How to Plant Winter Hardy Pansy Seeds

Preparation

1). Decide whether you'll plant seedlings or mature plants. Either is fine though seeds will need transferring from a seedling box after five leaves have appeared on your new plant.
2). Prepare a flower bed in your garden spot. Winter-ready pansies are able to tolerate any type of light.
3). Pull out any weeds and various other growth that may have sprung up inside your bed if it's already in place.
4). Prepare your planting area by placing 2 inches of decomposed manure into the bed. Mix it with your soil.
5). Add sand in order to produce a moister soil if yours is too dry.
6). Put in a tiny amount of fertilizer. Use a good bulb variety for winter-hardy pansies.
7). Place soil dust into your prepared dirt to protect your pansies from diseases and pests. Use a product such as diatomaceous earth. The dust will protect your plant from insects that tend to crawl around and in your soil.

1). Plant four to six weeks before your fist scheduled frost.
2). Make sure your pansies are planted 7 to 12 inches apart in your prepared planting bed.
3). Dig a hole 1/4 inch deep for seeds and for mature plants dig slightly deeper than the size of the pot they came in.
4). Cover soil and add mulch around the base of your pansies for best winter protection. The benefit of using a protective layering is that your plants will stay warmer when temperatures drop.
5). Add pine needles once the temperatures drop below 25 degrees F. for extra winter protection.