Summer left (from Latin Matthiola Incana) is a beautiful perennial from the brassica familywhich you can plant as a decorative plant in your garden. However, to make her eyes enjoy your spectacular beauty in the spring and summer season, you should pay her attention in February.
Some do not know when to sow the summer left and get too late, so that the flowers in the season do not make such an impression. So it’s better not to delay this procedure for too long and learn to care for it. Do not forget about it if you want the leftist to cover your garden with a colorful rug.
This Mediterranean species in Poland does not win. However, it can easily be as an annual plant in gardens, balconies or terraces. Summer leftist is usually grown from seedlings due to the long growing season.
The best date for sowing of the Summer Lewkonia to the boxes is fast approaching. It is the turn of February and March. Cover the plants with a thin layer of soil and store it in a room at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.
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Emergence should appear after less than two weeks, then it is also worth providing its cooler conditions, about 8 degrees Celsius. In addition, the summer left after planting should be placed in place with a minimum of seven hours with the sun.
When you see that the cutting cuttings have two leaves properly, drink them to separate pots. You can overdo the plants to the ground at the end of April or in May, when the risk of frost is over.
Summer leftist needs specific development conditions. Sunny, sheltered from the wind will definitely appeal to her. Like a fertile, humus substrate.
The summer left -hand prefers an alkaline soil and endures drought terribly. For this reason, you also need to ensure that the soil around it is constantly moisturized (not wet).
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Regular watering is the basis for the care of the Summer Lewkonia after planting. However, water should be supplied with small doses. Another important issue that you need to remember is the fertilization of multi -component left -won liquefies about three weeks after planting the seedling with products dedicated to flowering plants.
Thanks to this, the leftist will bloom lush in the summer and will grow healthy, delighting with the beauty of its flowers. Most often they come in: white, cream, pink, purple or yellow. Orange and red varieties are also popular.
