Mr Fothergill’s 13463 – Petunia Mr F’s Multiflora Mixed F1

Sow indoors, February-April. A warm kitchen windowsill is all you need for starting these seeds. Sow thinly on the surface of a small tray of pre-watered compost. Place in a warm, light position. A temperature of 20-25 degree C (68-77 degree F) is ideal. Keep the compost moist. The tray can be covered with clingfilm to preserve humidity, but remove when seedlings appear, usually in 14-21 days. Transplant them, 5 cm (2-inch) apart, to other trays when large enough to handle. Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out, May-June, 25 cm (10-inch) apart, into well-drained soil, when frosts are over. Flowers: June to October.

Hints and Tips: Remove dead heads to prolong the flowering season. Pinch out the central growing tip, when plants are about 1 cm (4-inch) high, to encourage bushy growth.