Questions and Answers. Q: Sowing bhindi would b perfect in these pots or not? Report Abuse. Q: Height 22cm then what will be the inch? Q: is this with bottom plate or not? A: no it is not having bottom plate only pot. Q: Size of pot is too small or not. Q: In outdoors Will the pot withstand heat when temperature is 42 degree. A: at 42 degrees wouldn't last more than 1 year better to place in shaded area plastic is flimsy. Q: does it have base covered.
Q: quality is hard or low. Native to Africa, the genus Amaryllis comes from the Greek word amarysso, which means "to sparkle. However, the amaryllis bulbs we commonly purchase and grow as houseplants are hybrids of the genus Hippeastrum and are native to Central and South America.
While the most popular colors are red and white, flowers may also be pink, salmon, apricot, rose or deep burgundy. Some varieties are bicolor such as purple and green, or picotee having petals with a different edge color. Amaryllis bulbs come in various sizes. Whether purchasing a bare bulb to plant or bulbs planted in a pot, the size and condition of bulbs will influence amaryllis performance. Amaryllis grow best in narrow containers. Containers may be made of plastic, metal, ceramic or terracotta.
The secret to keeping amaryllis thriving for years is to keep the plants actively growing AFTER they have finished blooming.
Keeping the plant healthy and growing throughout the summer will promote blooming later in the season. Unlike some other bulbs, amaryllis do not require a rest or dormant period. They will bloom again if allowed to continue to grow. But bloom time can be controlled by allowing the bulb go dormant stop growing for a period of time. During this resting period dormancy , plants use very little of their energy reserves.
Amaryllis plants bloom best when they grow in a container with little extra space potbound. They require repotting only every 3 or 4 years. The best time to repot them is after they have gone through a dormant period. Although there are several insects, mites and diseases that may attack amaryllis plants under greenhouse conditions, they are not as common on amaryllis grown in homes.
Careful inspection when purchasing bulbs accompanied by proper care will prevent most insect infestations as well as diseases. The narcissus bulb fly Merodon spp. The maggot larvae feed in the outer scales of the bulb and eventually work their way into the interior of the bulb. Wet the soil with warm water before filling seed-starting containers. Plant at the proper depth. The general rule of thumb is to cover seeds with soil equal to three times their thickness — but be sure to read the seed packet planting instructions carefully.
Some seeds, including certain lettuces and snapdragons, need light to germinate and should rest on the soil surface but still be in good contact with moist soil.
Gentle tamping after sowing will help. After planting your seeds, use a spray bottle to wet the soil again. Water wisely. Always use room-temperature water. Let chlorinated water sit overnight so chlorine can dissipate or use distilled water. Avoid using softened water. It's important to keep soil consistently moist, but avoid overwatering, which promotes diseases, that can kill seedlings.
Try not to splash water on leaves. An easy way to avoid this — as well as overwatering — is to dip base of your containers in water and allow the soil to absorb moisture from the bottom until moist.
Some seed-starting kits supply a wicking mat that conducts water from a reservoir to dry soil. Whatever you do, don't miss a watering and let seeds or seedlings dry out. Maintain consistent moisture. When grandifloras or multifloras grow about six inches tall, pinch them back to encourage rapid formation of flowering side shoots.
Do not pinch millifloras or "spreading" petunias. Although petunias are easy to grow outdoors from transplants, they may prove more challenging for beginning gardeners to start from seed. The advantages of starting petunias indoors are that you have a wider choice of varieties from which to choose, and you can raise large quantities of plants for less money.
But it takes 10 to 12 weeks before petunias are big enough to plant out, so they need to be started early about March first in northern climates. This means there's ample opportunity for problems to develop between seeding and the final product! Because of their size, petunia seeds present a challenge, even to experienced gardeners.
Not only are they very tiny and fine, but they also need light in order to germinate. Pelleted seeds are easier to handle, but not always available.
Grandiflora petunias, the most popular type, produce large flowers that are three to four or more inches across. They may be singles or ruffled doubles. Some have a pendulous, cascading habit that makes them more suitable for hanging baskets and window boxes, but most are upright plants that develop over the summer into large mounds of flowers which are 12 to 15 inches tall.
Multiflora petunias are often more compact. Their flowers are smaller than the grandifloras, but they make up for it with the sheer number of blossoms that are open at any given time. Like grandiflora varieties, they're available in single or double forms, though the vast majority are singles.
Typically, they're massed together to create big splashes of color in the garden. Milliflora petunias are compact, miniature plants that produce abundant quantities of perfect, small flowers only an inch to an inch and a half in diameter.
They make good edging plants and are also attractive when mixed with other flowering annuals in containers, where they may be viewed close-up.
Groundcover or "spreading" petunias are only about six inches tall, but spread so rapidly that they cover a huge area over one growing season, provided they're watered and fertilized frequently.
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