How to grow Snapdragon flower
( Greek forlike a nozzle , refers to pattern of the flowers )
Few of our flower are as tremendous in form as the Snapdragon , Antirrhinum majus . At the same fourth dimension the colors appeal us . There are soft pinks , such as we line up in a Rose , the yellowness are like giant flower of Toadflax , the deep maroons seem as though made of brilliant velvet . The catalog leaning for our favorable reception many other colors . In height we find a great range , some arise as magniloquent as 3 feet , others only $ inches . For most garden those of intermediate height are best , since they produce long enough stems yet are not tall enough to demand stake
Where to Plant . Whole masses of snapdragon are appealing , but individual plant life have a charm , which we can not resist . As a cold shoulder flower the Snapdragon is very adaptable .
OUTDOOR GENERAL . seeded player may be sow indoors when an other start is desire , but the Snapdragon blooms nicely when planted directly in the loose soil . transplantation the seedling to stand a foot apart . The plant are as well adapted to shady places as any other yearbook .
GREENHOUSE FORCING . , a Snapdragon specialist has given explicit directions which are here gleaned the following points of good culture .
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2 , . Cuttingscarry rust . They are hard to root in Summer when the temperature is melt down high .
3.Sowing Seed . For crop of October to July sow in mid - June to mid - August . Early sowing make large plants , but former sowing is sound for benching to follow Chrysanthemums . The bloom period can be controlled by pinching the young shoots , hence the date of sowing is not so important .
Select a cool , airy nursery , or cold frame , with a soaked sash . Sow in flats of light filth to which hummus or leafmold or sand has been added use no wise manure .
piss thoroughlybeforesowing . Cover seed about its own thickness with calorie-free , fine soil . agitate mildly with a block . Elevate the flats above the level of the bench , allow for air circulation , to prevent damping - off . Subsequent watering will be necessary only when the flat becomes teetotal below . Seeds germinate in one or two week . Keep a minuscule dry ; even let them droop a trifle . If damping - off starts , remove infested industrial plant , piddle less , and sift ironical sand over the flats . junk lightly with air - slake caustic lime , 5 parts , and sulfur , 1 part .
4.Benching . When the works are heavy enough to handle , and before they crowd , they should be pot in 2 - inch or 2 1/2 inch good deal and grown coolheaded . Pinch at least once , earmark from six to ten breaks to uphold . Some shoots will be given to throw early blooms , in which character they should be hook out as shown in illustration . Sometimes the integral planting must be gone over in this manner . It is well to remember that the number of daytime hours will be decrease , and that during November and late buds will demand from six to eight workweek to spread out fully , depending , of course of study , upon the weather condition conditions .
Benching is done during former descent in refreshful grime , not too rich in soluble plant food . When young , theSnapdragonis not a heavy feeder , and overfeeding at this full stop is not only obstinate to nature , but cause soft foliage , an easy quarry to insects and disease . assure yourself the pleasure of applying that top - fecundation of sheep manure after the money from your first excision is in the cant . Soft growth is easily burn by spraying and fumigation ’s , and you will have to use them often to check thrip and aphids . shoot for for curt jointed gillyflower . When your neighbor boasts of taller , faster grow industrial plant , console yourself privately . stiff fertilizer at this stage is like bootlegger ’s whiskey it may cause blindness .
5.Planting distance . Different diversity required dissimilar spacing , range from 7×8 inches to 12×12 inches , although 8×10 inch is safe , 10 inch being the aloofness between rows .
6.Suckers . Constant removal of patsy in each leaf joint is most important , especially during Fall and early Winter . The fine spikes are obtain only in this way , the plant life ’s energy being aim toward the last growing full stop .
7.Temperature . Aim at 50 deg . for dark temperature . fantabulous consequence may be hold at 45 deg . , the ontogeny being slower but more vigorous . On burnished days , 65 to 70 deg . is correct .
8.Thinning . After the plants have occupied the workbench for several month , shoots will begin to push up from the fundament . These are future flower spikes and should be thin out where they come along to be herd . Careful judgment is required , and the workplace should not be will to the social station and Indian file of aid . Meanwhile , some parts of the plant may become unreasoning , in particular after a farseeing spell of dull weather condition . Such blind Mrs. Henry Wood should fall off after it is evident that it is hopeless ; this will allow in light and air to the actively develop part , and it will also facilitate working the soil , bind and the like .
9.General Winter Care . It go without tell that frequent cultivation of the dirt surface makes for better growth . If hope , bone repast and sheep manure may be crop in when the first cut is record colour , and regularly thereafter , as the plants are then in a place to use it to full advantage .
10.Supports . We utilise the Carnation method of musical accompaniment ; i.e. ,the tier of wire interbreed by cotton string . We use four tiers-9 , 15 , 23 , and 36 inches above the dirt Earth’s surface . The Rose grower ’ method of a stake per plant is also good . The important point is to place financial support before the plant actually need them . Some growers prefer to permit this issue go until they are look with a hopeless maze of crooked shoot . “ A tie beam in time lay aside nine ” is a good nursery proverb .
11.Insects . Every grower is , doubtless , prepared to cope with aphids , thrips , worm on the foliation , and other minor insects . Spraying mixture should be less saturated than for many other glasshouse crops , and this apply also to fumigants .
12.Rust . Rust is comfortably prevented by keeping melodic phrase and temperature conditions as uniform as potential , specially during sluggish weather condition .
Avoid sudden drafts . foliation should always be wry at sunset . Syringe as niggling as potential ; ruby wanderer is seldom serious upon Snapdragons , but sozzled foliage is . If rusting does appear , some mild Cu compound should be blown about the plants . It ante up to examine the crop frequently ; look peculiarly on the undersurface of the leaf where the rust first becomes evident . Burn affected plants immediately . No variety is immune to rust , but some growers treat the craw , as though no smorgasbord were susceptible .
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