Despite the fact that the peony flower unpretentious enough, he needs constant care and attention gardening. In this article I will talk about how to properly watered, fed and cut it, everyone's favorite flower.
1. Proper watering
During wet weather, peonies do not need watering. They are well absorb the natural moisture of the ground water and after rain. But in the dry season, water peony need to once a week.
It is important that the plant receives enough moisture is in the flowering period.
The most common mistake made by gardeners - peony watering at the very trunk. The thing is that some of the stem is very small absorbing roots. Therefore, water peony better in a circle at a distance of 20-30 cm from the trunk, where the young are absorbing roots.
To water after irrigation not melt, some gardeners make a small groove depth of 10 cm. Or, on the contrary, poured a bit of soil around the flower, thereby creating a makeshift wall.
Watering flower better in the evening, when the sun bakes not so much. Otherwise, moisture can evaporate before reaching the roots of the plant.
2. Treatment of the soil around the bush
To root system pions fully developed and strengthened, it needs oxygen. To do this, after each watering or rain, shallow spud conventional hand-held hoe with fork. Around most of the stem, loosening depth should not exceed 5 cm. Otherwise, you will damage the roots.
Around the bush peony sure to remove grass and weeds. They prevent the exchange of air and penetration of nutrients into the soil, which is detrimental to the growth and development of the root system.
Keep in mind that the bulk of suction roots is located at a distance of 35-40 cm in a circle from the bush. Therefore, and removing weeds and loosening must be done within 45 cm around peony.
3. Fertilizer
Peony, like many other horticultural crops, it needs proper and regular fertilizer. To feed the flower 4 times a season.
1. Early stage - only seemed to sprout
The first time a peony fed when he only appeared the first sprouts. To do this, it is best to use a solution of ammonium nitrate.
Dilute 10-liter bucket and 1 tablespoon nitrate and abundantly watered every bush. I go from 8 to 12 liters per plant, depending on its size and age.
2. A step of forming buds
The second top dressing is carried out at the stage of buds. The recipe is simple fertilizers. Mix 1 teaspoon of ammonium nitrate, 1 teaspoon of superphosphate and potassium half teaspoon salt. The resulting powder was spread in a thin layer on the loosened soil around the bush. After, loose soil again to fertilizer has gone deeper to the roots.
3. flowering stage
During flowering peonies are very necessary nutrients and trace elements. To do this, we fertilize the bush as well as on the stage of the formation of buds. That is, the dry mixture of ammonium nitrate, superphosphate and potassium salt. The proportions of the recipe remains the same.
4. The final stage - peonies faded
Last fertilizing is done when the peonies completely faded. Take 1 teaspoon of superphosphate and mix with half teaspoon potassium salt. The resulting mixture and sprinkle with loosened soil, and then "bury" fertilizer.
4. timely pruning
To the root system of young pions fully developed, it is necessary to remove part of the buds. This is done to ensure that the plant has enough strength to form roots. Otherwise, all the nutrients and trace elements will be spent on flowering.
5. seating pions
Despite the fact that the peonies are true centenarians among garden flowers, keep them for more than 10 years without a separation is not necessary. Best of all peonies bloom in the first 8 years after planting.
Conduct seating can be only at the end of the summer.
These simple rules will allow peony bloom magnificently and fully develop.
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