The black-eyed Susan is not hardy and must not be brought completely outdoors before the end of May. Flowering only begins after a few weeks outdoors. To encourage the climbing plant to bloom early, you should grow it indoors.
How do you prefer Black-Eyed Susan in the house?
To make the black-eyed Susan bloom earlier, grow it indoors from seeds or cuttings from February onwards. Once temperatures are above 10°C, place the plant outside on sunny days. They can be planted outdoors from the end of May.
Sowing black-eyed Susan in the house
One way to grow the Black-Eyed Susan indoors is by sowing seeds. You can sow the seeds from February.
After emergence, the plants are pricked out and later planted in pots. After the Ice Saints, you can plant or place the Black-Eyed Susan outdoors.
Cut cuttings in spring
If you have overwintered your perennial black-eyed Susan indoors, you can grow it from January onwards by propagating it through cuttings.
The shoot pieces that are not yet woody are placed in potting soil (€6.00 at Amazon). Once rooted, they are trimmed once and then transplanted into pots.
Remove from winter quarters from February
You should take your Black-eyed Susanne, which has overwintered indoors, out of its winter quarters from February onwards.
- Check for diseases
- Make warmer
- Provide light
- Watering more often
- Fertilize or repot
- Possibly. cut back
- Get used to fresh air slowly
- Plant after the Ice Saints
First, place the pot in a warmer place and ensure that the plant gets more light. New shoots then develop relatively quickly.
You should now water more often and provide new nutrients.
Put outside on sunny days
If the temperatures outside have risen to over ten degrees, you can place the black-eyed Susan in the sun for a few hours. This means she slowly gets used to the fresh air and the warmth of the sun.
But be sure to bring them back in at night, because even in light frosts the shoots freeze.
The early black-eyed Susans are only allowed to go completely outside at the end of May, when it is really no longer freezing. Plant or place the vine outside on a hazy day.
Tips & Tricks
In a good location, the black-eyed Susan blooms from July to October. The three to four centimeter large flowers are quite persistent. By cutting out spent flowers, you can further encourage them to bloom.
