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- How to sow the Diptam - in detail!
- Do not harvest the seeds too late and use them soon
- Attention: cold germ!
- Sow the seeds after stratification
- No-till or pre-culture?
- Tips
After flowering, the seeds of Diptam can be harvested
How to sow the Diptam - in detail!
Just in time, the pink flower piles tower over the sweeping foliage. They are incredibly beautiful and draw attention to each other. Those who own only one plant of Diptam are wise to duplicate them. This is done by means of the seeds ...
Do not harvest the seeds too late and use them soon
The Diptam blooms depending on the region between May and June. Its seeds mature in late summer / early autumn. If you do not want to buy them for sowing but want to harvest them yourself, you should be quick! Once the star-shaped capsule fruits have matured, they open and spin out their seeds. They are spread by the wind.
Collect the seeds as soon as the capsule fruits dry up and slowly open. They are best used fresh for sowing. The longer the seeds store, the more they lose their ability to germinate and the germination takes longer. So sow them in the fall!
Attention: cold germ!
Sowing is a bit more complicated than with other plants:
Sow the seeds after stratification
Now the seeds can be sown. They are light germs that should either be very shallow or not covered with soil or sand at all. Keep the substrate moist. Now you have to wait about 6 months for the seeds to germinate (optimal germination temperature: 8 to 12 ° C). Patience and regular control over the moisture of the seed are required!
No-till or pre-culture?
In general, direct sowing is preferable. But honestly, you do not know if the sowing will be successful. Pulling in pots is better for better control. But that too has disadvantages. Among other things, the Diptam tolerates the subsequent planting to another location bad ... Decide!
Tips
Protect the young plants in the field! They like to be eaten by snails.