Hi Elva.
Yes, you can plant them indoors, but in a room with great clarity.
They don't need stratification, don't worry 🙂
Regards!
Is temperature a determining factor for germination or does it only serve to speed up the process?
It is that I received an envelope of seeds of Browallia especiosa and it says ¨sow anytime¨… and the other envelopes come with more specific indications… Greetings
Hello Nestor.
Temperature is important, since there are species that will only germinate if temperatures are high, and others that will only germinate if the temperature is around 10 and 20 degrees.
In the case of Browallia, it will germinate best in the spring, as it normally blooms three months after sowing.
A greeting.
It's me, again…
The seeds of browallia speciosa already sprouted a month ago, and they are still with the cotyledons ... You say they bloom after three months? If so, I think mine grow very slowly… Am I doing something wrong? I sowed them in a mixture of vermiculite and perlite to avoid the appearance of fungi, with the idea of transplanting them to a fertile substrate when they grew enough. I have read that professional growers fertilize them from a very young age, but the normal thing is that they recommend you not to fertilize until you have a true leaf. Do you think it is a good idea to use a liquid fertilizer so early? All the best.