Harvest the seeds yourself or buy them
You can get the seeds for the Gold lacquer also buy. But if you already have one or the other plant, you can also harvest the seeds yourself. Then you shouldn't cut the flowers so that the seeds can mature. Before the pods burst, the seeds are harvested.
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The sowing date is in early summer
After flowering, which usually lasts from April / May to June, the perfect time has come to sow the seeds. If you don't, the plant may do the job itself.
Sow the seeds properly
The seeds can be sown directly in the bed or at home. Are also well suited Cold frames and Greenhouses,(€ 60.76 at Amazon *) to pull the plants. It is particularly important that there is no more frost.
You should proceed as in the following instructions:
- Pots with Sowing soil fill up
- Sow seeds three to four times the seed strength deep
- Press the earth down
- Moisten the substrate with an atomizer
- At home preculture: Place in a 17 to 20 ° C warm place
- average germination time: 2 weeks
Maintain after sowing and protect in winter
You should wait another 3 weeks from the time the germ layers are visible. Then the plants are isolated at a distance of 25 to 30 cm or in a sunny and sheltered location planted out. In the subsequent period it is important that the earth never dries out. Once the plants have gained a foothold, they can tolerate drought.
In terms of care, it is also recommended to cut off the main shoot. As a result, the branches poisonous gold lacquer better. In winter it must be protected or protected with brushwood. be overwintered indoors in a pot culture.
Tips
The disadvantage compared to cuttings is that the plants that receive them do not have the same characteristics as the mother plant. But that can also be beneficial ...
