Viola - means "purple." But not only violet color noted this cute flower nature. In the middle, he has a peephole, and the color of the petals is often three-colored. About the viola, dearly called pansies in Russia, many peoples of the world have beautiful legends and beliefs.
The decoration of any flower garden can be a viola. Not everyone succeeds in growing seeds from these plants, although special tricks are not needed. This plant is unpretentious. Of course, he has his own requirements for comfort. Viola loves fertile light soil, moderate moisture and partial shade, but is winter-hardy and easily replanted, blooms to frost, in a good place can be thanked by self-sowing and early flowering.
What needs to be done so that a viola flaunts every summer in the country flowerbed? Growing from seeds is the most reliable way to possess any variety of this flower. You can sow the seeds immediately into the ground in a permanent place. This is done in July, and flowering is expected for another year, in May. But this is done if there are a lot of seeds, and there is confidence that the plants "will not be lost."
If seeds of an exclusive variety are purchased, and there are 5-10 pieces in a bag, then the hand will not rise to sow them in open ground, waiting for the viola to come up? Growing valuable varietal seeds from seedlings is a more reliable way to preserve amazing plants.
So, seeds were purchased at the flower shop. A colorful bag demonstrates what a flowering viola will look like. Growing seedlings for early flowering, you need to start in February-March.
Prepare a landing tank, at the bottom of which sprinkle a layer of drainage soil made of fine pebbles and wood. Prepare the soil soil yourself from a mixture of good humus, sod land and washed river sand in a ratio of 2: 2: 1. You can sow the seeds in a ready-made purchased soil called Violet.
Viola seeds are small, so it is important to observe some subtleties when sowing them. Lightly compact the soil in a box, pour a 2 cm thick layer of snow on top and level it. On white snow, small seeds will be clearly visible. Try to evenly distribute them throughout the area.
Sprinkle seeds on top of the snow with a small layer of soil. You can sift the soil through a sieve with large cells directly above the box.
Cover the box with glass or a piece of polyethylene to prevent the earth from drying out. Put the box in a bright place, it is desirable that it was cool (15-17 degrees). Wait for shoots in a week or two.
Infant flower shoots appeared and began to reach up? Do not remove the glass immediately, but accustom the kids to fresh air gradually, arranging them with "walks", the time of which increase every day. When 2-3 real leaflets appear in the plants, the glass can be removed.
What else does a viola flower need ? Seed cultivation fascinating, because the florist gives life to plants. Add a little soil to the roots, monitor the moisture of the soil so that it does not dry out, but does not become damp.
Water with caution, you can use a spray bottle. It happens that the seeds hatch, and the sprouts are frail. This problem can be dealt with with the help of modern drugs, which include trace elements, humic and silicic acids. Use fertilizers according to the instructions, and the sprouts will recover.
How to grow a viola on a flower bed? From ready-made strong seedlings, this is done simply. Plants are transplanted to a permanent place when the ground is warm, and frost has passed.
Please note that the viola does not tolerate fresh manure. No need to thicken the planting, as the plant quickly grows. There must be space between the bushes for ventilation.
A sufficient distance when planting seedlings will be 15 cm from one plant to another. Further agricultural technology is simple - loosening, weeding, moderate watering, fertilizing in the form of spraying and watering under the root after 2-3 weeks.