Planting vetches - that is how it is done

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• Planting vetches - that is how it is done
• The planting time
• The site
• The soil claims
• The planting distance
• Sow wicks
• Preferring in the house
• use
• The multiplication
• Good and bad neighbors
• Tips

Wicken are a fast growing asset to any garden

Planting vetches - that is how it is done

They enchant with flowers that resemble those of orchids and enchant with their wonderful fragrance: The Wicks (Latin Vicia). As you have to plant the garden beauties so that they thrive magnificently we have summarized in this article for you.

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The planting time

Despite the fact that Wicken copes well with the last night frosts of spring, it is advisable to plant the plants only after the ice saints in the field. Even in the house preferred vetches should only then move to the bed.

The site

Wicken love moderately sunny to partially shaded locations. The acrobatic climbers want high, so give the Wicken a place where they can raise undisturbed. Ideal is a higher fence or a trellis. Also recommended is a sheltered place, so that the shoots are not kinked by stormy airs.

The soil claims

Vicia prefers humus and slightly calcareous soils that should be well drained.

The planting distance

Wicken you can put pretty tight. A planting distance of ten centimeters is sufficient.

Sow wicks

The fragrant climbing plants can already be sown in the open air in mild regions starting in April. For the seed to grow well, it is important that the vetches find enough nutrients. For this reason, submit the soil in advance with ripe compost.

Preferring in the house

From March, you can put on the window sill small wickenpflänzchen. Soak the seeds overnight in lukewarm water. Vicia is a dark germ, so the seeds are placed about five centimeters deep in potting soil. They germinate quickly in a not too warm place and can be moved from a height of ten centimeters into the field.

use

Vetching does not like to be piqued, so be sure to relocate the small plantlets together with the soil attached to the root ball into the garden.

The multiplication

If you do not remove everything from the plant in late summer, you can harvest many wicker seeds yourself for the next year.

Good and bad neighbors

Vetching absorbs a lot of nitrogen and therefore harmonises excellently with all plants, which consume the soil strongly.

Tips

Do not throw away the cut shoots of the withered vetch, but use them to plow the plant. This promotes the formation of additional roots, so that the plant can absorb more nutrients. As a result, the vetch grows more flowers.