Sowing time of flowers. Features of growing pansies from seeds

Growing pansies from seeds is one of the ways that you can use to please the flower lover.

These unpretentious, simple, but very beautiful flowers- annuals, biennials or perennials. Sowing times will differ based on how the grower decides to grow them. Growing pansies is not a difficult process, but it requires attention.

There are 2 options for how to grow pansies from seeds:

• v open ground;
• at home.

Learn more about how to do it outdoors. The peculiarity is that there will be no flowering in the year of planting. Such planting of seeds implies abundant flowering for the next year, as the flowers will get stronger and will have a reserve of strength for the whole year. Landing is done in June-July in a nursery - a bed with prepared soil in advance. After that, the seedlings are transplanted with a pinch of the central root, in other words, they dive. This promotes better root formation. When the sprouts acquire several leaves, pansies are transplanted to a permanent place, growing from seeds at home is the next stage.

This requires:

• container or box for seedlings;
• fertile substrate;
• pansy seeds;
• glass or plastic bag.

Sowing should start in February-March. The container or box should have a small number of air filtration holes. A fertile substrate is poured inside, in which it is necessary to make shallow furrows. Seeds are laid out in these furrows and evenly distributed. Top them should be covered with a slightly damp substrate. Seedlings will appear within a week and a half.

As in the first cultivation option, the plant can be transplanted only after the leaves have appeared. All this time, the box or container must be covered with glass or plastic bag and be in a dark place. It is necessary to periodically ventilate the plant and moisten the soil. 7-10 days before planting, the plant must be taken out into open sunlight. This will serve as a hardening period. However, if the air temperature does not exceed 10 ° C, then you should still wait.

The sprouts are planted at a distance of 15-25 cm from each other, as they grow very much. After that, the soil is crushed and moistened.

They can be watered no more than 3 times a week during wet weather, and daily in drought. Fertilize pansies with complex mineral fertilizers before flowering and in the process. Fresh manure is contraindicated for these plants. To maintain long flowering, dry leaves and buds that have faded should be removed. Weeding and clearing weeds will certainly only benefit.

Pansies: history, types, care (video)

About the plant

Many gardeners support the cultivation of pansies, because the tenderness of these flowers is hard to miss. The international name of the flower in Latin is Viola (Viola).

The two most popular types are Violet tricolor and Violet Wittrock. The difference between these species lies in the shape of the flowers. So Violet Vittrok has large flowers, and Violet tricolor is smaller, as it belongs to small-flowered herbaceous plants. In addition to the names already listed for these flowers, there are a lot of names in the people:

• Ivan da Marya;
• brothers;
• semi-color;
• three-flower and others.

Pansies have over 400 species and great amount varieties.

The color range of this flower is amazing. Various shades of blue, red, yellow, orange, purple, blue and even black. Often, huge flower beds are made out of pansies using different colors, which makes it seem that the gardeners painted a picture with them.

Everyone's favorite decorative is called pansies. garden plant... Its progenitor is a medicinal herbaceous biennial, widespread in fields and meadows. Belongs to the Fialkov family. Garden option is a hybrid with larger, more expressive flowers. It is also known as tricolor violet or viola. Sometimes this is also called the Violet of Vittork. There is nothing surprising in the fact that all varieties of this plant are called pansies. They are united common feature- beautiful, unusual shape and color flowers. Viola is suitable for decorating flower beds. It can be grown in planters and pots. This flower always and everywhere attracts attention; blooms long and profusely. Growing pansies from seeds is not a problem either.

We approach the choice of varieties responsibly!

There are a huge number of varieties and varieties. In addition, breeders continue to work. Regularly new bright and unusual options... To choose suitable grade, you need to decide on the purpose of growing. If you plan to grow in pots or containers, the Vittrock violet is for you. This hybrid has more large flowers and is better adapted to indoor conditions. For open ground, choose a viola. For those looking to get their own seed, it is best to avoid first-order (F1) hybrids. Plants grown from varietal seeds will produce more predictable offspring. Although hybrids have great decorative properties.

