Flowers of the Astra "White Carpet", stunted, seed. ALT, c/p, 0.2 g

The magnificent one -year -old Astra! A compact plant up to 25 cm high forms numerous shoots crowned with snow-white terry inflorescences, from which about 10 blooms at the same time. It differs in early and prolonged flowering, from late July to frost. It is ideal for creating carpet floral arrangements, it looks good with other decorative camps and in the foreground of mixborders and flower beds with perennial crops. Can be used as a potted culture. A cold -resistant, photophilous plant can grow in partial shade. It does not endure waterlogging and drought. It grows well on ordinary garden soil without fresh organics, sour soils must be neutralized with lime. Seeds for seedlings are sown in March-April, the depth of the seal is 0.5 cm. Crops are contained at a temperature of +15-18 ° C. Seedlings dive with the appearance of the first pair of real leaves. In open ground, seedlings are planted in the second half of May. Before planting in open ground, it is hardened for 1-2 weeks, lowering the temperature to +10 ° C. The landing scheme is 2020 cm. It is possible to sow seeds in open ground at the end of April under a temporary shelter to a depth of 0.5-1.0 cm (followed by thinning of seedlings), or in the winter (at the end of October) to a depth of 3 cm. The crops are mulched on top. peat or sawdust with a layer of 3-5 cm. In spring, crops are revealed.