How to Care for Wood Violets
Wood violets are plants that can provide great ground cover. These perennials prefer shady areas and can grow up to six inches tall. Wood violets can be found in many woodland areas in America; white wood violets are commonplace in Illinois. If you find that your garden has some bare spots, you may consider growing wood violets to accent your flower bed with this easy-to-grow ground cover. This article will show you how to grow wood violets. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- silty soil
- compost
- wood violet seeds
- basic gardening tools such as a spade and gloves
- water
Instructions
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Select a shady area. Wood violets can grow in direct sunlight but they prefer and thrive better in shady areas. Pick a place with plenty of shade that contains other shade-preferring plants such as hostas. in order to give your wood violets the best chance to flourish.
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Pick the right time to plant. The wood violets bloom best in the early spring but can be seen as late as the early fall. The best period to plant wood violets would be the first two weeks of March (or after the last frost), barring any weather phenomenon, such as heavy snow or below 40 degrees outdoor temperatures.
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Use heavily organic soil to plant wood violets. Any soil laden with silk and mixed with organics such as compost, hummus or gypsum should do. Your should should also have a pH balance between 6.8 and 7.2. Make sure there is at least 12 inches of soil.
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Dig holes at least 4 inches deep and 6 inches apart for your wood violet seeds. Do a lot of heavy watering for the first week. Follow up with watering at least every other day for a week and then once a week thereafter.
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Observe for pest damage and treat accordingly. Since wood violets have no stems and stay close to the ground, bugs and other pests may be attracted to their oval-shaped fruits and bright colors. Use biodegradable pesticides such as neem oil to repel pests.
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Propagate your wood violets in the spring or the beginning of the fall. Prune carefully and plant in the soil, using the same planting and watering techniques in Step 4.
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