Lobelia TELEKII

Sowing and germination

Propagated by very small seeds. It is usually grown by seedlings. Sowing of seeds is carried out at the end of March or at the beginning of April. The soil in the box is carefully leveled and lightly compacted. Since lobelia seedlings suffer greatly from blackleg, humus should not be added to the soil mixture for growing seedlings, but made from equal parts of turf soil, peat and sand. seeds. It is usually grown by seedlings. Sowing of seeds is carried out at the end of March or at the beginning of April. The soil in the box is carefully leveled and lightly compacted. Since lobelia seedlings suffer greatly from blackleg, humus should not be added to the soil mixture for growing seedlings, but made from equal parts of turf soil, peat and sand. Since the seeds are very small, to sow them evenly, I mix them with dry fine sand (1:5) and do not plant them in the soil, but only press them against it.