Lobelia flower seed germination

Lobelia is an annual plant.It is mostly used as medicinal plant.It is known as Indian tobacco.

Most important: Avoid  Rainy day or a cloudy weather.
You will definitely get nothing, wait for the bright sunny day and clear weather.

• Please check the forecast before sowing the seeds on the following website :
• http://www.msn.com/en-gb/weather?wealocations=wc:inxx0038
•  Select your Area
• Check the local weather. It will let you know whether forecast for about 7 days of your city

SPECIFICATION OF LOBELIA


Scientific Name: Lobelia inflata

Uses: beds, borders, containers and colour bowls

Exposure: Partial shade

Garden height:5″ / 12 cm

Crop time:9-11 weeks

Common Name-Cardinal Flower

Botanical Name - Lobelia fulgens

Zones - 3 - 9
Light requirement - half sun/ half shade /full shade

GERMINATION


Most important: Avoid Rainy day or a cloudy weather for sowing the seeds.
You will definitely get nothing unless you wait for the bright sunny day and clear weather.

• Please check the forecast before sowing the seeds on the following website :
• http://www.msn.com/en-gb/weather?wealocations=wc:inxx0038
•  Select your Area
• Check the local weather. It will let you know whether forecast for about 7 days of your city

GERMINATION GUIDE

Use a flat seedling tray and its deep will be 10 centimetres, and fill seedling mediator within 3/4  of the rim with a sterile potting soil or sieved vermicompost. Fill the tray with diluted fungicide water (2gm in 1-litre water). Make sure you have plenty of holes in it for good water drainage. And  Allow the soil in the flat to absorb the water through the bottom drainage holes until the soil surface becomes moist.

After soak moist the seedling tray sow the seeds on the soil surface. Do not cover the dust-like seeds.  Provide bright light and a soil temperature of 18-25°C (65-75°F). Germination takes 15-21 days. Water with a mist sprayer
Use spray for moist again with diluted fungicide water ensure the soil surface it's evenly moist.

 Cover tightly plastic polythene wrap over the pot to promote soil moisture retention and place it in a 60 to 70 degree Fahrenheit location or in an artificial area of the house that receives indirect light to germinate. Lift the plastic after two days  to check that the soil is moist or not. If not, lightly moisten it with a water-filled spray bottle before replacing the plastic.

 The Lobelia usually sprout within seven to 10 days.Remove the plastic as soon as the seedlings emerge, and gradually move the pot to a brighter area with six to eight hours of daily sunlight for a two-week period so that at the end of that time they're acclimated to being in full sunlight. Water the seedlings when the soil surface feels dry.

Transplant the lobelia outdoors or in a new pot when they are four leaves. Plant at them 8 to 14 inches apart on the ready ground with same depth were they growing at previously.