GARDENING CLASSFREE

1. SEASONALS
PRESENTED BY
SAHADEB DAS
ASSIST. ENGINEER,
CPWD,
NAGPUR.

2. CONTENTS
COLLECTION OF SEEDS
SOIL TREATMENT FOR GERMINATION
SOWING OF SEEDS
WATERING
HARDENING
TRANSPLANTATION
NOURISHMENT

3. ANNUALS
A plant that complete its entire life
cycle i.e. Germinate, Blossom,
Produce Seed and Die in one Growing
season or a year.

4. SEEDS DEALERS
 V.D. Parekh, Calcutta
 Argosy, New Delhi.
 Plants & Seeds, Calcutta
(For Chrysanthemum and Dahlia )

5. SEEDS COMPANY
Benary, Germany
Burpee
Park Seeds
Sandoz (S & G) Nether Lands
Tezier, Franch
Nickerson, U.K.

6. SEEDS COMPANY
 Thompson and Moggan Seeds, UK.
 Suttons , UK.
 Bodger,
 Johnsons,
 Syngenta
 Floranova, UK
 Sakate, Japan
 Gold Smith

7. ANNUALS (SEASONAL)
Summer Annuals:
Zinnia, Kochia, Portulaca, Tithonia, Gaillardia,
Gomphrena, Sunflower, Cosmos.
Monsoon Annuals:
Balsam, Cocks Comb, Amaranthus, Gaillardia,
Marigold.

8. Winter Annuals:
Alyssum, Antirrhinum, Aster,
Calendula, Candytuft, Carnation,
Coreopsis, Cineraria, Dahlia, Dianthus,
Dimorphotheca, Gaznia,
Godetia, Gypsophila, Hollyhock,
Impatiens, Larkspur, Lovelia, Lupin,
Marigold, Nasturtium, Nemesia Nicotiana,
Pansy, Petunia, Phlox, Poppy,
Portulace, Rudbeckia, Salpiglosis, Salvia,
Statice, Stock, S/Flower, Sweet Pea,
Sweet Sultan, Tagetes, Tithonia,
Verbena.

9. Annuals Varieties
Antirrhinum:
Bells , Little Darling, Madam Butterfly, Rocket.
Aster:
Powder puff, Chrysanthemum
Balsam:
Tom thumb
Calendula:
Touch of Red, Orange king, Orange Queen,
Gitana fiesta
Candytuft:
Snow flake (White), Fairy (Colour)

10.  Celosia (Cristata):
Amigo,Jewel box
 Celosia (Plumosa):
Fashion look, Kimono
Dianthus:
Magical Charmes, Ideal Magical
Kochia:
Trichophylla
 Marigold African:
Inca, Vanilla
Marigold French :
Safari
Marigold Signata :
Starfire

11.  Nasturtium:
Empress of India, Whirlybird
 Pansy:
Super Majestic Giants, Black Prince
 Petunia:
Aladdin, Daddy, Dreams, Frost, Hulahoop,
Prism sunshine, Storm, Super Cascade, Ultra
Star,Sonata (White), Celebrity, Easy wave (Hanging)
Phlox:
Twinkle

12.  Salvia:
Maestro red, Mojave red
 Sunflower:
Teddy bear (40 Cm height)
Vinca:
First Kiss
Zinnia:
Benary’s giant formula
Sweet Sultan (Centaurea Moschata):
California Poppy (Eschscholzia):

13. SOIL STERILIZATION
 By Heat
– at 660c by steam for an hour.
 By Chemical
– Formalin @ 40ml in 1ltr./Per sq.
meter of soil
 By Drenching
– Soil Drenching with Dithane
M45 , Captap , Fytolan (Coc) @ 2.5 %

15. Watering Of Seedling

16. DAMPING OFF
Cheshunt Compound
CuSO4 – 2 Part
NH4CO3 – 11 Part
(By Weight )
Dissolve 1 oz CC / Per 2 galon water
(28 grams per 9 Ltr. Of Water )
Apron/Subdue/Ridomil

17. SOIL MIXTURES
 Loam – 2 Parts
 Coarse sand – 1 part
 Perlite + Vermiculite + Peatmoss /
Coco peat – 1 Part

18. Plant Nutrients
Plant Nutrients
Non Mineral (H,O,C) Mineral
Macro Micro (Minor/Trace element)
Bo, Cu, Fe, Cl, Mn, Mo,
Primary Secondary and Zn.
N,P,K Ca, mg, S

19. FERTILIZER
 Mahagreen
 Mahaflora
 Mahafruit
 Mahafeed ( Furtigation)
 Oil Cake
 Steramil
 DAP
 SSP
 18:18:18

20. MICRONUTRIENTS
 FeSO4 – 200 gram.
 MgSO4 – 200 gram.
 Borax – 200 gram.
 MnSO4 – 200 gram.
 ZnSO4 – 300 Gram.
 KNO3 – 200 gram
 CuSO4 – 200 gram
 Sodium Molybdenum – 10 gram

21. LIQUID MANURE
 Fresh cow dung
 Dry Fish
 Oil Cake
 DAP

22. FUNGICIDES
 Thimet
 Snail Kill
 Captaf
 Bavistin
 Tricodarma Viride
 COC
 Dythane M45
 Sulfur
 Delfin BT
 Keradix / Seradix
 Redomil
 Appron
 Humicil

23. INSECTICIDES
 Monocrotophas
 Chloropyriphos
 Metasystocks
 Nuvacron
 Karathane
 Melathion
 Endosulfun

24. SEEDS TREATMENT
 Thiram
 Captaf
 Tricoderma

25. REFERENCES
 BOOKS:
Exotica – Pictorial cyclopedia by A.B. Graf
Tropica – Colour cyclopedia by A.B. Graf
Hotica – Colour cyclopedia by A.B. Graf
Introductory Ornamental Horticulture by J.S.
Arora
Bedding Plant Expert by Dr. D.G. Hessayon
Floriculture in India by Randhawa and
Mukhopadhya

26.  WEBSITES:
• www.botany.com
• www.deavesgarden.com
• www.plantsusda.gov.com
• www.plantpress.com
• www.gardenersworld.com
• www.thegardenhelper.com
• www.goldsmithseeds.com
• www.suttons.co.uk
• www.thompson-morgan.com
• www.flowersofindia.net
• www.parkseed.com
• www.westcoastseeds.com
• www.burpee.com