So, you have decided which variety suits you best. The only thing left is to choose the color, size and shape. Violet flowers are based on white, yellow, blue and purple colors. Plants differ in the shape and size of the flower, the size of the bush, and the timing of flowering. The nature of the color can also change: some varieties have "lost" the spot, having received dashes and strokes of a darker color on the petals. Depending on the combination of these properties, the plants are divided into series. Among the most popular are Chalon Supreme, which features corrugated petals, Cats, with dark touches on a lighter base. The Fanсy series is represented by varieties with huge flowers bright red shades. There are many series, which are constantly updated with new varieties.

Pansies at home: preparatory stage to boarding

Viola is a biennial plant, but under certain conditions it can bloom in the first year. It all depends on the time of sowing the seeds. Early seedlings bloom in the same year, but tolerate wintering worse. Flowering takes a lot of energy from a young bush and inhibits the development of the root system. In this case, the beds are additionally insulated for the winter. From seeds sown later, strong, cold-prepared plants are obtained; they will bloom only in a year. Depending on the desired result, the seeds are sown either in the middle of winter or in the spring.

Planting pansies for seedlings requires preparation. So, to get flowering in the same year, the seeds begin to be sown at the end of February. Before planting, they must be well moistened with water and preferably disinfected. To do this, the seeds are poured onto gauze soaked in water or a weak solution of potassium permanganate, left for 24 hours. The use of potassium permanganate is preferable, as this will help protect the seeds from fungal attack. For planting, use nutritious, but light soil with good air permeability. Leafy soil with the addition of peat is suitable.
If peat is not at hand, vermiculite can be added as a baking powder. The use of black soil is allowed. Before use, it must be steamed for an hour. Then add peat in a 1: 1 ratio. From ready-made substrates, a universal one is suitable.

Planting pansy seeds

Planting pansies with seeds itself does not take much time compared to preparatory work... Seeds are sown in shallow containers (cups) at a short distance from each other. Top covered with a layer of substrate 0.5 - 1 cm. The ground is slightly crushed.

What do pansies love? Seedling care

Germination should take place in a greenhouse. For this, the containers are covered with glass or foil. Until the first shoots appear, they are kept in a shaded place at a temperature of about 20 degrees. Greenhouses are aired every day, opening for several hours. Moisten the soil if necessary. In this case, it is important not to get carried away, since the seeds will die if waterlogged. The sprouts appear in two weeks. They are transferred to a sunny place, the temperature is lowered to 15 degrees. Can be placed on a windowsill (the window should face south). The glass or film is not removed immediately. Seedlings need to be accustomed to open air gradually.

After a week, the viola begins to be fed, and this procedure is repeated weekly until planting in open ground. Use nitrogen or potash fertilizers... Of the complex, fertilizers with a low phosphorus content are suitable. Seedlings dive after a pair of true leaves have grown. Small diameter containers are used for picking. It is important not to increase the temperature at this stage. First, so as not to disrupt the process of setting flower buds. Secondly, in the warmth, the seedlings wither and are affected by various fungal diseases. Water carefully, without waterlogging the earthen coma.

How to grow pansies? Planting and growing outdoors

Planting pansy flowers in open ground is carried out at the end of May. Before planting, the seedlings must be hardened. It is taken out into the street for half an hour, gradually increasing the time spent in the air. Pansy beds are prepared in advance. They are carefully weeded, loosened and fertilized (phosphorus or potash). Bushes are planted at a distance of 20 cm. After transplanting, they bloom quickly enough.

For viola better fit sunny place. She prefers nutritious soil, grows well in loams. It grows worse on sandy soils. In this case, add sod land or black soil. The plant is quite demanding for watering, especially on hot days.
Overdrying the soil will lead to the cessation of flowering. Tricolor violet very sensitive to mineral deficiencies. In the open field, they continue to feed it with the same fertilizers 2 times a month. The seeds can be planted directly into open ground. Better to do this in July. The preparation for sowing is the same as for growing in containers. Until the moment of the first shoots, the ground can be covered with foil.

