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- Plant violets - all important facts
- When is the best planting time?
- How are the seeds sown?
- Which situation is suitable?
- What features do violets call to the ground?
- Which planting neighbors are a perfect match for violets?
- Tips & Tricks
Violets like loamy, nutrient-rich soil
Plant violets - all important facts
They smell beguiling during their flowering period, which lasts from April to May. Not only wild in nature, but also in the bed or in the balcony box they are enriching. But what should be considered when planting violets?
When is the best planting time?
Violets should be planted in autumn or spring. The ideal period is between February and March or between September and October. The day to plant should be mild. It goes without saying that there should be no ground frost. Once planted, these plants like to self-propagate, for example, self-sowing.
How are the seeds sown?
The seeds of Viola are cold germs. For this reason, they are best sown outdoors in the field. It is not mandatory to prefer them at home. But it is safer.
This is how sowing works best:
Which situation is suitable?
After preferring or buying, the violets are planted. The location is ideally half shady. With a sunny location, violets get along well, as it does not get too hot there in the summer. Good would be a place that is cool to moderately warm and humid.
What features do violets call to the ground?
In order to minimize the later care of the violets, the substrate should be perfect right from the start. It should have the following characteristics:
Which planting neighbors are a perfect match for violets?
Whether in the meadow, on the wayside, among the trees, in front of the trees on a wall or anywhere else - violets feel well in the presence of the following plants and show their good effect:
Tips & Tricks
For a good start you should enrich the soil with compost before planting.