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- Ornamental - all tips and tricks for sowing
- When is a good time for sowing?
- The seeds are cold germ
- Sow in the open air
- Prefer home
- Seeds from own breed or bought
- Tips
Unusual but possible: pull ornamental tubes from seeds
Ornamental - all tips and tricks for sowing
You want to give it a try, because onions can be planted by the ornamental tube finally everyone? Why not - sowing is more expensive as a generative propagation method, but also successful.
When is a good time for sowing?
The seeds of the ornamental onion should ideally be sown outdoors before the onset of winter. That's how the cold can affect them. Those who have forgotten, can sow them alternatively in the spring. It is important that it is not too late. At best, they are sown from March and until the end of April at the latest.
The seeds are cold germ
It has just been mentioned - the seeds need a cold. Without cold they do not germinate. They are considered cold germs. So it does not work if you harvest them and sow them in the warm living room right at home. They need temperatures below 10 ° C for several weeks.
Sow in the open air
The seeds should - if possible - sow in the field. That's how it's done:
Prefer home
Even a pre-breeding home can work. However, it is much more complicated and complicated because the seeds have to go through different periods to germinate. First of all, you should know that you do not have to sow the seeds immediately, but you can store them dry and dark until spring.
Here we go:
Seeds from own breed or bought
Ornamental garlic seeds are rarely available in commerce. Common is the sale of onions. But no problem: If you already have an ornamental plant, you can harvest their seeds by leaving the inflorescences after flowering in June.
Tips
If the soil is particularly rich in humus, the ornamental garlic is often abundant in self-sowing.