Godetia - This garden flower-annual from the family of the females. There are about 20 species of plants that can be found on the American continents. The flowers of the plant are like azaleas. Godetia is the first beauty among its family and is most often used in landscape garden design.
Did you know? Godetia flowers are well cut.
How to plant a seedling seedling
Despite the fact that life is unpretentious to care and landing, still should pay attention to planting seed plants.
This instruction will help you to grow the seed from the seeds correctly and care for it after planting in open ground.
Optimal time for sowing seeds
Sowing the seeds of some crops is very expensive, but this does not apply to the age.
Most often used rassadny method. Sowing is carried out in late April - early May in open ground. The flowering of the Godetia begins in July. The height of the plant is not large, and beautiful buds of various delicate shades will delight your eye every day during the flowering period.
Soil: composition and fertilizer
The best land for the year will be loamy soil. If you decide to grow a plant in an apartment, then it is important to remember about the drainage. Landing in the ground does not take much time, but remember that the plant does not like alkaline soil. It is best to use slightly acidic or neutral soils.
Important! Increased alkali level is eliminated by adding peat.
If you decide to grow the plant in containers, then the substrate can be made with your own hands. To do this, take peat, river sand and garden soil, which must be washed with boiling water before mixing.
Care of germination
Care of young shoots does not represent special complexity for the beginning florist. Basically, when growing cages from seeds, a seedling method is used.
After 20 days, shoots appear. Boxes with them should be moved to a sunny place without drafts, as cold air can lead to the death of the plant.
After the appearance of two sheets should dive plant in separate pots. It is best not to shake the soil from the roots. After two weeks, young plants are fertilized with complex fertilizers "Ideal for flowers." Water the plant should be moderate.
Important! Godetia does not like overmoistening.
Planting of seedlings on the flower bed
Before planting a hibernation on a flower bed, it is necessary to harden the seedlings for two weeks. Sow a seedlings seedlings preferably after spring frosts.
It is best to do this in late May or early June. The distance between the plants should be 25 cm. It is also possible to seat the years in protected ground, but the mixture of soil should also include peat and sod land.
The transfer to the flower bed is held on an overcast day. Young plants are transferred with a small lump of earth. Three months after transplantation, the plant will bloom.
Did you know? Godetia is not afraid of an unexpected storm and calmly suffers even a sharp cooling.
How to plant seeds hidetsii in open ground
Godetia seed transplant in a flower bed should not cause you much trouble. There are several ways to do it correctly, and we will tell about them.
Dates and choice of place for landing
To make you happy for you with beautiful flowers, the landing takes place in mid-April. If the weather is cold, then transfer it to the beginning of May.
It is best to plant a seed bed in seeds of loins without sand. You can also make dressings that will make the soil useful for future plants. You can use mineral fertilizers with humus and wood ash.
Soil preparation for planting
Preparing the ground for planting a godder is one of the important steps to the elegant bloom of a flower. First of all, the place where you are going to plant the plant should be sunny. It must be remembered that direct sunlight can cause plant disease. After planting it is necessary to pritenyat plants.
Immediately before transplanting the soil, properly loosen and water.
If the soil is depleted, it is mixed with wood ash, humus and minerals. After planting seeds sprinkle them with peat or fluffy ground. The flower bed is watered so that the ground is moist.
Did you know? At home, a terrible year of age was called the Californian rose.
Proper landing pattern
Sowing of seeds is carried out in the ground at 0.7 cm in depth. The distance between the grooves should be at least 25 cm. Sprouts should be thinned if they are too thick.
There is another way: plants after growing need to dive in pots and put on your balcony. Plants dive with a clod of earth when they are stronger. Peat pots, where your new yearlings will grow, are put in partial shade and stay there until May.
Seedlings can be obtained with the help of seed seeds, which are planted in late March or early April in moist soil. At the same time young seedlings are under glass.
After the seeds germinate, the glass is removed and air sprouts.
Important! Keep young plants out of contact with cold air.
Since Godetia is used in landscape design, it should be mentioned plants with which the flower is in perfect harmony. Godetia looks great on the background of the lawn and with their relatives. Low-growing plants are grown on the balconies or near the curb.
High yearlings land exactly on the flower bed. Around it, you can plant cineraria or Byzantine stachises - low and deciduous plants. If you want to decorate your flower bed only with flowers, then we advise you to combine the anniversary with one-colored flowers, such as ageratum or lobelia.
