How to Grow & Care for Alyssum Plants: The Complete GUIDE with Updates 

@Hello kiki, thank you very much for your feedback, appreciate it :-)

@Juanita Sullivan, Glad to know you found it useful and thank you so much for the feedback, appreciate it. Good luck in growing Alyssum, they are really true beauty :-)

Glad I could do something and thank you So much for your encouraging words, really appreciated! For the seeds - please collect the seed pods once they are brown and let it dry. Please avoid waiting till the pods become hard..or else, seeds may be lost. Hope, it helps..thank you once again!

@Meshay .Renee, Thank you so so much :-)

Glad you liked it and thank you so much for your words, much appreciated! Yeah, it's important to thin the seedlings or else, they won't grow and spread well. For example, on this video (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2qJj5_KyYVY.html), you can see what happens if we don't transplant them at the right time or if we don't thin out them. Please try to use at least 4 inch pot for one plant..Wish you all the best!

@VoiceOfAgape, Most welcome and thank you SO much for the feedback, appreciate it. The depth is only 4 inches (10.16 CM) :-)

@Subrata Saha, glad to know it was helpful. Myself Chandan and I would appreciate if you don't call me Sir. Anyway, back to your question - There is no need to use NPK at the time of sowing seeds. You can use 80% either cocopeat or Garden soil + 20% vermicompost. If you use NPK directly in the sowing medium, the nitrogen can burn the baby seedlings. However, you can feed the seedlings with NPK once they have 2-4 true leaves. To feed any seedlings, use half dose of fertilizer. So, mix 2 grams (around 1/2 teaspoon) in 1 ltr of water and spray the fertilizer. Plz also note that, in most cases we don't need to feed our seedlings at all. But if you want to do, above would be right method. Another imp thing - Alyssum seeds need light to germinate. So, don't cover them with dirt. Instead, you can just press them in soil. Plz let me know if you have any questions and I would be glad to help you. Thank you :-)

@@GardeningUpbeat thank you for your yet another beautiful reply. Though I did not call you bt information you provided is precious. 1.Today I sow alyssum seeds with light covering of soil. Will it be a problem? 2. Can I now start to sow winter seeds? I just sow 2-3 types of seeds like dahlia daisy etc as you told me to wait this month.

@@budgetgardening474 , thank you very much for your feedback, appreciate it. 1. Since you already sowed the seeds, let it be as it is n hope they germinate. But I would recommend you to sow some more seeds without covering them with dirt. 2. YAH, it's the TIME now :-) We can sow the winter season seeds. I am also going to upload videos about winter flowers n vegetables. And, lot more to grow this season :-)

@@GardeningUpbeat thank you. Hope the seed germinate

@@budgetgardening474 , welcome and hope they would...good luck :-)

@pragati gupta, From Sept-mid onwards...good luck in getting them :-)

@anubala choudhary, This is common, specially at this time of the year and it's NOT because of the fertilizer. Plz try to not to use more amount than I have shown, thank you.

@Alan Shishak, Yah, definitely you can grow them from seed in the month of September (preferably end of Sept). From seeds to bloom - It would take minimum 50-60 days :-) Thank you :-)

@@GardeningUpbeat thanks alot

@Paradise at home, I believe I did....anyway, I use insecticide, pesticide on a regular basis and so don't need to deal with too much pest attack. To protect our plants, we can use Neem Oil once in 7-10 days. If you are getting any issue and Neem Oil is not working for you, plz let me know and I would give you 100% working solution (chemical pesticide though).

@Farheen Chaudhuri, thank you for your question. It was a plastic pot. I just used a screwdriver and then used a gas burner to heat it to a level so that it can melt the plastic and make a hole there. We can do the drainage holes in almost all kinds of plastic pot the similar way but few pots don't even require us to use the gas burner. Just a screwdriver and a hammer. Anyway, plz let me know if you have any question, thank you!

