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Petunia Strawberry Ice Sowing Petunia

Petunia Strawberry Ice A good idea is to sow the petunia seeds indoors 10-12 weeks before the last frost date in your area. This gives the petunia time to sprout before transplanting outside. When seeding petunias, you can sow them in soil blocks, trays or small containers. Trays are best if you are starting many petunias from seed.

Petunia Strawberry IceThe steps for petunia seed planting are as follows:

1. Fill a tray or container with seed starting mix: Moisten the soil mix to fill the containers or trays, this allows the mix to have consistent moisture throughout the container.
2. Plant the seeds: With any seeds, review the directions on the seed packet for proper planting. Petunia seed should be placed on top of the soil. If you use trays, you should only plant one seed per cell.
3. Press the seeds firmly into the soil: Since petunias prefer light for germination, it’s unnecessary to cover the seed with soil. Many growers and gardeners will use a light vermiculite coating to help maintain moisture levels.
4. Water from above: With any pelleted seed it is recommended you water after sowing. A heavy misting right at the seed will help the pellet melt, allowing the seed to germinate. Any drying out at this stage, can lower germination as the pellet can reharden. For any of the multi-pelleted petunias do not attempt to dissolve the pellet within a single watering. Instead, maintain a moisture level of four to five (medium wet to saturated) from sowing until the pellet is fully dissolved.

Petunia Strawberry Ice Germinating Petunia Seeds

Germinating petunia seeds indoors takes 7-10 days and is like starting any other plant indoors before transplanting. You want to:

• Cover trays or containers with plastic domes: Large growers will use a mist bench to raise the humidity around the seed until the seed germinates. Growers and gardeners not utilizing a mist bench can achieve high humidity using plastic domes and misting daily until germination.
• Maintain the soil moisture: Provide uniform moisture level of 5 (saturated) until germination. With a level 5 saturation soil is dark brown and shiny, free water is present at the surface of the soil, water drips freely from the bottom of the tray, and trays are heavy with a visible bend in the middle.
• Petunia Strawberry Ice Keep the planting media warm: A heat mat for seedlings can keep your planting media warm, please remember air temperature and the temperature in the tray will not be the same. When germinating petunia seeds, the planting media temperature must remain between 72-76 degrees Fahrenheit. Using warmer water where possible will help keep the temperature from fluctuating too much.
• Provide supplemental lighting: A grow light should be placed 4-6 inches above the plants for 16 to 18 hours daily.

Petunia Strawberry Ice Caring for Petunia Seedlings

Now that the seeds have germinated and you see true leaves on your plants, they require different care for another 4-5 weeks.

• Petunia Strawberry IceRemove the heat mat: Petunia seedlings grow well at lower air temperatures ranging from 65-75 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and 62-68 degrees Fahrenheit at night.
• Continue to move the lights: Ensure you keep the grow lights and raise them as needed so they stay 4-6” above the plants.
• Fertilize the plants: You can use an organic fertilizer to feed the plants every two weeks.
• Keep the media moist: The planting media should be allowed to dry between watering. Alternate between moisture level 2 and 4.
  • 2 – MEDIUM: Soil is light brown in color, no water can be extracted from soil, and soil will crumble apart.
  • 4 – WET: Soil is dark brown but not shiny, no free water is seen at the surface of the soil, when pressed or squeezed water drips easily, and trays are heavy with a visible bend in the middle.