Growing annual dahlias

Dahlias - incredibly beautiful large flowers belonging to the Asteraceae family, with a variety of colors and shapes of inflorescences. Currently, there are a huge variety of varieties. Almost every gardener has more than one variety of amazing flower in his flower garden.

Despite the stunning view, annual dahlias not that hard grow on your own plot.

Annual dahlias grown by seeds thereby bypassing the storage of planting material (tubers). Seeds of annual dahlias can be purchased at every gardening store, and the assortment includes so many varieties that your eyes widen and it is very difficult to make a choice. The packaging, as a rule, should indicate the height of the plant and the timing of germination.

As a rule, seedlings are used for sowing. In the fall, it is necessary to prepare a soil mixture from equal fertile components of the garden (soil, heated sand and humus). Before sowing, it is recommended to calcinate the soil and disinfect it with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

Dahlias are sown depending on the variety, but more often the date falls at the end of April. The color seeds are quite large, and therefore sowing them is absolutely not difficult. The seeds must be spread in a seedling box on the surface of the soil, and then sprinkled with sand on top and lightly compacted. Sowing should be carefully watered with a sufficient moderate amount of water at room temperature.After a couple of weeks, the seedlings should be transplanted into a larger box at a greater distance from each other or each seedling into a separate container.

Before disembarking, seedlings in a flowerbed, at the end of May, it must first be hardened off, thereby gradually preparing the plant for planting in open ground.