How to grow evening primrose from seed? A full guide to the planting method
Evening primrose is a flowering plant with cold, drought and poor-soil tolerance. It has high economic value and edible value, and is also highly ornamental, so many flower lovers like to grow it as a potted plant.
Many growers plant evening primrose in pots, and its care and management are fairly simple. Placed in a courtyard it looks very beautiful and gives a distinctive scene. So how do you grow evening primrose from seed? Today the editor will explain the seed planting method for evening primrose.
1. Sowing
This plant can be sown in spring, summer and autumn, mostly in spring, but sometimes the right time must be chosen according to the regional environment. When sowing, simply sow the seeds into moist sandy soil, then keep the soil moist; sprouts appear in about 1 week or a little more.
2. Transplanting
When the evening primrose seedlings have grown to a certain degree, they can be transplanted into pots. Usually the plant can be transplanted into a pot once it has grown six true leaves; when the young plant reaches about 30 cm, some soil should be mounded around the root crown, which helps the plant grow stably; after potting and establishment, a dilute liquid fertilizer can be applied once, mainly organic fertilizer and urea.
3. Pinching
Since the main root of evening primrose is relatively sturdy and well developed, pinching can usually be done once the plant has been potted and is stably established. Pinching encourages the plant to send out more branches and produce more flowers, and the plant shape also grows more lush.
4. Water and fertilizer
Fertilizing evening primrose can be decided according to the plant's growth. Usually it can start from the growing period, with a suitable amount of organic fertilizer applied every 2 weeks or a dilute inorganic liquid fertilizer watered on. In addition, watering is needed to keep the potting soil moist often, but do not water too much, to avoid water accumulating in the pot.
5. Pruning
To avoid the plant consuming too many nutrients and to encourage it to send out more flowering branches and bloom more brightly colored flowers, spent flowers usually need to be cut off promptly after blooming, which may bring about another flush of flowers and thus extend the flowering period. Potted plants need this even more.