Planting Petunias

This week I've been planting petunias at Farmeco. Here's a little guide to planting petunias. Have a go at home! 

 

 Don't be afraid to get your hands dirty! It's all part of the fun!

 

 

The first step is to fill a planting tray with compost. Compost is full of micronutrients and will help the petunias to grow into strong and healthy plants. 

 Use your hands to press the compost down into the tray. You don't want there to be any air pockets in the compost as these will trap water and can make your plants go mouldy. Yuck!

Now you need to squirt the compost with water. Plants love water!

You need to have your little seedlings ready for planting now. 

Julia ordered ours in the post! She ordered red petunias, white petunias and blue petunias so that we can have a bed of flowers in Union Jack colours to celebrate the Jubilee. Good thinking, Julia!

Now use a little stick to poke a seedling size hole in each compartment of the planting tray.

Then you're ready to gently put the seedlings into the holes.

Press them down gently and make sure that the compost is covering everything except the juicy green leaves.

Now give the seedlings one last little squirt of water and hey presto! You're all done!

Keep your seedlings in a sheltered spot and make sure they get lots of sunshine. Once they are big and strong, we can move them into a big flower bed.

Happy planting!

Lots of love,

Baart

xxx