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@Khalique Dad, Warm Welcome brother and thank you much for visiting my Channel. In a 10" pot 4 plants can be easily grown and this way, it's going to look much fuller and it would look very attractive. NPK 20 20 20 is more than enough..only thing is we should apply the fertilizer containing Micronutrients at lease once in 25-30 days. Only for Roses, we need to apply bit differently as it's bit tough to make them happy! Thank you again and let me know if you have any questions :-) Good luck with your plants :-)

@@GardeningUpbeat Thank you so much brother for your reply. Can I transplant a few of my Alyssum seedlings once they grow two leaves? or they will not survive the transplant. I thought I can keep a lot of plants in 10" pot, like Portulaca, that's why I put a lot of seeds in one 10" pot. :(

@Khalique Dad, Most welcome brother...You can transplant when they have 3-4 true leaves (much safer)...the first 2 are not true leaves and I believe you already know that. Definitely you can keep a lot but whenever they would be more crowded, won't be able to grow well. So, max is 6 and 4 is ideal, good luck :-)

@@GardeningUpbeat thank you so much brother. I’m learning a lot from you. I sowed seeds of Lineria, Cineraria, alyssum and Ganzania two days ago. Except Cineraria all the seeds start sprouting. I wish i could send you the pictures. Thanks again. May God bless you and your family. Ameen

@Khalique Dad, Most welcome brother...and it's my pleasure! Some seeds take bit more time and they would sprout soon :-) Only sometimes I came in front of camera, for example, came in today's video with my daughter ( here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BYB4c1L79ng.html) Thank you once again for your words and wishing you the same. RU-vid actually doesn't send any notification for nested comment :-( Today I am in some diff mode and checking each comments manually and replying if I missed it before :-) So, able to see your replies...Good luck with your plants :-)

@Sylvianna Phua, Sure, you can :-) Thank you :-)

@Komal Modha, Thank you for your question. Well, it depends on the temperature. They would take minimum 70-90 days to bloom if you want to start from the seeds. And, they don't do well if the temperature goes above 30-35°C. So, if you are from a very cool place, then only I would recommend you to grow from seeds. Otherwise, you can collect the saplings and enjoy the bloom till around March end. If you have any questions, plz let me know and I would get back ASAP. Wishing you and your family a very very happy new year :-)

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@Roopa Manjunath, I am really sorry for the late reply, have been growing lots of plants so that I can share with you & others..Most of the times, I collect the seedlings from reputed nursery as I know those are going to be good. However, not all plants are available in nurseries and that time I buy online. Buying seeds online is bit risky as we don't know what we are getting. But still, I do it as I love to grow new new plants. Believe me, I am getting success at growing Nemesia from seeds after trying for the 4th time. That too, only 2 germinated out of 50 seeds. Let's see, how it goes :-)

@@GardeningUpbeat thank you very much for your reply

@Roopa Manjunath, Most welcome :-)

Hi @Prasetyo Sunardi, thank you for your questions. Definitely YES for tropical climate as I am from India and they do great in our climate (in winter season). Where to plant - Sorry to say, I am not getting the exact question. But, you can definitely grow Alyssum in containers or in your garden where you want a flower bed. It would be also okay if they get partial sunlight but no of blooms would be bit less. Propagation - Alyssums are grown from seeds directly. You can buy the seeds or saplings from nursery and grow them easily. If you have any questions, plz let me know and I would get back to you asap. Thank you once again and have a great day :-)

@Menti Aier, Sorry to say that, as of now, I don't sale any seeds. I am from India and if you are too, then you can buy seeds from Amazon, TrustBasket or SeedsnPots :-) These are the 3 places from where I usually buy seeds. All the Alyssum plants shown in video, were bought from Nursery at seedling stage. I grew them from seeds as well, for example - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wrl-hv6YumE.html The seeds were from TrustBasket, thank you :-)

No, only in winter in tropical climate, Thank you 😊

Hi @Subrata Saha, thank you for your question. Yah, we can grow them from around September End. But please also note that, Alyssum won't do that well if temperature is too high (like above 30°C). In my place, currently it's too hot (on average 34°C) and I would grow them in October.

