Beauty and diversity are the most important reasons for the popularity of the aster. Unpretentiousness is also a valuable quality. Blooming of these flowers can be observed from early summer to late autumn.
Instructions
Step 1
To get an early flowering of asters, you need to prepare the seedlings. You can sow in mid-March. In order to prevent fungal diseases, spill the soil in which you will grow seedlings with a fungicide solution. Prepare grooves with a depth of 05 cm, lower the seeds, sprinkle with earth. Next, spill it with a light solution of potassium permanganate, cover with foil, leave in a warm place.
Step 2
After 3-5 days, shoots should appear, remove the film, set the box in a bright place. You can dive seedlings when the first true leaf appears.
Step 3
Another method of sowing does not involve covering the seeds with soil. It is enough to scatter them into grooves and cover them with snow. Then proceed in the same way as in the first case.
Step 4
Plants can be fed 7-10 days after diving.
You can land in open ground at the beginning of May, because aster tolerates small frosts well.
Step 5
Grow asters better in bright, flat areas of the site. Rain water should not stagnate among flowers. It is not bad if crops suffering from fusarium have not been planted in the chosen place for 2-3 years, more often potatoes and tomatoes are sick with them. To prepare a place for planting asters, add not fresh compost, phosphorus-potassium fertilizers, wood ash to the ground. If the soil is cultivated, then fertilization is not necessary.
Step 6
Shed the seedlings well before transplanting. Plant the plants in the evening at a distance of 20-25 cm from each other. Carry out the first feeding in a week, in the future you can do it in a month.
Step 7
Asters like watering in moderation. You can sow seeds directly into the ground. You can do this as soon as the earth is ready. You can also sow aster before winter. Prepare the grooves in advance. Scatter the seed over the frozen soil, sprinkling it lightly with soil. Such plants practically do not get sick. Thin seedlings in the spring. After carefully digging out, transplant the sprouts.
Step 8
You can collect seeds from your favorite asters. It is important that the inflorescence fades, the center darkens and a white fluff appears. One drawback, the seeds cannot maintain 100% germination after 2 years of storage.