How to care for longevity in the process of growing
Godetia seeds need to be watered and fed regularly with mineral fertilizers. Hidetia need to be watered with warm water, as cold worsens germination. When the first sprouts appear, weed the ground, removing the weeds. Top dressings are made once a week to maintain good seedling status.
It is also possible to plant a crop in the ground in the form of a formed seedling. Thus, carpets are made of flowers of different colors and shades. It is better to use only the large-flowered tree. It requires less maintenance.
Then the plant can be transplanted into a pot and put at home. Every ten days fertilize the soil with a liquid fertilizer. This will accelerate growth. You can also use a special fertilizer for flower seedlings.
Many florists can not give an answer, whether it is necessary to pin a year, and this is the answer. If you do not want the plant to grow in length, then they should definitely pinch.
After the plants are strong enough and grow, they are planted in the ground at a distance of 25 cm from each other.
Important! Do not strip the roots of the flower, as the age can get sick.
How to extend the flowering year
Godetia blooms only once a year. And in order for the plant to please you with abundant flowering, you need to follow a few rules.
- Godetia does not require high air temperature. For plants suitable normal air humidity, that is 55-60%.
- Godetia feels great at an average temperature that does not exceed 23 ° C. Increased temperature may cause the leaves of the godetia to turn yellow and wither.
- Light frost tolerates the plant easily.
- Proper watering should be moderate. In dry weather, the plant can be watered additionally, but in rainy summer it may suffer from dampness.
Her flowering is beautiful. The sizes of flowers reach 7 cm in diameter. They are collected in beautiful and abundant inflorescences. Colors can be different: pink, white, lilac, crimson.
Did you know? In Europe, the plant came in the XIX century, and the name "Godetsiya" is associated with the name of the famous Swiss botanist S. Gode.
When to collect and how to store the seeds of the year
Godetia well propagated by seeds. To get high-quality planting material, you need time to collect and properly store the seeds. They ripen within a month after the end of flowering. At this time, the boxes darken and need to be cut.
After that, the boxes are dried under a small canopy so that they do not fall into direct sunlight. At the same time they should be well ventilated. The temperature for drying should be 30-35 ° C.
After the boxes are dry, place them in a canvas bag and knead it in your hands. This will help to separate the seeds from the box. Then you should pour the mixture on a saucer and blow off the remaining chaff. This should be done carefully, so as not to lose the seeds.
They are stored in a paper bag at a temperature of 20 ° C. If there are several varieties of hedetii, do not forget to sign the bag with the name of the variety.
Paper bags can be made independently, as it will save you time and money. Packages are placed in a seedling box, and when it comes time to plant seeds for seedlings, they will be at your fingertips.
Seeds of yearlings stored about four years. Seeding can be carried out in spring.
How to deal with diseases and pests
Like all plants, a genus suffers from parasites and diseases. This is mainly due to improper care. The main enemies of the plant are rust and perinospora.
Perinosporosis (downy mildew)
This disease is caused by fungi of several types. Detect perinospora very simple: the leaves and shoots of the plants turn yellow, and then begin to rot. The leaves are wrapped, and yellow spots appear on their surface. Then they turn brown, and the crown falls. Sick hedetia can infect other indoor plants.
Downy mildew slows the growth of the flower itself, leading to rotting of the whole plant.
Perinosporosis occurs at the end of spring, as it rains very often at this time. As soon as you notice that the leaves begin to turn yellow, you need to examine all the flowers. If this is really downy mildew, then treatment of the plant should be initiated.
For this you can use the following popular method. Mix 10 drops of 5% iodine, a liter of skimmed milk per 9 liters of water. Spray with a solution of the ground part of the plant.
Rust
If small pads of various shapes or sizes appeared on the leaves of the hedetium, then it is rust. Rusty-colored powder is poured from them. Danger of rust that causes the death of the leaves. Winter hardiness decreases, and the disease leads to the death of the plant.
To get rid of rust, you can use a drug that contains sulfur. You can also use 1% bord liquid or the fungicides "Abiga-Peak" and "Poliram".
The best preventative measure against rust is to remove dried leaves and broken shoots.
Can damage godetii and root rot. This happens due to excess moisture or caused by a fungus. In this case it is better to simply remove the plant from the flower bed.
Did you know? Godetia is a completely unpretentious and cold-resistant plant, its shoots easily withstand spring frosts, so it can be sown before winter.
Godetia is a beautiful plant, the planting and care of which will not be difficult for experienced gardeners. With these instructions, you can grow a great plant to create a beautiful flower bed in your garden.
