Benefits of Propelling Canna
Driving canna in the home has several advantages. The most convincing benefit of most canna lovers is that the flowers appear sooner. Furthermore, the advance has the advantage of being able to later plant strong young plants that do not die so quickly. On top of that, the small canna plants bring lively green into the living room and driving them up is fun.
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Carrying out the driving of canna
That Overwinter the Rhizomes of canna can end in January. Then it's time to move forward. Remove soil from the rhizomes and shorten the roots.
Then it is good if the rhizomes in pieces with one to three eyes divided will. Sort out unusable pieces and compost them. The other pieces are placed in a pot 2/3 filled with earth and 8 to 10 cm wide.
So it goes on:
- Place the rhizomes horizontally and in the middle of the pot with the eyes
- Cover the rhizomes with soil up to the edge of the pot
- water sparingly
- place in a bright and warm place (e.g. B. on the windowsill over a heater)
- ideal temperature: 20 to 25 ° C
- after 1 to 2 weeks the shoots shoot out of the ground
The following applies: Everything else as usual
the Planting time of canna does not change by driving. Only after the last frost in spring should the young plants grown at home be planted out. This is usually the case between mid and late May (after the ice saints). When planting out, the cannas should be placed in a nutrient-rich and pre-fertilized soil.
Tips & Tricks
Beware of sunburn: slowly get your young cannas used to direct sunlight. In spring, put the pots out on the balcony or terrace for a few hours every day during the day.
