What flower seeds to plant in May. What flowers can be planted in spring in open ground? Flowers that are sown in the days of May

Plant them in the country so that they are beautiful, have a pleasant smell, but do not require daily and troublesome care? We offer several examples of unpretentious flowers that can be sown in May.

Petunia - bright inflorescences that delight the eye all summer

Petunia is the leader of our hit parade of balcony and garden flowers. There are several reasons for that:

a variety of colors - white and black, blue and red, purple and pink, purple and yellow inflorescences with many shades and combinations;
large and expressive flowers, ordinary and double inflorescences;
nice smell;
ease of growing and caring for flowers;
long flowering period;
the possibility of growing both on the site and in pots.

"Colored lace" - these are large flowers of different colors with a wavy white corolla;
"Avalanche": "Red", "White", "Pink", "Purple Star", "Blue Star", - an avalanche of hanging flowers in bright and pastel shades;
"Aphrodite": "Salmon", "Pink" - these are magnificent flowers with wavy and fringed edges;
"Mistral Perli" - flowers with the most delicate two-tone color;
"Bordeaux" - flowers of bright burgundy color with fringed edges and others.

Cascading and ampelous varieties of petunias, whose flowers hang beautifully from pots, serve as a wonderful decoration for verandas and balconies.

Petunia can be planted with seedlings. But, if at the end of May, with favorable weather, the seeds are planted immediately in open ground, then they will quickly ascend and catch up with the planted seedlings. By the end of June it will be possible to admire these wonderful flowers.

Soil preparation
We dig a bed to the depth of a spade bayonet, add humus. We level the surface of the beds, make shallow holes,
we moisten the earth in them from a spray bottle. Mix small petunia seeds with dry sand in a ratio of 1: 5 and evenly
sow, then lightly press down. We do not sprinkle much earth - seeds need light for germination.

You can cover the wells with seeds with a film, but leave space for free access of air. Watering should be carried out only if necessary and carefully, preferably from a spray bottle, so as not to wash the seeds. If the sprouts sprout densely, remove the extra seedlings by cutting with scissors. You do not need to pull them out - you can damage the roots of other plants.

Flowers need to be fertilized regularly. An excellent option would be mineral Arvi Fertis NPK 12-8-16 + IU for flowers. With it, the petunia quickly gains in growth, resistance to diseases increases, the abundance and duration of flowering increase, the buds and leaves become more saturated color.

Initially, fertilizer is applied to the soil during its preparation, then the soil is sprinkled with fertilizers during growth - 20-40 g / m?. After the appearance of several leaves on the stem, we water once a week - add 5-10 g of fertilizer to a bucket of water.

Marigolds - plush children of the sun

If you want even more light and warmth in your area, plant marigolds. They can be planted in a narrow flower bed along the path or in
container hanging from the wall. And you can make an island in a flower bed or borders of these flowers. erect Cerny Antigua F1 (orange or yellow), Elitesortnasinnya Albatross (large creamy-white inflorescences), Legutko Fantastic (orange flowers curving to the center of the basket) are cheerful flower balls. They are not demanding on the soil and endure weather surprises.

Marigolds rejected are unpretentious in cultivation - red-brown with a yellow border of the Fiesta variety, orange-red
"Honeycombs", anemone bicolor "Orange Flame". French marigolds (Legutko Baby Marietta) have small inflorescences of yellow, orange, red and brown hues with a velvety surface. Marigolds smell like tarragon and bloom profusely.

In early May, marigold seeds can be planted in open ground. In 30-40 days you will admire the flowering of rejected marigolds, in 40-50 days - thin-leaved varieties of marigolds, in 50-70 days - upright marigolds. It should be noted that these flowers tolerate transplantation painlessly even during flowering.

Ipomoea - carpet of bluebells

It can serve as both a decoration of the site and protection from the scorching rays of the sun. Therefore, it is advisable
planted near the gazebo, sun terrace, as a screen in places of rest for family members or children's games. Climbing plant reaches three meters in height, funnel-shaped flowers of various colors: dark purple, pink, blue, etc.

For planting morning glory you need:

Buy seeds of varieties you like, for example, "Blue Star" Agropak - flowers are large, up to 12 cm in diameter
funnel-shaped, bloom one after another. Variety "Harlequin" Seeds of Ukraine are large, funnel-shaped flowers, white color with stripes different colors, open only during the day, in cloudy weather and at night they close.
In May, when the weather is favorable, soak the seeds in warm water for 12 hours. Plant 2-3 seeds per hole in the ground. The distance between the holes is 25-30 cm.
After one and a half to two weeks, shoots will appear. The best temperature for their germination is +18°C.

