It is impossible to remain indifferent at the sight of this lianate bush with exquisite and incredibly beautiful bells-flowers. This plant is called kobei, growing out of seeds at home is the most affordable way to get it for decorating a wall, parrogola or gazebo.
Kobeja - growing from seeds
Seeds of kobei can be tried to grow by yourself, for this, the first boxes that appeared with seeds should be left until maturing. The fact is that if you are late with this, then the ovaries that appear later may not be in time to ripen. Before the first morning frosts, the capsule with seeds should be removed and expanded for ripening in a dry place. Kobei grows and blossoms until the frosts, beautifully decorating the site. No wonder that there are people who want to learn how to grow cabbage seedlings at home: the plant surprises with the magnificence of green mass with extraordinary large flowers.
Kobeja - growing out of seeds, when to plant?
I want to pay special attention to the timing of planting kobei for seedlings. Sometimes, following the instructions on the bag of purchased seeds, gardeners plant the seeds of kobei in March or even later. Yes, the plant will have time to grow and give a green mass. But only its flowering you can not wait, especially if your manor is not located in the southern areas. It is more correct to plant seeds in February, around the third decade.
How to soak the seeds of kobei?
Often one can hear complaints from growers that only one or two out of a bundle of seeds. It's all about the solid shell of the seed. Taking this into account, the correct preparation of the kobei seeds for planting is extremely important for optimizing germination. Soaking seeds before planting even in ordinary water will increase the germination. You can use aqueous solutions of aloe juice, honey or soak in a bioremedium. Seed during germination is covered with mucus and, as a consequence, mold. It is important not to mold the seeds, to aerate and gently wash them off the mucus.
How to plant a kobe by seeds
When the seeds proklyutsya, comes the next stage - planting kobei on seedlings. What to look for:
- Plant the seeds immediately in cups, one seed each.
- Use containers with openings for water drainage.
- Lay the seed flat side down.
- The depth of planting is 1.5-2 cm.
- Soil after planting, moisten, but do not make a "swamp".
- Cover the container with seeded film, glass, etc. before emergence.
Kobeja - growing of seedlings
Kobei sprouts at home are developing rapidly. Shoots of Kobei resemble cucumber. Watering abundant, but between the irrigations of a clod of earth should slightly dry out. Do not dry it! Do not expose the seedlings to direct sunlight. At the same time, the location of seedlings should be selected well-lit, so that the shoots do not turn out with weak, thin, stretched stems.
How many days does the kobei rise?
It is difficult to answer with full certainty how long Kobei is coming. Seeds, even pre-treated, germinate unevenly. Do not despair if one or two plants have risen, and do not stop watering the other cups. As a rule, sprouts appear for two to three weeks. Remove the soil covering material (film, glass) immediately after the appearance of the sprout.
Why does not the kobei arise?
When buying seeds, keep in mind that the germination of kobei leaves much to be desired. Take more seeds than you plan to plant kobei bushes, given the peculiarities of growing it from seeds at home. The number of seeds is calculated as follows: to get one plant you will have to plant three or four seeds of kobei. This is due to the peculiarity of the seeds, and more specifically - their strong shell. Do not try to plant seeds directly in the open ground in a non-seedlent way - this is guaranteed to kill the seeds and plants you are unlikely to get.
Pikeering of Kobei
Emerged sprouts will quickly gain growth and a lot of leaves, so you can not leave the plants in a small cup. It is necessary that the roots were to develop. Transshipment of seedlings from cups to pots of a larger volume, and will be a picket sprout . Caution! The root system of the plant does not tolerate the transplant, it can not be traumatized, so when picking and, in the future, when kobei is planted in the open ground, do not allow the earth coma to collapse. How and when to dive to Kobei:
- Do not delay the transplant for a long time, it depresses the development of the roots.
- Dive when the first two real sheets appear.
- Before transplanting the seedlings from the glass into the pot, stop watering so that the ground does not crumble during the transfer.
- Simultaneously with the transplant, provide a support for the plant (you can use a dry stem of a raspberry shoot). Please note that the kobei firmly ties the support with antennae, do not use a support, which then, together with the plant, you will feel sorry to move to the open ground.
- Take care that the nearby plants are not entwined with antennae.
- As soon as the shoots get stronger after the transplantation and begin to grow (after about 10-14 days) - begin seasoning the seedlings. Start with ventilation, then take out to the open air for several hours during the day, gradually increasing the period of "walking".
- If the sprouts are strongly stretched, you can pinch their top.
Unrivaled in beauty wandering kobe, growing from seeds at home, which will give you the opportunity to get luxurious green walls with bright blue, white, purple, green flowers 6-8 cm in diameter, will help to hide unsightly places on the site. For example, will hide an ugly fence or disguise farm buildings. Just imagine what the entrance to the manor or garden site, decorated with an arch embroidered with kobei, will look like. You will certainly be asked how you raised such a miracle!