September - is not the time to relax, because in this month the gardeners still have more work. Of course, by that time already oplodonosili vegetable crops, and harvest has long collected, but remained incomplete another important process - preparation plant to the attack of cold weather and, consequently, to next season.
Today we will speak about the beautiful peonies, which annually decorate our beds with their lush fragrant flowers.
In this article I I talk about the basic principles of training peonies for winter and steps will tell how this process takes place in me.
And the first thing I usually start autumn care of peonies - top-dressing. I think everyone, so it is clear that by this time the plants have already spent all their energies to the formation of buds and green mass, so the energy to strengthen and growth simply does not have enough roots. This is a really important point, because it will depend on the whole winter "life" colors.
I make complex fertilizers somewhere from mid-September
, The way they are made will depend on the weather - if expected rains, rolling in the granules directly under a bush, but in the case of drought, introduce fertilizer in solution.Next - preventive treatment of diseases of peonies and pests. I use a special tool, bought at a garden store, though necessary is trimmed bushes all damaged by pests and sores stems.
If the bush is already well grown, the first in September it can be divided into several parts, thereby update the flowerbed. However, the plants should be just a seat at the beginning of the month to have a new pad there is enough time to adapt.
If this process was not completed in the specified time, it is better to postpone until next fall.
Cropped stems somewhere in the end of NovemberWhen it's already there first frost. Since the winter we have severe, "harboring" peonies generous layer of sawdust to protect them from the effects of severe changes in temperature.
That's how I make my annual pionchiki for the winter - this circuit helps me for many years, and, judging by my flowers, such care very much hit them "like" - grow up healthy and strong.