Don't miss the right time
It is much more of a period when you can sow the mallow seeds. For example, if you want to sow the easy-to-grow cup mallow, wild mallow, blue mallow or Mauritanian mallow, you do not need to prefer these at home. It is enough to sow these species directly on the spot in April.
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Other species like the hollyhock, bush mallow and tree mallow, it is worth pre-cultivating. Then flowering is certain in the same year. You should start moving forward between February and March. From April these mallows can go outdoors planted will.
Step by step to the seedling
The seeds, which look like fossilized snail shells, are small and brown-black in color. How to get them to germinate:
- Cover 2 cm thick with soil
- Maintain a distance of 25 cm between the seeds, in the case of preculture with subsequent pricking out 5 cm
- Pour generously and keep moist in the following time
- at 20 to 23 ° C the seeds germinate after a week
When the seedling is visible ...
When the mallows have reached a size of 8 to 10 cm, you can prick them out. From this stage on, they grow best at temperatures between 15 and 20 ° C.
When it comes to planting out, the following site and soil characteristics should be taken into account:
- Location: sunny to partially shaded, protected
- Substrate: nutrient-rich, humus, well-drained, calcareous
- Environment: dry to slightly damp
Tips & Tricks
It is worth collecting the seeds in late summer. To do this, simply cut off the dried seed heads and store them in a bag or container until the next year.