Other flowers to plant in May

In early May, you can plant an annual. Varieties garden "Shabo mixture", which has flowers up to 7 cm in diameter, of various colors, feathery terry "Mix" - which has fringed flowers about three centimeters in diameter. Carnation variety giant terry "Shabo" is a heat-loving perennial, but is usually grown as an annual. Plant height 45cm, bush diameter 25cm. Plants are unpretentious, will grow equally well in the sun and in the shade, tolerates a lack of moisture and temperature changes well. Carnation grows well in flower beds and rocky hills, it can be planted as a border and rabatka.

Hem Zaden Sunshine is a beautiful plant with yellow, orange and red flower heads 5-6 cm high.
diameter. Flowers appear in the middle of summer and continue to bloom until the very cold. Unpretentious, prefers moderate
hydration. Seeds in open ground should be planted in early May.

Rudbeckia "Daisy" is a beautiful, annual plant, 90-100 cm high, with yellow or yellow-orange flowers with brown
brown spots on the petals. "Marmalade" is a plant 40 cm high with straight, highly branched
rough stems. Inflorescences - baskets with a diameter of 12-17 cm. Having landed in early May, we get abundant flowering from July until frost. Unpretentious, can grow in the shade, although it blooms better in sunny areas. Resistant to pests and plant diseases.

For vertical gardening and decorating the site will work well with a scented mixture. Curly shoots or creeping,
up to 350 centimeters long. Flowers up to 3-5 centimeters in diameter, various colors, fragrant.

They bloom profusely until frost. Varieties Drumondi Hem Zaden Fireball and Bright Fairy - bright large inflorescences up to 10 cm in diameter. If you plant seeds in May, then phloxes will bloom in August. Plants are unpretentious, drought-resistant.

Flowers Seeds of Ukraine "Californian" are cup-shaped and up to 6-7 cm in diameter, open only in
sunny days, flowering is abundant and long from June to slight frosts. The plant is not demanding on soils and
watering.

Kermek pleases with flowers of rich tones: notched blue - bright blue, notched pink - pink, notched white, notched yellow - white and yellow, respectively. The plant reaches a height of 80 cm, inflorescences are complex in the form of dense spikes of small flowers. It grows well on any soil, the seeds must be sown in early May.

They will look beautiful on a balcony, flowerbed and alpine hill (juicy fleshy leaves, simple and double flowers of different shades), antirrinum or snapdragons (flowers in the form of a white, pink, yellow, red, purple animal's mouth).

An extremely unpretentious decorative plant is easy to grow even for a novice gardener. It is often used for design rustic style. If you plant the seeds in early May, then in two weeks shoots will appear. Beautiful bright flowers will decorate the site from early summer to late autumn. The height of the stem, the size and color of the flowers depend on the variety.

They look beautiful on the site and keep fresh for a long time when cut. Plant on the plot of the variety "Imperial
mixture" or "Cornflower terry mixture". Their inflorescences are distinguished by the grace of form, a variety of colors and a pleasant smell.

By growing flowers, you bring double joy into your life - the pleasure of watching how from a small seed
a living miracle grows, and aesthetic pleasure from flowers of the most incredible shapes and colors. Do not be afraid to experiment - buy seeds of flowers unknown to you and get new impressions of beauty!

It's a lot of fun, but it's a lot of work. And besides, far from always summer residents have the opportunity for this - after all, it is necessary to spend time, and a lot of space is required for growing seedlings. This problem is especially often faced by citizens who come to the dacha only on weekends. You can’t usually grow a lot of seedlings in an apartment. And the purchase of ready-made seedlings in large quantities- pleasure is not cheap. An excellent way out in this situation can be the cultivation of those flowers, the seeds of which can be sown directly into the ground. This is much less time consuming than fussing with seedlings, and the result can be no worse.

Many gardeners prefer to grow only a minimum of their favorite non-frost-resistant flowers through seedlings, while the bulk of the plants are sown directly into the ground.

Probably, every grower would dream of creating a beautiful flowering garden with minimal labor. Unfortunately, it is hardly possible to completely avoid efforts in this difficult matter. But you can reduce them to a possible minimum by selecting the appropriate plants.

