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- Two methods to increase the gold varnish
- Method number 1: sowing
- Distribute seeds flat and wait until germination
- Isolate and cap the main drive
- Method number 2: cuttings
- In rare cases he sows himself
- Tips
Gold lacquer can be best propagated via seeds or cuttings
Two methods to increase the gold varnish
Why buy more copies if you already own one? The propagation of the gold paint works with very little background knowledge completely uncomplicated. Here are 2 methods of propagation explained step by step!
Method number 1: sowing
Sowing can be done in early summer. Gold paint tolerates frost, especially in the early stages of its development. Therefore, between May and July, the ideal time for sowing has come.
Previously, you should only start when you sow the seeds in the cold frame or greenhouse. In the greenhouse, you can sow the gold paint as early as March. The advantage: With such a timely sowing, the plant often blooms already in midsummer of the same year.
Distribute seeds flat and wait until germination
The seeds are distributed flat in the ground. It would be ideal to cover them with soil in triple seed strength. They are dark germs. Moisten the soil and do not let it dry out in the following weeks! At a soil temperature between 17 and 20 ° C, the seeds germinate quickly.
Isolate and cap the main drive
About four weeks later, you can separate the plants. This is roughly the case if there are already two pairs of sheets. From a size of 10 to 15 cm, you should cut off the main drive. As a result, the gold paint branches better and grows denser.
Method number 2: cuttings
In the cuttings propagation, you get a varietal progeny:
In rare cases he sows himself
Who does not cut off the flowers and thus does not prevent the formation of seeds gives the gold varnish the chance to sow itself out. In summer, the seeds germinate and the flowers appear next spring.
Tips
Attention: In the first winter you should cover the young gold leaf plants, because they are not good hardy!