Georgin's flowers "Early Bird", sed. ALT, c/p, 0.3 g

A fast -growing mixture of stunted terry dahlias. The plant forms a compact bush up to 50 cm high. The inflorescences are large spherical, semi -double and terry, bright saturated color. On one plant with strong peduncles, many inflorescences with a diameter of 9-10 cm blossom at the same time. They look great in curbs and flower beds, suitable for creating arrays and for growing in containers. For a long time retain decorativeness in the cut. Flowering is abundant and long, from July to autumn cold. He prefers open sunny areas with nutrient loamy soil, protected from the wind, but with good air circulation. They are grown both in a seedling method and direct sowing seeds in the ground. For seedlings, seeds are sown in late March - April. For sowing, light breathable soil is suitable, you can mix ordinary soil from the garden with clean sand, perlite and vermiculite. The soil is necessarily disinfected: calculated in the oven, or spilled with a solution of potassium permanganate or fungicide. You can sow both in seedling containers and in hotel peat or disposable cups. In the latter case, seedlings do not need to be dive. The seeds are sown with an interval of 3-4 cm, covered with soil on top, which is slightly compacted, the depth of the seal is 0.5 cm. The crops are moistened with warm water from the spray gun and covered with a film. Seeding containers are placed in a bright warm place. Daily a day is removed to ventilate crops and removal of condensate. At soil temperature +18-20 ° C, shoots appear on 7-14 days. Seedlings dive in the phase of two real leaves. The planting of seedlings in open ground is carried out in June, when the threat of return frosts passes. Landing interval 25-30 cm. Direct sowing seeds in open ground in May is possible, but flowering will be later.