Preparation for the process of growing flowers in your own garden is best to start in winter, so that in future the seedlings of flowers will grow stronger and blossom. There is nothing difficult in this matter, but still some of the knowledge contained in this article may be useful to you.
What flowers are grown through seedlings
Before starting the process of growing seedlings at home, it is necessary to determine which flowers can be propagated in this way. It can be annuals, biennials and even perennials. Annual crops are usually selected for sowing, for which a sufficiently long growing season and earlier flowering, as for other flower seedlings, then, in principle, you can choose any plant that tolerates further transplantation. 
Frequent guests on the balconies and window sills are mainly: phlox, begonia, verbena, gerbera, geranium, rezeda, marigolds, zinnia, snapdragon, sweet peas, Shabo carnation, petunia, cineraria, pansies, viola and many others.
Did you know? The ancient Egyptians came up with the very first flowers to grow flowers. This happened over 4,000 years ago.
Basic rules for growing
To grow a healthy, strong flower seedlings, with a well-developed root system can not only an experienced gardener, but also just a diligent lover. In order for everything to work out as it should, you just need to adhere to the basic simple rules of cultivation.
Seed selection
The most important, most significant mistake in growing seedlings is the purchase of poor-quality, spoiled seeds - after all, the final result will depend on their quality.
Important! It is not worth saving when buying seeds, because stinginess can lead at best to weak shoots, at worst - they may not germinate at all. Therefore, stock up on quality planting materials only in proven places and from proven manufacturers.
Determined with a capacity for landing
The best capacity for sowing flower seeds in a house or apartment will always be pots, because when planting in boxes in the future, you have to pick the shoots, and the seedlings themselves in the "pot" version are less prone to injury and infection with rot. Of course, if we talk about a large amount of planting material and large garden plans, then plastic tapes with pallets, glasses or the same boxes will be relevant. 
Important! Cardboard containers for seedlings should not be used, especially those in which dairy products were stored. The fact is that they are treated with special evaporating substances that are able to inhibit barely appeared shoots.The best container for planting seeds is peat pots. - they are made of environmentally friendly material and provide the necessary moisture and air exchange in the soil zone in which the root system should be located. The main advantage of these pots is that the grown shoots can be planted into the ground right in them, without injuring the still quite weak roots.
BUT peat tablets are good for sprouting small plants - they are able to swell when soaked and turn into an interesting cup filled with peat substrate. However, ordinary boxes for seedlings and plastic cups are also a good fit, but with the condition that there will be drainage holes in the bottoms and pallets for excess liquid.Soil preparation
The main requirements for the preparation of the soil in which the seeds will germinate are in its moisture permeability, as well as its moderate nutritional value. For some, it is preferable to buy ready-made soil at a specialty store, but, as many gardeners have shown, it is better to choose and prepare the soil on your own to avoid various falsifications and low-quality impurities. 
The compositions of soil mixtures may differ somewhat from each other, but, as a rule, they mainly consist of vegetable or sod land, sand, humus and, of course, peat.
Consider each ingredient separately:
- You can prepare the turf ground in an uncomplicated way, but it is extremely long in terms of waiting time for the finished soil. It is necessary to remove a 5-cm layer of sod in the meadow, turn the strips down with grass and place them on each other in the shoulders, and only after 1 or 2 years, after the grass has completely decayed, an excellent nutritious soil will turn out.
- Instead of turf soil is much easier to use leaf. To do this, it is enough just to remove its top layer from under deciduous trees or take it from greenhouses or ridges.
- Humus for the mixture should be taken well-rotted, no longer containing an unpleasant odor and quite loose.
- The sand is usually coarse-grained and pure, mostly river type.
- Peat for soil should be chosen loose, milled and lowland - it has a dense structure and a rather dark color.