Pansies are a plant that should be grown in summer cottages and backyard plots. It is beautiful and unpretentious, and working with it will give you a lot of pleasure. The reward for labor will be continuous flowering.

Pansies have always been one of the most common violet varieties in our area. Its beauty and unpretentious care have long attracted experienced and novice gardeners.

This flower is quite simple to grow from seeds or seedlings, and it does not require particularly complicated care.

Description of the plant

At the end of April, it is necessary to start hardening the seedlings. To do this, pots of flowers are taken out into the street, first for a few minutes, then extending the time spent outdoors up to several hours. As soon as stable warm weather is established outside without frost on the ground, the flowers are transplanted to the garden bed. As a rule, this happens already at the beginning or in the middle of summer.

Seedlings of pansies

Timing and subtleties of planting in open ground

In June - early July, the plant is transplanted to open ground. If this procedure is carried out earlier, pansies can hardly endure wintering and do not bloom in the spring. When you decide to plant ready-made seedlings in open ground, the gardener should follow these rules:

• plant plants at a distance of 20 cm or more from each other;
• transfer the seedling along with the basal tuber of the earth (otherwise the pansies will be difficult to take root on the site);
• immediately after moving the seedlings to the beds, water the flowers and apply fertilizers;

In the first year after planting, the gardener needs to ensure that the plants grow and develop quickly, but not bloom. Normally, pansies should give their buds in the spring of next year. If the first flowers begin to appear by the beginning of autumn, they should be dived to ensure normal growth of the plant.

Care

To the growing conditions of pansies, the eyes are usually unpretentious and require minimal care from the gardener during the entire period of active growth. It provides:

• watering... It is carried out abundantly and regularly, watering the plant at the root. In dry weather in the southern regions, spraying of leaves from a spray bottle is also added to it. But such events are rarely carried out, so as not to cause rot on the leaves due to high humidity;

• top dressing. It is carried out from the beginning of plant budding. Provides for the introduction of mixtures containing nitrogen, calcium and trace elements into the soil. The frequency of its implementation depends on the type of soil in which the flowers grow. Under normal conditions, it is enough to do it once a month and a half, in poor soils - once every 3 weeks, not more often;
• loosening the soil and eliminating weeds. It is carried out as needed, usually every 3 weeks.

Gardeners provide intensive care of plants from June to October, while the pansies are in the active growth stage. With the approach of cold weather, the flowers begin to gradually prepare for wintering. To do this, gradually reduce the amount of watering and feeding, cover the flower bed with peat sawdust or other heaters.

In cold regions, instead of warming the soil, it is recommended to transplant pansies from the garden to flowerpots, which should then be placed in a greenhouse or house so that the plants do not die. Already in late March - early April, they can be transplanted back to open ground

Video

Learn more about growing from seeds and caring for pansies

Disease and pest control

Pansies are a flower prone various diseases and pests that gardeners have to deal with regularly. Among the most common:

• powdery mildew. Abundant appears on the leaves and stem of the plant. white bloom, the very green underneath turns brown. When the first signs of this ailment appear, the treatment of pansies with fungicides is most effective. In the later stages of the disease, you can use more active solutions: Purest flowers, Topaz. It is recommended to remove heavily affected plants from the common garden;

Powdery mildew damage

• gray rot... A gray bloom appears on the plant, leaves and stems become soft, watery. Such a disease appears, as a rule, in conditions of high humidity, but it develops very quickly, affecting all seedlings. If this problem is detected, the gardener should remove the affected plants, and also reduce watering, reduce the temperature in the greenhouse (if the plant does not grow in the open field). You can also treat pansies with Fundazol;

Gray rot

• bacterial spotting. It appears as oily yellow or brown spots abundantly covering the leaves. If such a disease is found, it is urgent to remove the affected plants from the garden and treat the remaining seedlings with copper oxychloride;

Bacterial spot

• aphid. It can be determined by the appearance of sticky aphid secretions on the yellowing leaves and buds of the plant. At the same time, flowers die quickly. A solution of soapy water, as well as special preparations - Aktellik Bison, Tanrek can help the gardener cope with such a problem. They are recommended for use in case of severe damage to plants;
• slugs. Their appearance can be determined by the formation of grooves and holes on the leaves. You can effectively fight snails and slugs by manually collecting pests from the plant, as well as reducing watering. With abundant damage to plants, you can treat them with metaldehyde.