Spring has already begun to gradually win back territories from winter. Very soon, the time will come for pleasant spring chores, marking the beginning of a new gardening season. And one of them will be soil preparation and crops.

What flowers can be sown in the spring in the ground?

Garden flowers vary greatly in their degree of frost resistance. The most winter-hardy annual flowers, as well as biennials and perennials, are most often sown before winter. In the spring, mostly annual flowers with a short growing season are sown in the ground - those that have time to grow and bloom during the not-so-long Russian summer.

There is a category of flowers that, due to the structure of their root system, categorically do not tolerate transplants. Such flowers are grown exclusively by direct sowing in the ground. These are various cereals. Most of these plants have a high growth rate.

Planting dates for flowers

The optimal timing of sowing certain crops depends on the temperature of the soil and the ability of each particular crop to withstand return frosts.

There are two terms spring sowing flowers in open ground: early (starting from mid-April) - suitable for cold-resistant annuals; and late - from mid-May to the end of summer (used mainly for heat-loving annual plants). The timing of sowing flowers in the ground also depends on the growing season of a particular species. So, only about 56 days pass from sowing to flowering of Californian escholcia. For a dimorphotheque, this period may be even shorter. For godetia, it is about 60 - 80 days, for garden purslane - 98, for nigella - 80, for nasturtium - 49, for mimulyus - 80 - 90, for mesembryanthemum - 77, for salvia - 80, for reseda - 63. If heat-loving crops with a rather long growing season are sown in early dates, it is recommended to cover crops with covering material.

However, the specific timing of sowing exactly on your site depends on the climatic zone, and on the current weather, and how late or early the spring was. Therefore, they may vary in different regions. At the same time, you can focus on the growth stage of spring perennials.

So, from about the middle to the second half of April, bloom,. Sprouts appear. At this time, you can sow dimorphoteca, godetia, calendula, cosmea, lavater, escholcia, poppy, mattiola, mignonette in open ground.

Approximately at the end of April blossoms , leaflets blossom . At this time, you can sow perennials - variegated and grayish-blue.

In the first half of May, early and early primroses bloom, the imperial hazel grouse blooms. This is the time for sowing mignonette, gypsophila, lupine, Drummond's phlox, coreopsis, nasturtium, marigolds, linden, purple foxglove and early varieties. During this period, you can sow, daisies, evening. In mid-April, you can check the readiness of the soil by digging it with a shovel. The soil should not be cut into layers, like butter, but crumble.

Sowing and care

The soil must be prepared before sowing. Ideally, it is worth digging up future flower beds since autumn. In this case, you will have to loosen the ground with a pitchfork, remove the rhizomes of perennial weeds, add peat, and level the surface with a rake. Otherwise, digging will need to be done now. After that, you can, having determined the contours of future flower beds, proceed to sowing.

After that, grooves (for small seeds) or nests (for large ones) are made in the soil surface. The depth depends on the size of the seed: it should be twice its diameter. It is advisable to shed dry soil with water before sowing flower seeds.

In case you want to create a “negligence” effect and try to avoid regular geometric lines in your garden (for example, in a garden), you can play with the shape of the rows. The fact is that sowing flower seeds completely randomly will greatly complicate your weeding and care. At the same time, grooves can be made in the form of curved lines and irregular shapes, which will create the illusion of randomness.

It is desirable to sow sparsely, leaving a distance of at least half a centimeter between the seeds. Very fine seeds for more uniform crops can be mixed with sand. After that, the crops are sprinkled with soil and leveled.

After the appearance of the first true leaves, the crops are thinned out for the first time, leaving 5 centimeters between plants. Ten days later, a second thinning is carried out, leaving approximately 10 centimeters between seedlings of small plants and at least 30-45 for large ones.

As soon as the last spring frosts, which usually occur at the end of April - beginning of May, end, gardeners massively begin to arrange flower beds. It is the May days that are most favorable for planting many annuals and perennials, because the soil is still quite wet, but already warmed up. The seeds thrown into it instantly sprout, and the seedlings take root painlessly and in short term. Consider how flowers are planted in May and what dates are better to plant certain plants.

Since the beginning of May is unpredictable, and after a sunny lull, the weather can surprise in the form of unexpected frosts, seeds are planted in the first half of the month and perennial bushes that are not afraid of cold snap are divided.

