What is the best time to sow biennial China asters?
The China aster is a biennial herbaceous plant. It grows singly, with an upright stem covered in white rough hairs, and its leaves are elliptical and ovate. Its flower heads produce inflorescences, blooming every year with bright red, bright white and blue-purple flowers, and it is mostly grown for ornamental display in gardens, botanical gardens, courtyards and flower beds. So when is the right time to sow China asters?
1. When to sow China asters
1. Generally speaking, the China aster is a plant that can grow during most of the year, and the results obtained from sowing at different times are all quite good. To get the best results, we usually select the time accordingly, and past experience shows that sowing China asters from April to August is relatively good. For details, please call Changjing Seeds.
2. Because the China aster is highly ornamental, and as an ornamental plant both its appearance and everything else about it are very good. The flowering period of the China aster is generally fairly long, which means it has good ornamental value over a long period of time, and its flowers are quite showy with very attractive colors, which makes it eye-catching. So there are people growing this flowering plant in many places, which also means its sowing time and regions are very broad.
3. The result of this broad range of times and regions is that it can be sown over a long period; here the sowing time may already have passed, while there the sowing may have just begun, so its sowing time is very broad. Therefore, the sowing time we give here is for the vast majority of regions.
Therefore, in summary, we can conclude that the currently recognized sowing time for China asters is from April to August.
2. Care tips for China asters
When the China aster is a seedling, it should be transplanted two to three times to the main growing site, so as to ensure a full, rounded plant shape, thick sturdy stems and dense fibrous roots, with resistance to lodging, waterlogging and drought. For China asters sown in spring, when the seedlings grow to five to ten cm, you can choose to transplant the seedlings after one month and plant them in place after two months. During the seedling-raising period, loosen the soil once and water three times. After planting in place, water three times, do a good job of loosening the soil after rain, and apply topdressing in time before flowering.
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