Growing Petunias

Petunias are among the easiest to plant and grow in your garden. They are very suitable for container planting too. When growing Petunias will bloom from spring season until the first frost, with bright and lively looking petals of the flower that emit a fresh scent in the air.

Petunias are grouped into four distinct categories based on the size of the flower and growth habit. Some are suited to grow in containers while others are more apt to be planted in mass in the garden.

There are a variety of Petunias to choose from, with Grandiflora petunias being the popular type. They produce large flowers of 3-4 or more inches across in size.

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Aside from Grandiflora petunias, there are Multiflora petunias which produce smaller flowers compared to Grandifloras, Milliflora petunias that are miniature plants with an abundance of little flowers measured by just an inch, and groundcover or ’spreading’ petunias.

Petunias require plenty of sunlight to grow well, needing at least five or six hours under the sun. In fact, petunias can take the sun all day as this will enable the flowers to blossom in generous amount.

For well cultivated petunias efficient draining is a must for healthy plants. Growing petunias may not need to grow in rich soil and such, but it is best to improve garden soil by conditioning them with organic matter.

The organic matter should be spread 2 to 3 inches thick. Then, using a garden fork, add it in into the soil to about 8 to 10 inches depth. This will help to ease up heavy clay soil which improve drainage and increase the ability of re-conditioned soil to hold moisture and nutrients which are beneficial for the plants.

Watering the plant once a week is sufficient. However, the ’spreading’ type petunias would require frequent watering as they tend to cover a huge area in growth.

Handy Tip – dead head the blossoms as soon as each flower starts to fade and you petunia will put out more and more blossom.

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