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How to Grow Snapdragons Inside
How to Grow Snapdragons Inside. Snapdragons don't thrive in heat, and it can be disheartening to watch them wither and die when the temperature rises. Fortunately, it's not hard to grow snapdragons indoors. Colorful and wonderfully fragrant, they are an excellent choice for livening up your indoor decor. At two to three inches in height, they can...
Snapdragons don't thrive in heat, and it can be disheartening to watch them wither and die when the temperature rises. Fortunately, it's not hard to grow snapdragons indoors. Colorful and wonderfully fragrant, they are an excellent choice for livening up your indoor decor. At two to three inches in height, they can work well as an organic room divider in a pass-through or on a stairway landing.
Things You'll Need
Seedling flat or clean egg carton
Toothpick or ice pick
Shallow tray
Vermiculite
Water
Heated seedling mat (optional)
Poke holes in the bottom of your seedling flat or egg carton.
Fill the seedling pot or egg carton cups three-fourths full with vermiculite, an easy-to-find potting medium. Vermiculite encourages growth and makes it easier for roots to take hold because it is less dense and more nutritious than regular soil.
Sprinkle three to six snapdragon seeds into each section of the seedling flat or in each egg cup. Do not cover them with more vermiculite; the seeds need light to germinate.
Set the seedling flat or egg carton in the shallow tray and add enough water to cover the holes that you created in Step 1. Snapdragon seeds thrive when watered from the bottom.
Wait 10 to 20 days, keeping the water level high enough for the vermiculite to draw up the water into the flat or egg carton.
Plant your snapdragons in larger pots once they have reached 2 to 3 inches in height. Keep them in a sunny area that does not get too hot.
Feed your snapdragons an organic fertilizer once they have grown four to six leaves. Pinch off the tops of the plants just under the new growth, which will encourage more shoots to grow, resulting in a fuller plant. Pull off dead flowers immediately, and cut the snapdragons back drastically if they stop blooming.
Tips & Warnings
A heated seedling mat will help your seeds germinate faster.
Stake the young plants with plant stakes, or wooden paint stirrers and twine, to help them grow tall and straight.
Snapdragons do not like full sun or very high temperatures, so make sure that they are situated in the shade during the hottest part of the day.
