Before planting, you need to have seeds. As for flowerpots and soil, they are necessary, and they are no longer verbose. There are two ways to get seeds. One is to go directly to the flower seed shop to buy some different varieties and colors, which makes the seeds more beautiful. Another is to go to your friend's house to pick the peony by yourself. If your friend has peony flowers in his house, you can collect the seeds after the flowers fade in July to August every year, and then you can pick them when the fruit turns yellow. Seeds can be sown immediately after picking.
If the seeds are collected in the same year, they need to be sown in time, usually in late August or late September, but not later than September, otherwise it is difficult to take root. If the seeds are sown later, the germination rate of the next spring will be greatly reduced and the seedlings will emerge in time. Because the roots of seedlings are not developed, it is difficult to resist the spring drought and easy to die.
Seed treatment: before sowing, the seeds shall be treated, and the seeds shall be soaked in water in advance, and some seeds that are not full shall be screened out. Although the seed coat of Paeonia lactiflora is thin and easy to absorb water, it should be soaked in warm water at 50 ℃ for 24 hours before sowing, and then seeded. After treatment, the germination rate of the seeds will be greatly increased, more than 80%.
Sowing: fill the container with soil, and sow the seeds with an interval of 3cm. Do not plant too closely to avoid affecting germination rate. The thickness of the wet soil on the sowing back cover is about 2cm. The rest is the process of waiting slowly to keep moisture and wait for its germination.
It should be noted that the germination cycle of Paeonia seeds is relatively long. Generally, under the sowing in spring, young roots will sprout in autumn, and sprout in the spring of next year, and young seedlings will grow slowly. The seedlings of Paeonia lactiflora are also relatively slow in development, and those that grow fast also need to bloom for 4-5 years. Therefore, peony planting is a very patient job!
