Without been told Pansies are actually
bright and happy flowers that has a delicate fragrance. Pansies have lovely
face-like blooms that can brighten any winter garden and they also make a colorful
border planting or container plant. Continue reading to learn how to grow
pansies in a pot.
Growing pansies in a pot
The following are the steps on how to
grow pansies in a pot;
1.
You have to choose a pot that is at
least 200mm wide and deep. Make sure you position it in full sun to part shade.
2.
You have to fill the pots you have chosen
with quality potting mix.
3.
Then plant directly into the pot by
pressing the pansies seeds around 6mm deep into the surface of the pot.
4.
After sowing the Pansies seeds you
need to cover the tray or pots with a sheet of newspaper or cardboard in other to
limit the light to the seeds as the seed needs to be in darkness to germinate.
5.
Water the plant gently and keep moist
through the germination period which is about three to four weeks. Once the first Pansies seeds start to
germinate, you can remove the newspaper or cardboard.
6.
You can feed them every two weeks
with Liquid Plant Food to promote healthy pansy plants with lots of flowers
Some Growing Tips
1.
Make sure you remove spent blooms in
other to encourage further flowers.
2.
The flowers are edible and they are also
a great addition to salads, desserts and cakes.
3.
Some kids actually love picking the
flowers and creating little posies with them.
4.
The pansies plant can be vulnerable
to two key pests - caterpillars and aphids. Pest like Aphids can infest the stems,
causing the pansies plants to yellow and grow poorly. While Caterpillars can
chew through the plant leaves and ruin the flower buds. Both the caterpillars
and aphids can be easily controlled with insecticide. You can spray the plants
every two weeks to protect them from aphid and caterpillar damage.
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