A detailed guide to hollyhock planting methods: plant patiently and harvest a sea of flowers

Anyone who has seen a hollyhock knows it is a very beautiful flower. If you have a courtyard at home, growing a few plants can add color to the home garden and make the home colorful. But hollyhocks are rather delicate, and growing them is not easy. Below, the editor introduces the hollyhock planting methods for you.

Seedling plants begin to decline after 3-4 years of growth and bloom poorly, so they should be resown once every 2-3 years. Seedling plants are prone to variation. In order to keep the flower form of excellent large-flowered varieties unchanged, root suckers sprouting from the base of field-planted plants should be used as cuttings. The cuttings should be 8-10 cm long, inserted into plain sand, and maintained in shade. After rooting, lift the seedlings and plant them in the field.
Sowing hollyhocks can be done in both spring and autumn. In southern regions, autumn sowing is preferable; in northern regions, spring sowing is preferable. For autumn sowing, the seeds can be sown as soon as they mature, germinating in about 1 week. When 2-3 true leaves have grown, transplant once, and they can bloom the following year. For division propagation, do it in early spring when new shoots have just sprouted. Use a sharp knife to divide the old plant into several clumps and plant them separately.
Before planting hollyhocks, deeply turn the soil and apply base fertilizer. During the growth period, pay attention to loosening the soil and weeding, and apply 1-2 times of liquid fertilizer mainly based on nitrogen and potassium fertilizers. After the flower buds form, apply 1-2 more times of liquid fertilizer mainly based on phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, and water appropriately, so they can grow robustly and bloom abundantly.
For sowing, prepare the soil mix: 80% pond mud + 20% peat soil. If you do not want the trouble, 100% pond mud is fine. I chose a 2-gallon pot for pot sowing, and in about one week the germination rate was about 90%. When sowing, cover with soil to a thickness of about 1CM, and keep the soil moist after sowing.
After reading the introduced hollyhock planting methods, everyone should also know how hollyhocks should be grown. When cultivating hollyhocks, do the related tasks well according to the corresponding methods, and hollyhocks can show a more beautiful state. For more knowledge related to hollyhock planting, everyone can continue to follow No.1 Home Network.