As a prophylaxis for the above diseases, it is recommended to spray the leaves with copper oxychloride once a season (in rainy weather), and when transplanting, treat the plants with Glyocladin. These preparations avoid the appearance of rot, powdery mildew and other problems.

Conclusion

In general, growing pansies in our climatic conditions is not a difficult task even for a novice gardener. All he needs for its successful implementation is to familiarize himself with the basic rules for caring for such plants, as well as strictly follow the care procedures during the active growth of flowers. And then the pansies will surely become bright decoration your garden the next year after disembarkation.

Scientifically, this plant is divided into two types: Viola Vitrokka and Violet tricolor. The latter species has small flowers and reproduces well by self-seeding: give them free rein - they will disperse throughout the site. But Viola Vitrokka is best grown from seeds to maintain decorative look, bright colors and good flowering... It is she who today flaunts in modern front gardens, pots and boxes on the balconies. Sprawling bushes grow in height no more than 25-30 cm.

Viola flowers have large, corrugated or smooth petals along the edges, which are distinguished by a variety of juicy colors. In addition, flowers can be monochromatic, with original strokes and spots of all kinds of colors: white, red, yellow, dark purple, sky blue, burgundy, etc. The most impressive group of varieties Rococo, characterized by very strong flowering and corrugated petals with a border. No less delightful Swiss giants with a flower diameter of up to 10 cm.

We grow viola at home

For abundant flowering place the viola on fertile moist soils in sunny places... On poor soil in the shade, the shoots will stretch out and form small flowers that will quickly fade.

Raising these gentle creatures at home is not at all problematic: they have an agreeable and not capricious character... Usually seeds are used for propagation. To determine the time for sowing, it is worth deciding on your desire to see the first flowers. Experts advise growing viola as an annual or biennial, because it is then that it has the most attractive appearance and is distinguished by the splendor of flowering.

If you want flowering in the same year - sow in the last days January or February for seedlings. Planting seeds in the ground in June will help to achieve early spring flowering in the second year. If sown earlier - in May, then the bushes can outgrow and bloom in autumn, which will have a bad effect on spring flowering. That is, in the first case, you will receive annual plant, and in the second - biennial.

How to grow viola seedlings

Not everyone can and knows how to grow pansies at home, and therefore buy expensive seedlings in pots in the market or in stores. But why spend money if viola of any variety you like can be grown independently as an annual.

1. Used containers for seedlings are thoroughly washed, remove plaque on the walls and scald with boiling water and soda;
2. The soil is preferable light, but fertile. It is best to purchase soil from a store and mix it with sand and garden soil (1: 1: 2). Be sure to spill it with a fungicide for disinfection;
3. As soon as the earth dries up, we make grooves no more than a centimeter deep, and do not lay out the seeds thickly, sprinkle them;
4. We cover the container with glass, you can put on a plastic bag or wrap it with cling film. We keep in a warm dark place until shoots appear, ventilate regularly;
5. When sprouts appear, on day 5-7, we take it out into the light and slightly open it, giving access to fresh air;
6. Every week we feed the seedlings with a weak solution of any flower fertilizer. We periodically water the dried earth, but remember that when waterlogged, the viola is prone to a black leg;
7. We carry out a pick with two real leaves, moving the seedlings into individual cups;
8. At the end of April, we harden the seedlings - "walk" on the street or balcony;
9. After hardening, you can send seedlings to the flower bed at any time. The multicolored "eyes" perfectly tolerate the transplant even when they bloom. It can be planted in single bushes or at a distance of at least 30 cm from the bush.

