Appleblossom Rosebud Geranium Seeds ~ Plants ~ Garden ~ Grow Your Own ~ Spring Flowers ~ Instead of Flowers ~ Pink ~ Fresh Cut Flowers

‘Appleblossom Rosebud' (Zonal Geranium) with gorgeous rounded clusters, densely packed with fully double rose-shaped flowers of white tipped with rose-pink. Resembling miniature rosebuds, they bloom from summer to frost. This geranium is perfectly named, for "inspire" is just what its bouquets of pastel pink and blush do to your mood. This heirloom Zonal Geranium is absolutely perfect for every garden!!!

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~ Quantity of Seeds (Your Choice) ~
10 Seeds
15 Seeds
20 Seeds 

~ Grow and Care Instructions :

🍎 Appleblossom Rosebud Geranium Grow and Care Instructions 🍎

~ Grow Instructions ~

1. Fill your pots or planting cells with moistened potting soil. The ideal size is about 2-3". Eventually, you will have to "pot up" your seedlings. In other words, you will transplant them to a larger pot once they have about three sets of leaves and the roots have filled the starter pot. Although it might seem wise to start with a larger pot, it's not. Seedlings seem to do better in close quarters.
2. Place one tiny seed in each pot and cover with a thin layer of moistened soil, just enough to cover the seed.  Cover the pots with a piece of plastic wrap or — if you're using a seed-starter — put the clear cover on top.
3. Place the whole setup in a place that's warm, with bright, indirect light. Geranium seeds germinate best at 75 degrees F., so consider putting them on top of a refrigerator or using a Heat Mat. If the soil surface gets dry, use a mister to moisten it with water.
4. Watch for germination, which can take as few as three days or as long as four weeks.  As soon as you see the first shoots of green, remove the covering and moisten the soil if it looks dry.
5. Move the tiny plants to a place that gets bright light, with temperatures in the 70s during the day and no lower than 60 degrees F. at night. Although you can grow them on a sunny, south-facing window, grow lights are best. Keep the bulbs no more than 6" above the plants, adjusting as they grow. Leave the lights on for 12 to 16 hours a day.

1. Begin fertilization at this stage: once a week with liquid fertilizer that's mixed at half strength.
2. When the plants have three sets of leaves, transplant them to a 3-1/2" to 4" pot. Self-watering Pop Out Pots work well, but you can use anything that's about 4".
   Use fresh potting soil, such as our Transplant Mix, which is sterile and drains freely. Continue fertilizing the seedlings, but mix it at full strength and apply it at the rate recommended on the package. 
3. When frost-free weather arrives, it's time to "harden off" the seedlings. Hardening off is simply acclimating plants to outdoor conditions. Seedlings grown indoors have been coddled — you've been giving them just the right amount of light, moisture and nutrients. Outdoor conditions are more challenging, with fluctuating temperatures and light levels, more variable soil moisture and wind. About a week before you plan to set the seedlings into the garden, start hardening them off. Place them in a protected spot outdoors (partly shaded, out of the wind) for a few hours, bringing them in at night. Gradually, over the course of a week to 10 days, expose them to more and more sunshine and wind.

~ Care Instructions ~

Fertilizing : Fertilization for Annuals and Perennials

Annuals and perennials may be fertilized using:

1. Water-soluble, quick release fertilizers; 2. temperature controlled slow-release fertilizers; or 3. organic fertilizers such as fish emulsion. Water soluble fertilizers are generally used every two weeks during the growing season or per label instructions. Controlled, slow-release fertilizers are worked into the soil ususally only once during the growing season or per label directions. For organic fertilizers such as fish emulsion, follow label directions as they may vary per product.

Light Conditions : Full Sun for Houseplants. Don't underestimate the light needs of houseplants that require full sun -- they are often tropicals. Place them within 2 feet of a southern exposure window, or at the very minimum, a room that stays bright. Bright rooms have light colored walls, allowing for light reflection.

Watering Conditions : Normal Watering for Houseplants. Houseplants that require normal watering should be watered so that soil is completely saturated and excess water runs out the bottom of the pot. Never water just a little bit; this allows mineral salts to build up in the soil. The key to normal watering is to allow the top inch or two of potting soil to dry out between waterings. Check frequently as certain times of the year may dictate that you water more frequently. Also, some plants that require normal watering during the growing season, may require less during the winter months when they are dormant.

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