Wake up early-season sales!
It’s Early, it’s Efficient, it’s the Evolution of Easy Wave®…it’s E3!
Kick off petunia sales at retail even earlier with E3 Easy Wave! With a manageable, uniform plant structure and vigour, the series offers simple production to save on labour costs. The plants can be grown at lower PGR rates than Easy Wave, so we say it’s ‘Extra Easy’ Wave! The plants stay full and lush longer at retail for increased sell-through and the eye-catching appeal consumers expect from the Wave® program.
Sowing pelleted petunia seeds is actually easier than sowing raw seeds — the coating makes them bigger and easier to handle — but they still need a gentle, careful approach because they’re tiny plants in disguise. Here’s the step-by-step guide:
Sowing Pelleted Seeds
1. Prepare your sowing medium
Use a fine, well-draining seed starting mix — ideally a peat-based or cocopeat mix with vermiculite/perlite.
Avoid heavy garden soil; petunia seedlings hate soggy, compacted soil.
Pre-moisten the mix so it’s damp but not dripping wet. (Think “wrung-out sponge.”)
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2. Fill and level your trays
Use shallow seed trays, plug trays, or small pots.
Gently press the soil surface to level it, but don’t compact too much — roots need air.
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3. Place the pelleted seeds
Do NOT bury them. Petunias need light to germinate.
Place one pellet per cell or spaced about 2–3 cm apart if using an open tray.
Use tweezers if needed — pelleted seeds are easier to pick up than raw ones.
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4. Mist, don’t drench
Lightly mist with a spray bottle to soften the coating without washing seeds away.
Avoid pouring water directly on pellets — the coating may break apart too roughly.
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5. Provide ideal germination conditions
Temperature: 21–24 °C (70–75 °F) until germination.
Light: Bright, indirect light or grow lights (14–16 hours/day).
Humidity: Cover the tray with a clear humidity dome, cling film, or even a plastic bag to keep moisture in.
Air circulation: Remove the cover for a few minutes daily to prevent mold.
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6. Watch for germination
Pelleted petunia seeds usually sprout in 5–10 days.
Once you see green tips, remove the humidity cover to prevent damping-off disease.
Keep the soil lightly moist — never let it dry out completely at this stage.
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7. Care for seedlings
Thin to one healthy seedling per cell if you sowed multiple seeds.
Keep under bright light to prevent legginess.
Begin feeding with a diluted liquid fertilizer (¼ strength) once the first true leaves appear.
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Extra Tip for Pelleted Seeds: The coating absorbs water slowly. If you just mist lightly once, it may not be enough to fully dissolve it. It’s better to mist several times in the first day so the pellet softens and allows the seed to start breathing.
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