Planting seeds in the ground

Achieve abundant and long flowering in the spring in the second year, you can sow seeds the previous summer: the plant will have time to accumulate enough strength for this. By the way, quite often, violas are grown in both cases through seedlings, because then the risk that the seeds will dry out and not germinate is almost halved. However, if the soil in the flowerbed is loose, then you can sow without fear in June-July directly into the open ground:

• we make grooves of small depth (0.5 cm), spill and spread the seeds sparsely. We crush it on top with the earth, tamping it slightly with the palm of our hand. We maintain a distance of 10 cm between the grooves;
• it is better to shade the bed so that the soil does not dry out (you can build some kind of canopy or just stick branches with leaves next to it);
• after regrowth of a pair of true leaves, the seedlings dive, not forgetting to reduce the central root by a third. Planting flowers in a permanent place is carried out according to the scheme 25 × 25 cm.

Remember that the plant should not bloom, so when buds appear, they need to be cut off.

Seedling care

We figured out how and when to plant pansies, and now a few words about leaving. Viola is quite unpretentious, but it will fully show its charm only with optimal conditions... For example, under scorching sun the bush can burn out, and in partial shade the flowers lose their brightness and become smaller. Before planting seedlings, it is advisable to fertilize the soil with compost, rotted manure at the rate of 5 kg per "square". Please note the flower cannot stand fresh manure.

In the future, pansies, the care of which also consists in loosening the soil and watering, can be periodically fed. For example, before budding, it is poured with water with nitroammophos dissolved in it (a tablespoon of fertilizer is taken on a bucket). Before flowering, art is added to the bucket in the same way. spoon of superphosphate and watered. We are not lazy to remove weeds so that they do not drown out the plantings.

Viola is prone to over-pollination, so unexpectedly for yourself, you can suddenly become the only owner of a specimen with an unusual pattern or color. In this case, you can collect the seeds and sow them next year. You need to collect the seeds when the box turns white or yellow. It is important not to miss the moment before it opens and the seeds do not wake up to the ground. The plant is quite winter-hardy, but it still hibernates better under a layer of spruce needles. You cannot cover the bushes with leaves or sawdust - with frequent thaws, they will simply get wet.

Many seasoned gardeners plant pansies directly in open ground, but no less common seedling method growing viola at home, which makes it possible to grow healthy plants that will bloom much earlier and most likely even more abundantly.

Caring for the viola is not so difficult and painstaking, therefore, summer residents with a great desire to grow this flower on their plots.

Popular types and varieties of viola

When and how to plant pansies for seedlings: terms and methods

The timing of viola planting differs from the breeding method. Thus, there are 3 ways to grow pansies:

• Spring planting seeds for seedlings in late February - early March. The advantage of this method is that the plants will start blooming early and will decorate your garden this summer. Part of the seedlings can not be planted in the garden, but transplanted into pots or balcony boxes.
• Viola can be planted with seeds and immediately in open ground in the summer. This is usually done in late spring - May or early June. Flowering should be expected by autumn or earlier (in August-September).
• Planting pansies with seeds is common in autumn or even late summer (usually in August - early September). After successful winter rooting, the seedlings will grow, and flowering will begin almost immediately after the onset of spring.

Lunar calendar

Choosing the best date for sowing seeds can help you Moon calendar.

Viola can be either an annual (annual) or perennial plant, each of which has its own dates according to the lunar calendar. However, most often (in cold and harsh winters), it is grown as an annual plant.

So auspicious days for sowing annual viola in 2019 according to the lunar calendar are:

• in January - 17-19, 23-27;
• in February - 6-8, 11-17, 21-25;
• in March - 12-17, 19-20;
• in April - 6-8, 11-13, 15-17; 29-30;
• in May - 8-17, 21-23, 26-28;
• in June - 1, 2, 5, 6, 9-13, 16-20;
• in July - 8-10;
• in November - 6-8, 13-18, 24-25.

