Indoor plants: violet (senpolia)

The most frequent visitor on the window sills of lovers of violets can be called the city of Senpolia, or the violet of the West.



Homeland of room violet is considered to be SouthAfrica, so it is not surprising that the flower is light-loving, although it does not tolerate direct sunlight (this can cause burns on leaflets). Therefore, in particularly hot days, a violet is desirable to provide a shade.



Good lighting prolongs the flowering of the city. If your windows face the north side -this is the perfect place for violets. Also, these plants grow beautifully on the western and eastern sills. Well, if your windows are facing only to the south, then the way out for you is to place on the side of the window or in the back of the room some table or shelf where you will grow violets.

If you want to create a large collection of violets, then it is better to equip a shelving with illumination - so it will be easier to place a lot of plants on a small area and provide them with the necessary lighting.



Optimal temperature for the content of these plants is +20 ... 24 degrees.



In what capacity is it necessary to plant violets? For the cultivation of senposoles, it is recommendeduse plastic pots, a diameter of not more than 9 cm (for a young plant, even a pot with a diameter of 5 cm will suffice). In such containers, violets develop well and bloom.



Pots under pots must always be clean and dry. In order that the soil does not wake up through the drainage holes, it is possible to place a mesh cut into the bottom of the pot at the bottom of the pot.



Especially demanding violets to the ground. It must be loose, it is good to let in airand it is easy to absorb water. In a special store you can buy a ready-made earth mixture for senpolia, or you can prepare it yourself. For this you need: humus - 2 parts, leafy earth (semi-rotten leaves of all hardwoods, except oak and willow) - 4, turf ground - 2, charcoal - 1, coniferous soil - 1, large washed sand - 1 part. On the bucket of this mixture you need to add half a glass of ash and 2 tablespoons of superphosphate.

Remember that immediately in such a soil seedlingscan not be planted. Before pouring soil into the pot, experts advise steaming it, adding a little water to destroy the pests. You can start planting in 8-10 days - during this time in the earth useful microbes will be restored.



That your violets grow well and bloom, they need regularly feed with mineral fertilizers. Top dressing is recommended once a week. You can add fertilizers to the water for regular watering, but then the concentration of fertilizers should be much lower (6-7 times).



There is an opinion that violets can not be surrendered water procedures. But this is not so.

Dusty leaves interfere with the plant's breathing, and also give a neglected, unaesthetic appearance.

Therefore, all senpolia is recommended once a monthwash in a jet of warm water (temperature not exceeding 35 ° C). In order not to erode the soil, it is desirable to cover its surface with gauze, film or paper. In addition, twice a week, violets need to be well sprayed from the spray with hot water (in air it cools rapidly).

Here are such water procedures in the spring and summerThe time is best spent in the evening or early in the morning before sunrise (the plants should dry well). In the winter, pots with violets are placed on the windowsill only after the leaf surface has dried completely. Make sure that the plants after "bathing" do not get into the draft.



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