Small saxifrage. Cultivation from seeds

More and more growers pay attention to such a tiny, but pretty plant, like saxifrage. Growing out of the seeds of this flower is not such a troublesome business, that's why many acquire it, decorating the shoots, rocky garden plots, alpine hills, planting near the curbs. A low, dense bush strewn with a huge number of small pink, white or purple flowers immediately attracts attention and enriches the garden.

In nature, there are up to 400 species of this plant, many of them decorative, but we have the most popular saxifrage Shadow and Arends. The plant can be both annual and perennial. Everything depends on the climatic features of the region. If the bushes for winter to insulate, the saxifrage in one place will live for several years, pleasing with their flowers and solid mossy rugs. The bush is planted every 3 to 4 years, because it disintegrates, and then the lower dried leaves are visible.

Seedlings are one of the main methods by which saxifrage is propagated. Cultivation from seeds is not very difficult, but you need to know about some of the nuances. To begin with, it is necessary to prepare containers with a substrate, for this purpose not too wet, but not dry, light earth. The seeds are very small, black, they do not need to be buried in the ground, only to be sown from above and lightly sprinkled with earth.

Cold processing is what a plant such as saxifrage needs so much. Growing out of seeds involves placing the container in the refrigerator, after half a month the container is put on the window sill and covered with a film. Shoots appear at a temperature of 18 - 20 ° C after 8 days. If the seeds do not germinate within 2 - 3 weeks, then they will not germinate. Since the grass of the saxifrage is very shallow, it is planted into the open ground together with the soil from the container. The spatula is cut into pieces by a rug and planted together with a ground coma.

Some experienced flower growers are convinced that in the open ground the saxifrage also perfectly grows. Cultivation from the seeds involves sowing already in March or April, then the cold treatment plant will pass and without human intervention. Although saxifrage and responds well to fertilizing fertilizer, but still prefers to grow on lean light soils. She is very fond of limestone, so in places of planting it should be buried in the ground.

On the one hand, saxifrage needs sunlight, but on the other, and is afraid of its burning rays. The problem can be solved if you plant the plant near other flowers that will cover it from the south side, or plant it on the rocky hillside, rather than on its top. The saxifrage is very afraid of stagnation of water, so it should be planted under a slope or between stone crevices. If the summer is too hot, then the flower should be watered regularly.

The saxifrage is resistant to many diseases, only afraid of rot. Fight this disease is very difficult, and in some cases even impossible. Affected bush can be saved by cuttings, selecting healthy parts and throwing out rotten ones.