Content
- Columbine: How to sow!
- Prefer the seeds at home
- No-till: time and procedure
- Site and ground inspected
- Sow the seeds
- Tips & Tricks
The soil should be slightly loosened before sowing the columbine
Columbine: How to sow!
The columbine - as a young plant it can be bought in specialized shops. But let's face it: anyone can! It is much more fun to use these shrubs with your own hands and a lot of love. Then you know what you have ...
Previous article Where does the columbine feel good? Next article All around happy - the care of the columbinePrefer the seeds at home
Towards the end of February / beginning of March, the seeds of the Akelei home can be preferred. A bright location is best needed on the windowsill in the living room.
No-till: time and procedure
From April, the seeds obtained from the trade or self-harvested can be sown directly in the field, for example in the garden bed. They should be sown by the end of May at the latest. The flowers usually appear only in the second year.
Site and ground inspected
Before you sow the seeds, you should take a look at the location! He should be sunny to partially shaded. If necessary, it can also be a shady place. But there colons are only about 30 cm instead of up to 90 cm high.
The soil should be rich in nutrients, humus, loosened up, permeable and fresh. A slightly loamy substrate is advantageous because it dries less quickly. The columbine needs a moist environment in the underground. You are welcome to enrich the ground with compost before sowing.
Sow the seeds
The fine seeds are mixed with sand. This allows them to spread more evenly and easily in the bed. After a thin layer of soil has been spread over it, pour the whole thing with a fine water sprayer.
Keep the earth moist! If necessary, the plantlets are later pimped on 25 cm distance. Now it only depends on further care!
Tips & Tricks
Once the columbine has grown, it will multiply on its own in the next few years. Their seeds sow themselves and germinate in place.