Bacopa is an excellent choice for both professional gardeners and plant lovers. This herbaceous shrub, covered with small but very beautiful and delicate flowers, looks great in the house on the windowsill or in flower beds in the garden, in flowerpots suspended in flower pots or in pots on the balcony.
In order for bacopa seedlings to grow strong, you need to create favorable conditions for it. In this case, you will need to pay attention to 5 important components:
- seeds, soil;
- time and place;
- light;
- temperature;
- care.
Soil and seeds
You can purchase seeds in a specialized store or order them online. It is important to check the packaging date, as expired goods will not sprout well. Before planting, seeds are protected from the development of possible diseases by disinfecting soaking in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for 20 minutes.
You cannot pay attention to the soil. What is important here is its moisture, friability and low acidity. The optimal composition is humus, peat and compost, mixed in equal parts. A mandatory component will be sand drainage to get rid of excess moisture accumulation.
Timing and placement
The time for sowing seedlings is influenced by climate. The further south the region, the earlier you can start planting. The period from the second half of February to the first ten days of March is considered suitable.
You can grow bacopa seedlings at home or in a heated greenhouse.Soil is poured into the container, the seeds are immersed in the soil by pressing with a finger. Then the container is covered with a thin layer of plastic film or glass. After 14 days, the seedlings will germinate.
Light
A sufficient amount of lighting is a necessary condition for good growth of bacopa. In this case, containers with seedlings should never be placed in direct sunlight. The presence of a draft is also unacceptable.
Temperature
The required temperature to strengthen the plant is 21-25 degrees. When the seedlings dive, the temperature can be reduced to 18-20 degrees. Do not forget about maintaining a sufficiently high humidity in the room.
Care
As soon as the first shoots appear, the soil needs to be loosened periodically. Diving should be done when 3 leaves appear on the plant. Each individual seedling is placed in a pot of peat.
Now it is necessary to monitor the systematic feeding of bacopa with fertilizers enriched with minerals. You need to water it at the root, and leave the leaves and stem dry. It is necessary to moisten the soil abundantly, but stagnation of liquid harms the growth and development of seedlings.
Growing bacopa at home is easy, but it is important to remember the need for sufficient lighting, plenty of light, and maintaining a specific temperature. In this case, the ornamental plant will bloom lushly and decorate your house or garden.
