Begonia seeds "Ray", 5 g

"This specially bred hybrid is highly resistant to adverse weather conditions, and shows a wonderful result when growing, both in sunny and cloudy weather. The plant forms well -branched bonds of an oval shape, 20 cm flowers. A bright -pink border is perfectly combined with emerald foliage, preserving its decorativeness without a break to frosts. and borders.

Sowing: In January-early March, in a weakly sour substrate (PN 5.5-5.8) at a temperature of 20-23 ° C and a moisture content of 95%, so lights are necessary for germination. Sprinkle the boxes to maintain humidity. The temperature is reduced to 19-20 ° C. In the first stages of development, the substrate should be constantly wet, but without stagnation of water. The first dive is carried out 5-7 weeks after sowing, when real leaves appear, leaving 6-8 cm between plants. In the future, plants are watered more moderately. Begonia prefers a long daylight hours.

Care: moderate regular watering, top dressing is carried out 7-10 days after landing in a permanent place with a complex mineral fertilizer. When developing it, it can be trimmed, since begonia has the ability to resume shoots.

Flowering: from sowing to blooming plants, 10-14 weeks, but for flowering in late May, begonia can be sown earlier (over 14 -16 weeks before the estimated flowering date) so that the plants are stronger. In this case, when growing, it is necessarily used by aiming (daylight hours of at least 12 hours), and in April they contain plants at a temperature of not higher than 16-18 ° C so that the begonia does not grow. "