The delicate and refined flower of the pearl-litter, who came to us from South America, liked even the most lazy gardeners. This unpretentious flower can be found in the flower gardens of almost every summer resident. Portulac feels great in the open.
In Europe, this flower is considered a field weed, and in our region many gardeners gladly plant it on their flower beds. And all thanks to the fact that it has an aesthetic appearance and a long flowering period of almost three months. In addition, the flower has medicinal properties.
Planting and caring for the colors of Portulaca does not require any special knowledge and skills, even a beginning gardener can cope with this task.
Portulac - landing in the ground and care
If you want your flower to bloom for as long as possible, it should be planted in the most warm and lit place, as it is a heat-resistant plant. Also, pay attention to the fact that the portaloque likes dry soil, so the ideal place for it can be a hill.
If you decide to plant a sepulchral flower in your flower garden, then start preparing for this in the middle of March. Take a container at the bottom of which, fill a half centimeter of fine gravel, spread the seeds at a distance of 1 cm from each other, then fill the tank with soil and moisten it with melt or standing water. Then take the film and cover your container - you will get a mini-greenhouse.
The presence of peat in the soil is very inhibited germination of seeds, so the soil that is sold for flowers is better not to take, and cook yourself. To make it, you need to take the garden soil and add 15-20% of the sand. All this mixture is decontaminated - set for 30 minutes. in a hot oven.
Since from the first seconds of life, the waterbrick needs a temperature of at least + 22 ° C, the containers with seedlings need to be placed on the warmest and lightest windowsill.
When the seedlings have several real sheets, it should be dived into small pots, about 8 cm in diameter. In low light and lack of heat and moisture, seedlings of Portulaca will grow very slowly and stretch.
When the street becomes warm enough for the flower, you can safely plant the already strengthened sprouts in the open ground. Caring for a shingles is to prevent the soil from drying out, so every 4 days it is worth watering your flower. In top dressing it does not need and is very resistant to pests. Just a dream for beginning florists!