The flowerbed should levelled with good drainage and weed free. Immediately transfer the seedlings into the flowerbeds and irrigate. Ensure that the soil around the delicate roots remains attached. Transplantation should be done during evening hours using a khurpe with a narrow blade to loosen the soil near the base and gently pull the seedling. Seedlings must be hardened off before transplanting by withholding water and exposure to sun. Seedlings are ready for transplanting when three to four pair of leaves appears. Seedlings on germination appear to be crowded and make weak seedlings, thinning of the seedling lumps can be done at this stage and replanted them where there is space around. Cover the bed with a newspaper or sarkanda and keep the soil moist by regular misting till the seeds germinate within two weeks. To prevent the ants apply chloropyrofos 20 EC. Sprinkle the nursery bed immediately with a mist of water using hand spray pump. These must be sown in lines 4-6 cm apart at a depth of 0.5 -1 cm depending on the seed size. Moist the nursery beds before sowing the seeds. Drench the nursery medium with 0.2 per cent bavistin to take care of soil-borne diseases. A nursery medium is prepared by taking: one part of soil, one part of river sand, one part of well-rotten farmyard manure, one part of leaf mould and passed through a wire mesh to break the lumps. Raised nursery beds about 15-20 cm high and 60-90 cm wide are prepared under partial sunlight. Petunia, pansy, marigold, phlox, alyssum, dahlia, dianthus, salvia, calendula, larkspur, antirrhinum, lupin, candytuft, wall flower, verbena and stocks, etc. Use only branded seeds and purchase seedlings from good nurseries only. Location, sunlight and available of space primarily determine the choice of flower, followed by the purpose for which these are planted like for screening, as a background, in a flowerbed, at an edge, along a path, etc. An aesthetically planned garden with good colour scheme, planted in harmony or in contrast at various levels, is a visual delight.Īs rains recede, humidity level goes down and night temperature falls, it’s time to sow seeds of winter annuals starting from end September, which are transplanted in the flowerbeds in October-November to bloom in February-March.
Winter annuals are spaced between trees, shrubs and lawn. The real vibrancy comes in spring when flowers deck the flowerbeds, pots and hanging baskets create a floral bonanza. Winter annuals offer the widest range of choices of flowers in form, shapes and colours.
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