Dahlias - a beautiful and bright decorative flowers that come to us from the warm South America. Store them in a cold season by creating comfortable conditions for this.
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Preparation of bushes for the winter
In order to prepare shrubs for the upcoming cold weather in late summer or early autumn, the plants should be well okuchit. This will provide protection from the wind and close the bottom of the barrel, and the tubers can develop well and grow strong.
Watering the bushes must be moderate to excess moisture does not become the cause of infection. Thin stems, the lower leaves and the dried buds are cut, t. To. This will help to generate new flowers faster.
In the suburbs and the area of the middle band of the RF plants are dug out in the 2nd half of October. Well, if by this time the tubers have survived 2-3 small frost, t. To. It will help them to feel comfortable at home.
How to dig up the dahlias bushes:
- At first it is necessary to cut all stems to the ground remained hemp minimum height of 15 cm - so will not be able to get an infection in tubers and water, which will cause them to rot.
- Then dig around the bush to the ground around it became loose. After that, the plant is raised, being careful not to break the stems. The tubers can be decomposed on the ground that they had dried, if there is no rain on the street.
- Further, they must be cleaned of dried earth and good look to cull weaker material for future planting. Then they should pour water at a low pressure from the hose and cut the longest roots.
Treatment of tubers before storage
To tubers not picked up the infection, they must withstand approximately 1 hour fungicide diluted with water (can take fitosporin and prepare it according to the instruction). Pink potassium permanganate solution is also suitable for disinfection (the tubers are soaked in it for 30 minutes).
Then the remainder of the barrel dahlias tag attached to the names of varieties and dried. For this selected dark place where dry and cool. Plants put upside down to one out excess moisture.
Overwintering dahlia
Experts recommend storing dahlias winter in wooden or plastic boxes (you can use other convenient container). To this end, the bottom placed plants and abundantly poured their river sand or dry chips so that the upper part with tags remain visible. The bottom of the box can be covered with cardboard or burlap to sand or chips does not spill out of it.
Opinions florist about keeping such demanding plants such as dahlias, different. Some people believe that the sand or shavings should be slightly moistened. If the tubers are too dry, they are not soaked in an antibacterial solution, then they should be kept in a moderately moist environment.
Other methods of hibernation:
- Tubers dipped in molten wax or paraffin and are laid in rows in boxes. Store at + 12... + 14 ° C.
- Tubers are placed on a peat layer, is poured into the box, the top and they also fall asleep abundantly. Store at + 3... + 5 ° C.
- Wrapped in paper or newspaper tubers stacked in rows in a box.
The humidity level in a room, where there will be dahlias, should be no more than 60-70%. If the temperature is below + 3 ° C, tubers can be frozen, and if more mark + 12 ° C, they start to germinate rapidly.
In order to not hurt the plants, they can be stored:
- In the basement or cellar. The high degree of humidity and low temperature promote comfortable storing tubers.
- In the subfield. T. k. humidity is lower than the above-mentioned areas, and temperature conditions may be slightly higher, require the establishment of a good ventilation.
- In fridge. On a shelf or in a vegetable box can accommodate several tubers sprinkled sawdust and wrapped package with apertures for air access.
- On unheated glazed loggia or balcony. In the darkest corner you can put a box of plants. If the temperature is below the minimum, they should be covered with warm blankets or other cloth.
To plants are not damaged rodents, you need to place devices near them with ultrasound or poison bait.
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