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How to collect aster seeds to collect at home in the fall: video
To decorate a summer cottage or a front garden, to give it a zest and brightness, no special tweaks are required, it is enough to plant asters on it. Simple agricultural technology makes caring for this plant affordable for both floriculture professionals and amateurs. How to collect aster seeds and plant them correctly in the ground, we will tell in this article.
Expert advice to help you learn how to harvest aster seeds correctly
How to collect aster seeds at home
An important feature of the plant is that the period for collecting seed from it begins 40-60 days after the beginning of flowering. Often this time falls on the already set frost or prolonged rains. The flowers do not have time to ripen and die or rot in conditions of high humidity.
Some gardeners use a special method: they cut off the heads of asters and put them on the windowsill at home.
Such a trick does not always bring results: often the seeds obtained in this way are unsuitable for further planting.
How to collect aster seeds in the fall to keep them germinating? You need to dig out a bush of a plant, plant it in a pot and put it at home. The flower will take about half a month to ripen at a temperature of 16 to 20 degrees. Place the bush on a windowsill and periodically rotate it around its axis so that it receives sunlight evenly.
Wait until the inflorescences wither, the petals dry, and the center darkens and becomes covered with white fluff. Pick a flower, put it in a paper bag and place in a warm and dry place. Be sure to indicate on the package the characteristics of the variety (color, type) and the date of collection. Aster seeds cannot be stored for a long time: in two years their germination capacity decreases by 2-2,5 times.
The optimal time for disembarkation is the first half of April. The seeds are placed in seedling boxes or in the ground, sprinkled with earth for half a centimeter. Cover the soil with foil or paper. To protect flowers from diseases, their seeds should be treated with a fungicide solution.
Seedlings appear within 3-5 days after disembarkation. At this point, remove the paper (film) and place the box on the windowsill so that the plants get enough sunlight. When the first leaves appear on the aster, plant the seedlings at a distance of at least 5 cm from each other.
The best time for planting flowers in the country in the open field is the second decade of May.
The video at the end of the article will help you to clearly see how to collect aster seeds. Follow the advice of experienced florists, and you will definitely be able to breed your favorite variety.