Do not plant young plants out too early in the field
Since most petunia varieties do not survive short periods of frost unscathed, they should be bought in stores or on the windowsill even grown young plants not before the ice saints and the last night frosts in the open air planted out will. They should also be preferred in the house Petunias also be accustomed to direct sunlight by the hour before using yours as much as possible sunny location to be planted.
also read
- Watering petunias properly
- The heyday of petunias
- Petunias: hardy or not?
Hibernate petunias
Due to its extreme sensitivity to frost, a Overwinter outdoors not possible with petunias even in a mild wine-growing climate. Because petunias are comparatively cheap and easy to use too grow from seed leave, the effort involved in wintering is comparatively disproportionate. However, you can overwinter the plants under the following conditions if, for example, you are particularly vigorous Hanging petunias in the Balcony season want to start:
- at a temperature of 5 to 10 degrees Celsius
- as bright as possible
- no fertilization in winter quarters
- Shoots shortened to about 15 to 20 centimeters in length
- Thrifty poured
Remove flowers in winter quarters
If flower buds form on the shortened shoots of the petunias during winter, you should remove them as regularly as possible. This conserves the energy balance of the plants and increases the chances of a successful one wintering.
Tips
If the frost-sensitive petunias are to be overwintered in a cool and bright room, so is not only meticulously on the right conditions in terms of amount of water, brightness and temperature respect, think highly of. You should also consider wintering in the autumn in good time before the first night frost Signs of illness or an infestation with pests such as Aphids check. These must be removed or controlled immediately so that the entire plants are not infected over the winter.
