If the land you have on the site does not differ in good quality, and a beautiful flower bed is still wanting, then there is no better plant for this than portolac. A visitor from South America, the port-lantern not only got accustomed to our spaces, but also fell in love with many for its unpretentiousness and fine decorative qualities. Today it is often grown in gardens, between vegetable gardens and in balcony boxes . On the cultivation of the porpoise from the seeds and our today's conversation will go.
Portulac Flower - Seed Cultivation
So, it's decided - let's do the cultivation of the colors of the Portolac. Whatever variety of portolac you liked - large-flowered or ampel - the cultivation from the seeds occurs exactly the same. To succeed in this matter, it is necessary to remember some features of this plant. Firstly, the seeds of the porpoise should be able to properly assemble. The fact is that the seed capsules of this plant as they mature seeds have the ability to spontaneously open. So, they need to be collected two weeks after the formation of the fetus and act with great care. Secondly, freshly harvested seeds should not be planted - they will only acquire germination after wintering and will retain it for three years. Thirdly, the site under the planting of the seal should also be selected correctly. The plant is very thermophilic, requiring a lot of sunlight. Therefore, the site under it should be chosen sunny and dry, without the danger of stagnation of water. Planting canola seeds can be both in early spring for seedlings, and in the first half of May directly into the open ground. Cultivation of seedlings is suitable for areas with a cool climate, where the portolac risks to freeze in the process of germination.
The presence of peat in the earth mix can significantly slow the germination of the seeds of the seagull. Therefore, it is better to prepare the soil mixture for yourself by mixing the garden soil and sand in equal parts. Then the seeds are neatly distributed over the soil surface, moistened from a spray gun and equipped with a mini-greenhouse, placing the pot in a plastic bag or under a glass. Before the appearance of two real leaves, the container with pestilence should be in a warm and well-lit place (at least 10 hours a day). Then the seedlings can be dived on separate pots, and at the end of May they can already be moved to the open ground.