@@GardeningUpbeat thank you.. Here also temperature is average 34..I will grow them in September 🔚

Can you please tell me what can I grow in this month.. Pansy or daisy or phlox or sweet pee, dahlia.. What would be the perfect time to grow these seeds

@@budgetgardening474 , from the end of September we can grow many like - Petunia, Phlox, Dahlia, Gerbera, Dahlia, Dianthus, Carnations, Dimorphotheca (African Daisy), Marigold, Geraniums, Stock, Gladiolus, Asiatic lily, Celosia, Chrysanthemum etc (there are many actually). But plz let the temp cool down a bit as you said temp is almost same in your place. Still, if you want to start right away, you can grow these as they also bloom in Summer or can bear the summer heat - Geraniums, Celosia, Gladiolus, Asiatic lily, Gerbera, Marigold & Chrysanthemum. I have videos on each of them and would end uploading this month. If you have any question, please let me know. Thanks :-)

Thank you so much for your valuable reply 😃😃

@Sonu Varun, This (Sept-Oct) is the best time and good luck in growing :-) I would upload one video about 50+ winter flowering plants in coming few days..If you want to grow more, I hope you are going to like that video :-) Working on the editing :-)

@@GardeningUpbeat thanks alot

Sure, they would grow..no worry! If droopy, plz try to provide them sunlight and water less...at the early stage, all seedlings don't prefer too much direct intense sunlight and so, if possible, please use any clothes or green net. If that's not possible, please provide morning sunlight and this is the thing I usually do :-) Few days back I uploaded one video about growing Alyssum from seeds and if you like, you can watch here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2qJj5_KyYVY.html

@Subrata Saha, sorry to know about the issue :-( It's the disease known as Damping off and symptoms are similar like you. Can you let me know how you are watering the seedlings? I suspect the soil is bit wet and so the fungus attacked the seedlings. Plz note that, it also happens when humidity is high. I would recommend you to use a sprayer to water during the seed germination process and use very light potting soil mix (as I mentioned before). If you like, you can watch this video to know what I do normally during seed germination process - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ssfA7BusjDI.html Plz let me know if you have any questions and I would be glad to help you. I have many videos to upload (more than 50) but just spending time on growing more...lol..somewhat addicted :-) Also, "Brother" would be much better than Sir (like I said you before) Thank you :-)

@@GardeningUpbeat haha thanks 'Brother'.. I sow my seeds in soil only with some sand.. But after watching your video decided to sow my seeds only in cocopeat or vermicompost. Total 5 type of seeds I sowed but none of them germinated well. Today my all the allysym seeds died. I just want to know you that to use cocopeat, should I dried out cocopeat in sun after soaking in water, as I heard that cocopeat are stored in sea water. Can you please provide your whatsapp no so that I can gather knowledge from you? I promise I will not call/disturb you. And please upload all the 50 videos 🎥

@@GardeningUpbeat and can I use neemcake in potting mix? With cocopeat?

@@budgetgardening474 , now it's look good, I mean, Brother :-) Sorry to know about your seedlings and I really hope that this time you would be successful. Using Cocopeat is simple - Let's say you are using a 600 - 700 grams of cocopeat block, then it would expand up to around 3.5 kg. So, just take a bucket, pour around 3-4 liters water in it and keep the cocopeat block there for around 1-2 hours. It would absorb the water and then you would be able to use it easily. Anyway, you would come to know whether it can absorb more water or you have added excess water. If it can absorb some more water, plz add some more. The cocpeat block should get decompressed properly before using it. Next - Just squeeze the cocopeat with your hand so that it doesn't contain too much water. Now, you are ready to use it to sow the seeds. At this time the cocopeat would look like bit moist and it's perfectly okay. And, absolutely no need to sundry the cocopeat before using it to sow the seeds. Plz don't use Neem Cake powder as it can burn the baby seedlings. No need to use anything else other than vermicompost. I am not thinking like you are going to disturb me if I give you my Whatsapp no. But, funny thing is I don't use..lol In fact, I don't use FB too :-) But going to use FB n Instagram for gardening purpose. So, really sorry for that. But you can email me and I would try my best to get back to you ASAP. Also, going to start working on uploading and many thanks for the support. If any questions, let me know. Thank you :-)

@@GardeningUpbeat thank you.. I will update you after my seeds sprout from cocopeat.

@Mellisa Fogah, Nice to meet you Alyssa and thank you for watching..have a great day :-)

@Udai Das, Sorry, couldn't get you exactly what you are saying :-( Anyway, thank you for watching the video :-)

@Stephanie oconnor, I am so sorry for the bad pronunciation...working hard on it and hope I would be able to do much better in coming days...It's one of my old videos and I believe, I have done some improvement for my current videos..Still, trying my best! Thank you :-)