Sowing season

The growth law of drunken butterfly flower is similar to that of ordinary crops. It is planted in spring and harvested in autumn. So, of course, sowing is in the spring when everything recovers

When seeds germinate, the temperature should be above 20 ℃. In early spring, seeds should be sown in a plastic shed with heat preservation before they can germinate neatly. If the temperature is appropriate, it can germinate about 1 week after sowing

Flower friends in the north can appropriately delay the sowing time, because spring in the North always comes quite late

Sowing soil

Preparation method of sowing matrix: mix peat and perlite in the proportion of 7:3, and add water to stir evenly. Fill the prepared matrix evenly into the 128 hole cavity disk, and gently smooth the surface matrix of the cavity disk. After filling, gently move it to the greenhouse seedbed and pour it with 1000 mesh sprinkler

Seeding management

Seedling Division: after the cotyledons of the plant are expanded, the seedlings are divided and planted in the hole plate. This process is commonly known as seedling division. The most suitable depth for seedling division is to make the two cotyledons 2 ~ 3cm higher than the excavated surface. After seedling separation, spray the seedlings evenly with a sprinkler immediately

Moisture: if the weather is sunny, water can be poured every other day. In cloudy or rainy days, the watering interval can be appropriately extended according to the dry and wet conditions of the substrate. After the second pair of true leaves of drunken butterfly flower grow, the dry wet cycle can be carried out. That is, before the substrate is very dry but the seedlings have not wilted, water the seedlings, and so on

Fertilization: the best time for fertilization of drunken butterfly flower is to apply fertilizer every other time, that is, after each watering, apply fertilizer after the substrate dries slightly

Seedling upper basin

Pots: because the plants of drunken butterfly flower are relatively large, 18 pots are directly selected for transplanting × 18 cm basin. After transplanting, the pots will not be changed throughout the growing season

Upper basin: when placing the basin, first fully fill the configured substrate into the basin, dig a hole in the center of the substrate with your fingers, and then take out the seedlings of drunken butterfly flower from the hole plate and put the whole into the dug hole. Drunken butterfly flower is suitable for shallow planting. The best depth of planting is that the substrate just covers the root of the seedling. The filled substrate shall be kept 1 cm away from the edge of the basin to facilitate watering in the future. Water immediately after transplanting. Water immediately after transplanting