Growing Snapdragons

Written by admin on April 9, 2020. Posted in blog, Growing Guides, Growing Snapdragons, Snapgragons

How to start and grow Snapdragons

Ah, the beautiful Snapdragon. We have grown them for a few seasons, and have learned a thing or two on how to produce this beautiful, constant blooming flower. We will outline how to grow Snapdragons through a tried and true method. First off, for best success, you have to start them indoors. So find a nice south facing window, or get a grow light and heat mat to get started. Here are some steps.

Growing snapdragon seedlings.

• Sow your snapdragon seeds indoors 8-12 weeks before the last frost using seeds procured from a reputable seed provider (Johnny’s is my preferred seed provider).
• Sow the seeds thinly and press them into the top of the soil (they need light to germinate)
• Keep the soil moist and at around 65 degrees F
• The seedlings will pop in one or two weeks.
• The seedlings need plenty of light at this stage to grow, so insure a nice window setting or a grow light. Note: they need rest, so don’t leave your light on 24 hours a day. 16 hours is fine.
• Once they have 2 set of leaves, thin them out to one plant per cell in your growing tray or pots.
• To encourage better branching and more flowers, pinch the tops off when the seedlings reach 3-4 inches tall.
• Feed them some fertilizer at 3-4 weeks.
• Harden off your seedlings by slowly exposing them to the outdoors over a week.
• Transplant the hardened-off plants to the garden after the last heavy frost. Snapdragons can tolerate light frost.

That’s it! A quick to guid to growing snapdragons, one of our favorites. Enjoy your flowers in a bed or for cutting throughout the growing season.

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