A Detailed Guide to Growing Trailing Gypsophila

Flowers & Gardening Jan 1, 1970 0 views

Anyone who has grown it knows that once it reaches a certain size, it will trail down and become a lovely decorative piece. But do you know how to grow it? First, prepare the soil for it, using loose, sterilized potting soil. Then place its seeds in the soil at a spacing of about 10 cm, and cover them with soil. Finally, put it in a shady spot and care for it carefully, and before long it will break through the soil!

I. Growing Methods

1. How to plant

First, put the soil into the pot you plan to use, and sterilize the soil at high temperature to make sure there are no pests in it. Then take the seeds and plant them one by one by broadcasting, with a spacing of about 10 cm. After that, cover them with soil of a moderate thickness. But if the seeds are too small, there is no need to cover them.

2. Growing environment

While planting it, do this in a cool place as much as possible, as this can improve the seeds' survival rate. Once the seeds sprout, you can move it to a spot with light, but not to direct scorching sun. Wait until the seedlings grow two leaves, and only then can you place it in direct sunlight.

II. Care During the Growing Period

1. Light

Once the plant has fully grown, try to place it in a spot with plenty of sunlight, such as beside a window, on a balcony, or in a courtyard, because it loves light. The more light it gets, the better its flowers will bloom.

2. Effective prevention of pests and diseases

As it grows, some diseases will always appear, such as leaf spot and stem rot, and these are fatal to it. So we must prevent them in advance and spray with appropriate chemicals to ensure the plant can grow normally.