Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Primula flowers, maintenance








Treatment in Primula, similar to treatment in violces that easy to hard. But the treatment is actually not as difficult as imagined. Here is an explanation and discussion.
Primula crop is upland crops (900-1500 meters above sea level). So he will be more diligent flowering when grown in the mountainous area with altitude as. The Color of  brighter flowers and plants thrives in comparison with that maintained in the lowlands.


Here are ways to Primula diligent care and bloom can flourish:

a. Prepare Growing Media (planting medium)
Planting medium for Primula consists of two kinds. First, the media for seeding a mixture of fine sand, manure and ash scrub with a ratio of 1:1:1. And second, the media for planting, in the form of fine sand, humus, manure and chaff in the ratio 1:1:1:1.

b. Plant propagation
Primula can be propagated through seeds and saplings separation. Seeds can be harvested about 3 months from flowering. Primula shaped seed powder chose of seed sacs that are large. Seeding done on plastic tanks that it covered glass or plastic sheets to reduce evaporation. A month after sowing seeds of Primula already has 2 leaves and ready to be moved into its own pot. And three months later ready to be moved into a larger pot until the time of flowering.
While the propagation through the separation of seedlings is done by cutting or separating from parent Primula seedlings, then plant it into a separate pot.

c. Beware in Flushing
Avoid watering the leaves and flowers towards, because the water attached to the leaf or flower will cause decay. Direct spray of water should be poured into the medium. Watering is done early morning or late afternoon and made ​​visible when the medium began to dry. Excessive watering can cause rot at the root, while if too rarely or less will cause the plant will wilt and difficult to be refreshed even after flushing.

d. Fertilization Method
Primula plants begin flowering at the age of 8 months after being transferred nursery propagators. In order for good growth needs to be cultivated Primula regularly every month.

e. Having Enemies
Some of the problems often encountered in Primula is a disorder of the naked snails. The attacks resulted in Primula leaves with holes. Control is usually quite done mechanically, by providing feedback in the form of pieces of cucumber placed between the pots of plants. Usually naked snails will live surrounded him and then turn it off course.

With good care it will thrive and Primula flowering diligent, in a previous article has explain about the characteristics of this plant, may be useful and continue to be interested in reading this blog.

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