How can you imagine a garden without flowers! Flowerbeds and alpine slides delight the eye with the splendor of plants from early spring to late fall. But for this you need to plan them correctly. Evergreen or with decorative foliage, with different flowering periods, numerous representatives of the flora will be able to provide a decorative garden plot for a long period.
Considering the list of colors, you should pay attention to asters. At first glance, they are quite simple. But their decorativeness and multi-colored magnificence are worth these flowers to grow next to other decorative plants. Asters have a long flowering period. Against the background of the autumn garden, the aster pleases with bright colors. Planting and care of this flower culture is not at all complicated.
There are several ways to plant this plant. The most popular of these is seed propagation. In this way, an annual aster is grown. Planting and caring for such flowers are marked by rapid flowering. Perennial asters grown from seeds begin to bloom only a few years after sowing. Aster seeds are harvested in the fall. And next season they will already be suitable for landing.
Planting flowers in the garden provides seedlings or seedlings for growing. Seedlings of flowers can be easily grown in small boxes. In April, seeds are sown. In order to increase germination, they are soaked before sowing on a damp cloth. Three days later, the seeds peck. They are completely ready for sowing in previously prepared seedling tanks.
Seedlings are planted in small grooves. Gently sprinkled with earth, the crops are well moistened and covered with a film. Friendly shoots will appear on the fifth day. From small, tiny, weak plants, a beautiful aster will grow. Planting and caring for tiny flowers is a rather painstaking task. After the true leaves appear on the plants, they are planted in pots.
You can also plant flowers in large containers. The distance between them should be at least seven centimeters. Seedlings are placed in a well-lit place. Water regularly. And of course, you can not do without feeding small plants. They are fed with mineral fertilizers on the fifth day after germination. The use of fertilizers will allow you to grow strong specimens.
Seedlings can be grown in small film shelters or greenhouses. Seeds are not sown very densely. Such flowers do not require additional transplantation. By mid-May, flower seedlings are ready. Planting flowers in the garden does not hasten. Before planting plants, you should prepare flower beds. The soil should be loose with enough nutrients. It is also equally important to consider with what flowers and plants the aster will land. Planting and care of flowers in the garden should be planned well in advance.
Having marked the flowerbed and preparing the plants, they proceed to their planting. Asters are photophilous plants. The flowerbeds for them are placed in a well-lit place. It should also be ensured that other plants do not obscure these magnificent flowers. Further care is moderate watering and loosening the soil. Flowering begins depending on the selected variety at the end of June or July. Bright and lush flowering, these plants adorn the garden until late autumn.
Many gardeners practice winter sowing. They are sown in the ground in late autumn. Shoots appear in May, after the onset of warm weather. This method is usually used for simple varieties. More valuable, especially decorative asters are grown in seedlings.
Among flower cultures, aster enjoys special love. Planting and caring for this plant does not cause much trouble to flower growers. Spectacular inflorescence until late autumn will be the decoration of any garden plot.