Sowing flowers: the nuances of choosing a place

Seeds will lie in the soil for another 5-7 days until the moment of germination, so they are not afraid of frost. Therefore, annuals that have a short growing season can be planted with peace of mind.

This list includes:

Gypsophila. At this time, annual varieties are sown in order to wait for luxurious flowering by the end of July. Perennials can be planted in the summer, when space is freed up after flowering bulbs.

Nasturtium. A little afraid of frost, but due to long germination (up to 2 weeks) it manages to wait out the critical time in the soil. Don't choose to land too fertile land, otherwise the plant "gets fat": it gives out a luxurious green mass, but blooms poorly.

In May, annual varieties are planted that will bloom closer to autumn. unpretentious flower, which withstands both drought and frequent rains. The only caveat is that it suffers from late blight, so after nightshade (tomatoes, potatoes) it should not be planted.

Annual asters are planted in early May to wait for early flowering. It will come in mid-late August, when most of the plants have already perked up.

Marigold. If the beginning of May turned out to be wet, then the seeds are sown to a depth of no more than 3 cm, and in dry weather they are planted deeper - 5-7 cm. By the way, thin-leaved varieties are excellent for corrective haircuts, and you can create live borders from them.

These flowers are bred both by seeds and by dividing the bush. In early May, old bushes are divided, because the seeds need warmer weather (summer). Daisies can be planted even if they are in the flowering stage, you just have to cut off all the buds so that the plant does not waste energy on them. One of the newest design techniques is planting daisies across the lawn. Since the plant is stunted, the mower does not damage the sockets, but in early spring the lawn will be strewn with beautiful little stars.

If you want to propagate varietal daisies, then do not use the seed method, as it does not preserve properties mother plant. Ideal option - dividing the bush

Nivyanik. This is one of the names of everyone's favorite chamomile. In horticulture, it is grown both as an annual and as a perennial. In May, varieties with a two-year development cycle are planted. The leefflower is called the "child of the sun" because it absolutely cannot stand the shade, and in the wrong place will punish you with poor flowering.

Purslane. A rather delicate flower that does not like the cold. But due to the long growing season (96 days), it is not worth planting later, since flowering will begin only in the fall. To protect crops from possible weather disasters, cover them with any non-woven material.

Dividing and planting perennials: who is not afraid of an early transplant?

May is the time for the reproduction of early flowering plants. They have just faded, have not yet had time to lay new flower buds, so they are ready for the development of fresh territories.

In early May, 4-year-old primrose bushes begin to divide. Try to break the bush into such parts that each has at least one powerful outlet. If you delay the transplant date by the end of May, the plant will suffer from heat and will no longer feed the leaves with moisture. So you will have to water it more often, otherwise the above-ground part may dry out completely. By the way, an open place is detrimental to primroses. Their element is shadow. They do well in tree trunks and under vines.

In order for primroses to keep all the leaves healthy when planting, plant them on a cloudy day at the very beginning of the month, while there is enough moisture.

Just like shady places and. They are also trying to separate them at this time, until the heat sets in and daily watering is not required.

The first half of the month is a good time for planting begonia and canna tubers, gladiolus bulbs. But if you germinated cannes in tubs, then wait until 15-20 numbers, as their leaves are too sensitive to changes in night and day temperatures.

In order for cannes to grow foliage in a short time, consider when frosts end in your area, and only after them plant seedlings

If old ones are sitting on the site, which are already bare in the center and bulging roots above the ground, you can not wait until they bloom, but divide before the plant releases a flower arrow. All the same, such an iris will not bloom profusely, since it is cramped in the ground. Therefore, feel free to dig up the plant and divide it into smaller parts. The main thing is that in each division there should be a fan of at least 5 sheets. Then in June this fresh seedling will already bloom.

The bare roots in the center of the iris bush indicate that it is time to divide the plant, because there will not be good flowering anyway.

Planting seedlings and seedlings: prepare roses and petunias

Among the purchased plants that are planted in May, petunias are the most popular. With roses, it is important not to miss the deadline if you want to see the first bloom this season. It is advisable to carry out planting work before May 15. To do this, buy seedlings with an open or closed (in a film) root system. Potted flowers for planting in May are also suitable, but it is better to postpone the dates to the 20th and later. These roses are grown in greenhouses and weather changes can Negative influence to flower buds.

The most “healthy” seedling has three powerful stems and roots at least 20 cm long. To saturate the plant with moisture, which will help to grow the root system faster, immerse the seedlings in water for 2-3 hours before planting, and only then proceed to planting.