Favorable days for sowing perennial (two-year) viola in 2019 according to the lunar calendar are:

• in January - 14-19, 23-27;
• in February - 11-13, 20-25;
• in March - 12-17, 19, 20, 27-30;
• in April - 6-8, 11-13, 15-17, 24-26, 29, 30;
• in May - 6-8, 10-17, 21-23, 26-28, 31;
• in June - 1, 2, 5, 6, 9-13, 16-20, 27-30;
• in July - 8-12, 25-31;
• in August - 2-6, 17, 18, 21-23, 26-28;
• in September - 1-5, 7-10, 17-24;
• in October - 4-7, 9-12, 19-21, 23-25, 27;
• in November - 13-18.

Unfavorable days according to the lunar calendar for 2019 for sowing annual and perennial pansies, the following dates are:

• in January - 5, 6, 21;
• in February - 4, 5, 19;
• in March - 6, 7, 21;
• in April - 5, 19;
• in May - 5, 19;
• in June - 3, 4, 17;
• in July - 2, 3, 17;
• in August - 15, 16, 30, 31;
• in September - 14, 15, 28, 29;
• in October - 14, 28;
• in November - 12, 13, 26, 27.

According to lunar calendar from the magazine "1000 Tips for Summer Residents".

Video: step by step sowing viola seedlings - all about growing pansies

Capacity and potting mix

You can sow and grow viola seedlings in any planting containers, it can be plastic and wooden boxes, cardboard and peat cups, disposable plastic cups, special trays and cassettes for seedlings, peat tablets... You can make the container yourself, for example, by cutting plastic bottles or milk cartons and other food containers.

When you think about the choice of soil, there are always exactly 2 ways. Buy a ready-made mixture for flower seedlings in the store or make it yourself. There is no fundamental difference, everything depends on your time and opportunities.

To prepare substrate for growing seedlings of pansies do it yourself the following components will be required in equal proportions:

• sod land;
• humus;
• peat;
• sand.

Then the resulting soil mixture must be mixed well and preferably sieved. You can disinfect the soil by steaming it.

Do not forget! To successfully grow any seedlings, including viola, proper drainage is necessary.

Seed preparation for sowing (treatment)

To accelerate seed germination and increase their resistance to diseases, viola seeds are pre-planted before planting. treated with growth accelerators... The most popular means for soaking before sowing seedlings are "Zircon" and "Epin".

Direct sowing

A step-by-step guide to planting viola seeds for seedlings at home the traditional way as follows:

1. Moisten (for example, you can still spill with 1% potassium permanganate solution or to increase protection against rot and other dangerous diseases), and then lightly compact the soil in the planting container.
2. Sow pansy seeds over the surface (some growers, plant in shallow, maximum 5 mm grooves, and then lightly sprinkle with earth). Try to distribute the flower seeds as evenly as possible, for example, use a small piece of white paper and slowly sow the seeds around the edge.
3. Use a spray bottle to thoroughly moisten the crops again.
4. Then cover or cover plastic wrap You can also shove the container directly into the bag or put shoe covers on it.
5. Place the container with plantings in a dark and warm place, where the average air temperature is kept at 22 degrees.

Video: sowing viola seeds for seedlings and seedling results

By the way! Viola can be sown and on the snow... To do this, lay a small layer of snow on top of the ground and spread the seeds on it. The snow will gradually melt and pull the seeds into the soil.

Video: sowing and picking viola

Viola care after planting seedlings

As practice shows, friendly shoots will begin to appear after 1 week or one and a half. Now you need to move the container from a dark place to a sunny window (you can even directly to the south one).

It is important that the soil near the seedlings is always slightly moist. Therefore, do not forget to exercise regular watering.

Important! The soil must be kept just moderately moist, since excess moisture leads to the disease of the plant with a black leg.

After 6-7 days after the formation of the first shoots - the shelter will need to be removed, but first it is necessary to begin to ventilate the soil gradually, increasing the duration over time.

Pansies need 15 hour (+ -1 hour) daylight hours, accordingly, due to early sowing, it is recommended to supplement young seedlings with phytolamps or ordinary LED lamps otherwise it may stretch too far.

