Impatiens Pink Busy Lizzie balsam Patient Lucy Double Flower 10 Seeds
Sow Indoors:Use vermiculite. Water from below. Keep humid. Germination time: one week to one month. Temperature 75F (24C). Two to three months before expected last frost. Transplant outdoors three or four weeks after the last frost; minimum temperature should not drop below 50F (10C).Requirements:Shade for best results; partial shade is fine in cool areas. Prepare soil first by mixing in manure. Soil pH 6 to 7. Rich soil. Moist soil. Supply a couple of feeds. Regular watering. Pinch tips of young plants. Propagate: spring or autumn cuttings.How to grow: When planting Busy Lizzie and other Impatiens members in the garden the seed should be sown on the surface following the last frost of spring. Busy Lizzies like to grow in a shaded area of the garden, though is tolerant of sun. Members of Impatiens prefer a rich, well manured soil of pH 6 to 7. If you first plan to grow busy Lizzie indoors then the process should be started about 9 or 10 weeks before transplanting out a few weeks after the last frost of spring. Sow the seeds in vermiculite and supply high humidity and a temperature of 21 to 24 degrees. As Busy Lizzie's are partial to leaf rot it is important only to water the seedlings from below. The germination time is from one to four weeks.