If you plant roses before May 10, then by mid-June your pets will give out such beautiful first flowers

A three-hour bath with a growth stimulator will saturate rose seedlings with life-giving moisture and help them recover from hibernation in refrigerators or basements.

For those who bought seedlings or grew them on a windowsill, best time landings are considered the days when the cherries fade. Already in mid-June, the plant will produce the first flowers both in open ground and in pots or containers. If you sow seeds, then you have to wait until the end of the month, because the seedlings need a stable thermal regime. Landing in the ground is rarely used, as the timing of flowering is shifted to August. In addition, petunia seeds that are too small are difficult to disperse so infrequently so as not to thin out later, and any transplant shifts the flowering time.

The second half of May - planting heat-loving plants

If we analyze the calendars for planting flowers in May, developed by landscape designers, then in the second half of the month “frosts” are sent to the ground - plants that do not tolerate cold nights at a young age. This list includes tuberous begonias, cineraria seedlings and chrysanthemum cuttings, which were divided and planted in the fall.

At this time, plants also begin to sow, the flowering of which will come only next year. A separate place is allocated for them (not in flower beds, but further away, for example, in the garden), because this season the plants will be inconspicuous and will not be able to decorate the flower beds. Among them are viola (or tricolor violet), rudbeckia, forget-me-not, hesperis (night violet), etc. The flowers will be in the nursery until the end of August. Then they are transplanted into those flower beds where they will bloom next year.

Forget-me-nots are planted enough times for seedlings, and next year they will begin to scatter in flower beds by self-sowing, so their plantings will have to be adjusted.

When determining a specific date for sowing or planting seedlings, it is worth checking with lunar calendar to get on the day most favorable for arranging flower beds. It has been observed that seeds planted on a positive day sprout faster and grow more actively than those planted on a full moon or new moon.

The vagaries of the weather make everything more flower growers give preference not to sowing annuals in the soil, but to growing them through seedlings. A successful spring, which allows even the most persistent of seasonal flowers to be sown on time, is now a rarity. But among the cold-resistant annuals, there are favorites that will endure everything. unpleasant surprises May weather and then please with their flowering. Colourful, traditional, somewhat rustic, they never go out of style.

Benefits of sowing letniki in open ground

Sowing immediately into the soil greatly simplifies the life of any grower, because, in addition to the actual sowing and thinning, this growing option is much simpler. seedling method. If in the latter case the plants need tireless, constant care, careful monitoring, diving (and sometimes more than one), attention and care, then when sowing in open soil, care is much easier.

Sowing outdoors has another important advantage: plants sown outdoors are much stronger and more hardy than the best hardened seedlings. Yes, and they bloom longer and more magnificently, subject to all the rules of agricultural technology (although flowering begins a little later).

What letniki can be sown in the ground?

Letniki, which can be grown not only with seedlings, are limited in choice. And there are far fewer of them than crops that can be sown before winter. And for one simple reason: this method of growing is suitable either for plants with a sufficient degree of cold resistance, able to put up with the last frosts and cold snaps, or for crops with such a short growing season that summer sowing will still allow them to fully bloom.

In open ground, you can sow: escholcia, mallow, poppy, delphinium, marigold, godetia, sweet pea, clarke, nigella, amaranth, annual chrysanthemums and asters, marigolds, cosmea, flax, cornflowers, mattiola, mignonette, flax, gaillardia, agrostemma, etc.

Previously, marigolds, and even lobelia, and sage, and many other plants, which today are preferred to be sown for seedlings, were grown through sowing directly into the soil in the spring. Climate change, which is so pronounced in last years, changed the approach to the methods of sowing annuals.

Problems with germination and preservation of seedlings in a situation where the weather is constantly changing make many people refuse to sow in the ground. But you can’t grow all plants through seedlings, and buying ready-made seedlings is a considerable expense item for the garden budget. And even if you have to make some additional efforts to get flyers (soak the seeds, cover crops or seedlings), then, all the same, sowing in open soil will save your strength, time and money.

Matthiola, calendula, kosmeya or marigolds are classic choices for planting directly into the soil, but are far from the only candidates for seedlingless cultivation.

Let's get acquainted with five more favorites among letniki, which are best sown directly into the ground, and not into seedlings.

For a list of the best flyers that can be sown directly into the soil, see the next page.