Friday 30 September 2011

Different Types Of Planting Seeds To Plant In Spring Time

If you're thinking of planting flower seeds, you better get your gear ready and wait for spring to come. What makes the spring perfect for sowing new flower seeds are the spring rain and the mild temperatures of the season. For most cases, flower seeds can be planted when frost is no longer a threat. Particularly, annual flower seeds depend on warm weather and spring rain for it to withhold and blossom. When the flowers are not exposed to the rain due to warm weather, do make sure to generously water the flower seeds. When the condition of the soil is too dry, adding a potting soil or peat moss mixture would be helpful in ensuring the flower seeds develop and blossom into nice flowers.

You can consider planting flower seeds in other season of the year but the best outcome that you can get would always be when you start planting in the spring. The rain and the mild weather will allow the flower seeds to easily sprout. When the ground has finally softened and shows no symptoms of frosting again, you can ready the flower seeds for the garden. The best thing about planting in spring is you don't have to wait for the dormant period to settle and this would means a longer life span for your dear flowers. If you are living in dry areas, take extra care of your flowers and remember to water them regularly so they would have enough supplies to live. If the dry condition persists, you might want to add fertilizer, peat moss and mulch as well.

Though annual flower requires mild weather to grow, the more hardy annual flowers and those who have can actually withstand frosty ground can be planted at the very beginning of the spring season. Starting annual flower seeds indoors in the late winter or early spring and later transplanting them outdoors once the weather permits is a rather good choice for those who couldn't wait to see their flowers bloom. It also will lower the gardening budget as one would not have to purchase the expensive plants or seedlings from a nursery.

As we move on towards the middle of spring, where the weather is lovelier and the frost is long gone, regular annual seeds that require warm temperature can be planted. For hardy annuals you can plant them in the early spring as they have a strong resistance towards cold spring frost. While you plant your hardy annuals, you can simultaneously plant your regular annual flower indoors and later transplant them outdoor when the weather settles. Once you have the regular and hardy annual flowers in your garden, you can see the result of having the prettiest garden as your flower would bloom continuously throughout the season. Besides annual, a lot of other varieties of flower seeds also can be planted in the season of spring as well.

During the early spring, when the temperatures are still teasingly cold, perennial flowers can be planted naturally in the soil. This is because most of the varieties of perennial flowers need a little bit of cold weather to germinate before they began sprouting. This is also to ensure that they would have matured nicely and can withstand the cold and harsh condition when winter arrives. Not only that, growing perennial early in the spring would also guarantee that you would have a blooming garden with flowers earlier than any type flowers. Although not very suitable to plant in warm climate countries, those who simply insist of having them needs to keep them refrigerated before planting to give them time to germinate. Even if one is staying in a cold weather country, and had bought the seeds a little bit too late in the spring they still have to conduct the same practice of refrigerating these flowers. The beauty of perennial however is their life span as they can easily last for three years or more. Their life span would be longer if one takes good care of the seeds and nourish them appropriately.

During the early spring, when the temperatures are still teasingly cold, perennial flowers can be planted naturally in the soil. This is because most of the varieties of perennial flowers need a little bit of cold weather to germinate before they began sprouting. This is also to ensure that they would have matured nicely and can withstand the cold and harsh condition when winter arrives. Not only that, growing perennial early in the spring would also guarantee that you would have a blooming garden with flowers earlier than any type flowers. Although not very suitable to plant in warm climate countries, those who simply insist of having them needs to keep them refrigerated before planting to give them time to germinate. Even if one is staying in a cold weather country, and had bought the seeds a little bit too late in the spring they still have to conduct the same practice of refrigerating these flowers. The beauty of perennial however is their life span as they can easily last for three years or more. Their life span would be longer if one takes good care of the seeds and nourish them appropriately.

If you're the type who wants to start with a simple flower and one that does not really need TLC (tender, care and loving), you might want to try your hands on wildflowers. Even the name suggested that it's a very independent type of flower that requires very little maintenance. Its resilient nature is due to the fact because its root can take in easily in the soil. Another big plus to this flower is the cost of buying the seeds are relatively cheaper from other flower seeds. This would be good news for those who is still exploring about your gardening skills and are not very confident in it. And if you succeed in planting them, which I presume you will, you will be surprised at how beautiful these flowers can turn out to be.

However, it does not necessarily means that you should expect the flowers to grow without any intervention. Sometimes you may need to do some tilling of the ground, to get them a better chance at surviving. Apart from that, if you're staying at a hot or warm climate country, you still have to water these plants regularly. Because of the ease in which they can blossom almost effortlessly, there is no wonder why most countries around the word choose to plant them near highways and roads. This is not only to beautify the scenery and the country itself; wildflower is also a good and established method to prevent erosion from happening. So for those of you who want to try their hand on gardening at home, you might want to start with wildflowers. Happy gardening!


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