Balsam - a garden perennial flower, which is a flowering plant, well tolerated shade. The balsam has a succulent straight stem, growing up to 50 cm, oval leaves up to 12 cm in length. Balsam is great for creating beauty in the shade of the garden. You can grow a flower in a flower garden on the site, and at home on the windowsill. The vast majority of balsams like to be outdoors in the summer, with the onset of winter they need to be transplanted into pots and put into a room.
Planting garden balsam in open ground
It is possible to plant a flower in the garden with the final onset of heat. If after the transfer of plants to the street frost returns, then it is likely that they will die. Planting is carried out mainly by seeds, although, if there is no desire to wait, you can buy already grown flowers.
Important! It is recommended to grow flowers first in a pot, and only then to be planted outside.
For planting, dig holes beforehand and add compost and fertilizer to them. To seedlings can easily get out of the pots, it is pre-watered. The flower must be planted at the same depth at which it grew in a pot, the remaining space must be filled with substrate and well pushed. For the flower to start, it needs to be watered well and loosened the soil.
Lighting and temperature
Balsam requires indirect sunlight, during particularly hot sunny days the flower must be pritenyat. If it stays for a long time under the influence of direct bright rays, then moisture will evaporate from the plant, it will exude an unpleasant smell and will wither. Balsam is best planted in the western or eastern side of the site. In the summer, when the flower grows outside, the optimum temperature for it will be around 21 ° C; in winter, when the flower is brought into the room, the temperature should not fall below 13 ° C.
What should be the ground
Balsam, especially if it is grown indoors, needs light, loose, moderately nutritious soil. An excess of nutrients in the soil will lead to increased growth of green mass, which is bad for flowering. Very loose soil also will not bring benefit, the flower will not be able to firmly consolidate itself in it. Best suited slightly acidic soil. The composition of the soil can be added in equal parts compost, humus, perlite and sod land. You can also mix sand and peat with two parts of leafy ground, this will be an adequate replacement.
How to plant a flower
Balsam is a garden flower, and care is needed appropriate. In the summer, you can plant balsam in open soil. Planting is necessary not earlier than mid-June, otherwise not yet acclimatized plant will simply die.
Important! Place for landing should be semi-shaded.
The houseplant perfectly adapts to new conditions and blooms well, starting in June and ending in September. In autumn, the flower must be dug out and prepared apical cuttings for rooting.
In winter, the balsam requires additional lighting, because it does not have a rest period. If you take good care of him, the plant will delight you with its flowering.
Did you know? There are certain types of balsam that bloom only in the summer.
Grow balsam in two ways:
- With the help of seeds. To do this, pour earth into the pot, compact it and moisten it. Place the seeds at a distance of 2 cm from each other, sprinkle with earth. Cover the pot with a plastic bag, put it in a bright place. When the seedlings come up and bloom, transplant it into the garden. Good seedlings will grow in 4 months.
- Everyone knows that a balsam is a touchy garden. In order to grow such a handsome man, you can use cuttings. Only perennial flowers propagate by cuttings. Choose young shoots, strong and strong. Cut them, the cutting should be about 7 cm. Plant the cutting in the pot with soil, compact the ground around it. Put the pot in a warm place and pour the flower. You can cover the escape with a plastic cup to create a greenhouse effect.
Balsam care
Balsam flower is easy to grow, and you should have no problem with how to care for it.
Humidity and watering plants
The people have a balsam interesting name - Roly wet. This name was given to him for the love of abundant watering and high humidity. But you can not just fill the flower, because of this, you can cause the development of root rot. With proper watering of the balsam, the soil will not be over dry, it will always remain wet. In winter, the amount of water should be reduced. Water should be soft.
Did you know? In order for the water to become soft, it needs to be infused for several days.
When you need to feed balsam
Flowers such as balsam, which grow in the garden area, need good feeding during their flowering and growth. It is good to fertilize a flower in the period from April to November, in winter you can either not fertilize at all, or significantly reduce the amount of fertilizer. It is recommended to feed the flower every 2 weeks.
Pruning balsam
Over the long winter, the balsam grows heavily, so it is necessary to cut it closer to the spring, leaving only half the length of the shoots, then the flower stimulates the growth of new, stronger shoots. If a flower develops a lot of shoots, then its flowering will be magnificent. During the year, watch how the balsam grows, flower care allows pruning of thickening and weak branches, due to which a good reproduction of the flower occurs.
Balsam Transplant Rules
The optimal time for balsam transplantation is spring. But if there is such a need, then you can transplant the flower in the summer. It is important to understand that good flowering directly depends on the size of the pot. During transplantation you need to get rid of old plants, so that young people have the opportunity to climb. The young plant needs to be replanted every year. If the flower is already an adult (not older than 3 years), then it can be renewed (having rooted apical cuttings) or transplanted.
Balsam reproduction
In order to grow balsam yourself, you first need to prepare seedlings. Prepare the necessary soil, add a fungicide to it, which will protect the plant from the appearance of harmful fungi.
Where to get and how to grow seeds
Seeding plants starts with the purchase of seeds. Before sowing, they need to be disinfected. To do this, prepare a warm solution of potassium permanganate and drop the seeds into it for 10 minutes. Then drain the solution, and fill the seeds with warm clean water. Let them stand for a day. After that, sow the flower seeds in a moist soil and lightly sprinkle with earth, create a greenhouse. After 3 weeks, the first shoots will appear.
Comfortable temperature for seed germination + 23 ° C. When the seedlings appear, you can remove the greenhouse and reduce the temperature by a few degrees. Provide good ventilation for seedlings, as well as additional lighting. Be sure to follow the watering, you can not allow them to overwet. When there are 5-6 adult leaves, you can replant the seedlings in separate pots.
Garden balsamic cutting
There is also a cutting method of reproduction, this method is used more often because it is more efficient. For rooting cuttings balsam need to trim the top flight to the last node. After that, the stalk should be placed in a glass with water or wet sand, where the flower can root. After 3 weeks, the roots will be well formed and suitable for transplanting. Another way of such a balsam breeding - cut the stalk in the autumn. Next, you need to clear the stem from the leaves and place it in a glass with the substrate. Cover it with a plastic bag, well watering previously. After a few days you can remove the package. Next, you should water the sprout with a mineral solution every 2 weeks. 
Now you know about balsam, and you should have no problems with the care and breeding of this flower.