Also, when preparing the soil for seedlings, components such as chalk, lime and dolomite flour will not interfere. All these ingredients need to be mixed in the proportions you need, pinching them with special shovels or buckets. Then the mixture is well mixed and sieved at the garden roar.Learn all the secrets of planting platycodone, lewkoy, zinnia, lisianthus, statice, fragrant tobacco on seedlings and proper care for ornamental plants in the open field.
Planting Processing
Such a preparatory stage before planting, as the treatment of planting material, is necessary in order for the seedlings to be healthy and strong. Selected viable medium and large seeds need to be well disinfected and to prevent all possible diseases. To do this, they are pre-placed in a solution of potassium permanganate and soaked for 12 hours. Next, seedlings should be soaked in a special growth stimulator, in particular, in order to develop resistance to adverse conditions. 
The procedure of stratification will not be superfluous. To hold the seeds, soak them for 12 hours at room temperature, then place them in a refrigerator (also for 12 hours), then remove and hold in a warm place. Thus, the plant is initially prepared for temperature extremes.
Choosing a place to grow
The main rule for growing flowering plants is the germination of seeds in a dark place. The position of the containers must be changed already when the first shoots appear - they need to be put in a well-lit area. It is clear that at the end of the winter period natural light will be completely insufficient, therefore special fluorescent lamps can come to the aid of gardeners. Also, fluorescent lamps are suitable for this, but they should be switched on during the daytime, then the seedlings will keep the balance of day and night. 
The best option in choosing the right place will still be a mini-greenhouse, but it takes up a lot of space, so you can try using the available tools. For example, cover containers with seedlings with glass, and after germination build a greenhouse imitation (a piece of polyethylene is stretched between two pieces of wire).
Sowing flowers for seedlings
The main question is how to grow seedlings of flowers from seeds at home, will, of course, the process of sowing. Before planting, the soil must be moistened in such a way as to completely forget about watering before germination of seedlings. Further, the process itself is divided into such manipulations:
- If the containers are small, they make holes or grooves in them.
- Small seeds are usually poured on the surface of the ground, large ones are laid out in the holes and lightly sprinkled with earth, the distance between them should be maintained at least 3 cm.
- Next, planted seeds in containers covered with plastic wrap, it is necessary to maintain a high level of humidity. But the excess moisture is also not too good, so when accumulating under a film or in a package of abundant drops, the structure must be aired by turning the film over by the other side.
Plant care
Already after the emergence of the seedlings, the selected flowers need proper and regular care. First of all, seedlings need to provide a cool and bright place, but without direct sunlight. Further, the process of caring for plants includes the following steps:
- Watering. As already stated above, it is undesirable to water the seeds, they are placed immediately in moist soil. And the seedlings still need to be watered with a weak solution of potassium permanganate as the ground dries, but do it gradually and carefully so as not to overdo it, otherwise the quality of the seedlings will decrease significantly.
- Picking It is usually carried out after the appearance of the first sheets, but if the landing was thick enough, this can be done even before the first leaf manifestations. It is very important to perform a picking carefully, even an unused manicure set will do for this.
- Fertilizer and dressing. Even before transplanting seedlings in open ground, it is properly fed. This should be done at least 3 times, and the first of them occurs at the time of 2-3 weeks after planting the seeds. You can feed the plants with non-concentrated cow manure or complex mineral fertilizer.
Did you know? A plant that has undergone any disease behaves like any other living organism: its temperature can rise and breathing becomes more frequent.
When to transplant seedlings
When almost everything is ready, and the sprouts of future beautiful plants become strong and confident, the question arises: when to plant seedlings of flowers in open ground? This is done in May or at the beginning of June, when spring return frosts will no longer threaten the shoots. 
And it is advisable to make a landing in cloudy weather or in the evening, so that the plants that have experienced stress should not be damaged by bright sunshine.
As you have already seen, with the help of this material, you can not only understand how to plant seeds with seeds, but also learn the subtleties of caring for seedlings and cope with the problems arising in the process.
