How to plant four o'clock flowers? Detailed planting methods and steps

Four o'clock flower, marvel-of-Peru, is a common flower in moist places under forests and at forest edges. Its roots and leaves can be used medicinally, so some people specially cultivate it. So how to plant four o'clock flowers?

1. Soil selection: Four o'clock flowers can be planted in fertile sandy and semi-sandy soil, with a pH value of 6-6.5 in slightly acidic soil. If the soil is heavy clay, lacks organic matter, has low fertility, and poor aeration, then the root system will be few, the plant will be short, the stems and leaves will be slender, and the flowers will be few and small.

2. Collecting seeds: Collect some seeds that look black and do not feel soft, then store them in a shaded, ventilated place for a period of time. Around late April or early May of the second year, they can be taken out for sowing.

3. Seed treatment: Mix and stir the seeds with New High Lipid Film for a while to strengthen their respiration intensity, prevent viral infection, and increase their germination rate.

4. Sowing: They can be sown by drilling or broadcasting. After sowing, we need to cover them with a layer of soil mixed with plant ash and water thoroughly.

5. Later treatment: After sowing and watering, attention should also be paid to keeping the soil in a moist state afterward. It is best to water thoroughly each time. Then wait for them to germinate. After they emerge, we should apply some dilute fertilizer water, which can speed up the growth and development of the seedlings, but be careful not to make the concentration too high. When the seedlings grow to five to six cun tall, you can choose the seedlings that look relatively robust and transplant them into flower pots or flower beds.