How to plant morning glory seeds? A step-by-step guide to the correct planting method

Morning glory seeds are generally sown in late April to early May, and the soil can be a sandy loam rich in humus. You can nick the seed coat, or soak the seeds for 24 hours, or soak them to speed up germination before sowing. You can sow them in individual holes or broadcast them. When the seedlings have just sprouted their true leaves, they can be potted up. After potting, do a good job with fertilizing, watering and pinching.

1. Timing: generally sow in late April to early May (in the south this can be earlier). The soil can be a sandy loam rich in humus, mixed from 4 parts leaf mold, 5 parts garden soil and 1 part river sand, and add a small amount of bone meal to the bottom of the pot as a base fertilizer.

2. Sowing: nick the seed coat, or soak the seeds for 24 hours, or soak them to speed up germination before sowing. Generally sow in individual holes, 3 to 5 seeds each time; you can also broadcast them, then cover with about 2 cm of soil. If the seeds are sown directly without treatment, they emerge in about 7 to 8 days. After emergence, harden off the seedlings, and when the seedlings have just sprouted their true leaves, they can be potted up.

3. Care: one week after potting, apply a dilute liquid fertilizer, then apply a dilute cake fertilizer solution or compound fertilizer once every 2 to 3 weeks, and spray 1 to 2 times with a 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate aqueous solution during the bud stage. Water frequently; especially in summer, water adequately, but the pot must not have standing water. After three or four true leaves have grown, vines begin to form from the center, and you should pinch them. After the vines have grown three or four more leaves, pinch again. This keeps the plant dwarf and upright, and can also encourage it to bloom more.