Picking

The time for picking pansies seedlings comes when it has 2 true leaves.

Note! It must be admitted that viola easily takes root after almost any transplant, even not the most accurate one. So, young seedlings, whose roots are slightly damaged during the pick, may at first slow down a little in development, but then go into confident growth. but you need to approach the procedure with all responsibility!

If possible, try to dive viola seedlings into separate planting containers (pots, cups), or into a common container according to the 5 by 5 centimeters pattern.

Soil requirements do not change, unless steaming is required this time. However, it is recommended to add to the soil mixture mineral fertilizer, which can be used as nitrophoska or azofoska, at the rate of 2 tbsp. l. funds for 4 liters of land.

Important! The roots should be free to stir in the hole. They must not be bent when filling them. If, nevertheless, they do not fit, then they should be pinched.

Viola seedlings that are too elongated should be buried down to the cotyledon leaves.

After transplanting, watering is necessary. If after it the earth has settled excessively, then soil should be added.

Video: viola pick

That's all! Now you can put the seedlings back on the windowsill or any other bright place where the temperature will be kept at 16 (+ -1) degrees.

Once every 2 weeks you can feed pansies are complex mineral fertilizers for seedlings, which include nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

When about 2 weeks remain before disembarkation, then viola seedlings should be started temper gradually bringing on Fresh air... Try to keep the pots out of direct sunlight, otherwise young and fragile leaves can get burned.

If you did everything correctly when planting and grew the seedlings of pansies at home according to the recommendations, then in the second half of May the viols will bloom, and they can be planted in open ground or transplanted into suspended balcony containers, pots or a high flower bed.

Video: how to grow good seedlings viola

How to plant viola seedlings in open ground: timing and technique

It is necessary to start transferring the seedlings of pansies to the soil or to a flower bed when the weather is stable outside (no return frosts), that is, in the general case, this falls on May.

A place for disembarking viola, as a rule, it is required well illuminated(but not open, otherwise the plantings will simply burn out), but it is possible to plant near trees, through the crowns of which diffused sunlight will fall.

Priming for planting pansies must be loose and airy, so any will do and it is not at all necessary that it be the most fertile land on your personal plot... For example, if your soil is too heavy and clayey, then add peat with sand to it, as well as a complex mineral fertilizer (about 35 grams per 1 square meter). Then carefully dig up the bed.

Recommended scheme and distance of disembarkation seedlings of pansies - 20 cm from each other. If you want to plant flowers in 1 row, then the distance between flowers should be reduced to 15 cm.During direct planting of viola seedlings on the garden bed, it is necessary to slightly deepen the root collar, by about 1 cm.

If you transplant pansies into boxes on the balcony or pots, then their volume should be about 1.5 liters per 1 flower.

The final touch will be abundant soil moisture around the new plantings.

Video: planting viola in open ground

Further care of the viola outdoors

Pansy care consists of the following highlights:

• top dressing;
• loosening;
• watering.

Most suitable fertilizers for pansies are complex mineral dressings containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, that is, it can be ammonium nitrate or superphosphate.

Worth knowing! Viola should not be fed with fresh manure. Flowers do not tolerate such feeding at all.

Pansies are very fond of regular loosening, which eliminates weeds from planting and allows air to better penetrate the root system of the plant. However, do this carefully so as not to damage the roots.

Prolonged flowering of viola is a guarantee of constant moistening the soil. Accordingly, if there is not enough moisture, then you will not have to rely on stormy colors.

To increase the flowering time of viola grown in pots or balcony boxes, as well as in the garden, it is necessary monitor and get rid of the seeds that are setting in time.

By the way! Pansies give self seeding. So do not be surprised if many new flowers appear on the site next year.

Concerning trimming viola bushes, it is highly recommended. For example, after the pansies have faded, they should be cut to 4-5 cm. After half a month, fresh shoots will appear, and the flowers will open again. Moreover, this procedure will have a particularly positive effect on flowering next year.

Video: growing and caring for pansies