Where can you get seeds for mimosa?
In indoor culture, you will hardly find any fertilized seeds from yours mimosa can reap. It is different if you cultivate the plant outside in summer, where insects are responsible for fertilization blossoms care for.
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Just let the dead flowers stand and pick off the inflorescences when the seeds are dry.
It is easier to buy seeds from specialist gardeners. Note that not all seeds will germinate, so you will need more grains than you will want to grow plants later.
The best time to sow
The best time for that sowing is early spring. You need a warm one for this Location. Also, you need to sow
- Growing pots
- Potting soil
- alternatively Kokohum
- a wooden stick
- clear plastic bags
the Potting soil must absolutely be germ-free, otherwise the seeds will go moldy. You can sterilize garden soil for at least half an hour at 80 degrees in the oven.
Let the seeds soak in advance
The seeds, which look a bit like small tortellini, are hard-skinned, so you have to let them soak in advance. To do this, put the grains in lukewarm water. Place the bowl in a warm place and leave it there for at least twelve hours.
You can easily get the seeds out of the water using a wooden stick. The seeds stick to it.
Sow mimosa
Sow five to six seeds per pot. Cover the seeds thinly with soil. Wrap a plastic bag over the pots to prevent them from drying out.
Set the Growing pots(€ 16.68 at Amazon *) warm and bright on. Direct sunlight should be avoided.
As soon as three to four pairs of leaves have grown, repot the mimosas in individual pots.
Tips
Some experts recommend sowing mimosa seeds in cocohum. Then the seeds must not be covered. Since Kokohum does not contain any nutrients, you have to provide the mimosa with some fertilizer when they have formed the first cotyledons.
