To grow calla lilies in the garden, you need to follow some important rules on planting these flowers and care for them. If all the activities will be carried out properly, the plant will bloom for a long time.
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Planting callas and care
On a constant growth in the garden of calla lilies are planted in the period from late April to early May. It is necessary that the weather remained stable, there was no frost at night. The most suitable primer would be slightly acidic, so before landing ground is mixed with a substrate containing sand and leaf mold in equal parts. To increase the acidity, you can add a little peat.
Callas will grow well in the area, located in the penumbra, for example, where there are large trees. In the morning, the colors should be in the sun, the second - in the shade.
Flowers adversely affect drafts, winds, so it is best to plant calla lilies in a secure location. Not suitable for callas wet areas where water stagnates, t. To. It can cause rapid decay of the roots.
Before planting the rhizomes, it is necessary to carry out disinfection, using a weak solution of potassium permanganate. The land dipped dried rhizomes, which should not be rotten or damaged areas. If they were removed, cut site to be treated.
The rhizome is planted deeply, the distance to the ground is left in the 3-4 cm. Between the plants should be left to a distance of 30-40 cm. At the same time planting produce fertilizer. At 1 m should fall 30 g of mineral complex. Callas should be well watered, but so that the water is not washed away the tubers.
The heat flowers should be watered abundantly shade when necessary because heat, drought, plant carries with difficulty.
To calla lilies bloomed well, the soil should be regularly moisturize, prevent her dry. Do it 2-3 times a week, arranging irrigation between the rows, it will prevent the decay of rhizomes or appearance of rot.
The plot is necessary to weed and loosen. The procedure is carried out after wetting at least 3-4 times a month.
It is important that the soil was moist and weeds are easily removed. Due to this the roots will have access.
Winter storage and treatment of diseases
In winter, the earth dug out of calla. storage location should be a cool place. The best time for digging will be from the second half of October and before the frost. Remove the tubers from the ground should be with leaves. A couple of weeks the tubers should lie to the leaves withered, and they could be easily removed from the rhizomes, which then need to wash and inspect. Diseased or damaged parts must be removed, brushing green paint slice. Rhizomes have to hold it in disinfectant, then dry them and put into storage.
Store calla in paper bags, which have holes for ventilation. The most suitable temperature - + 10 ° C. Stored calla need several times over the winter look. If there will be a place of decay, it is necessary to take urgent measures to remove them.
For 14-16 days before the expected landing of the rhizome is transferred to a warm place, such as in the living rooms.
calla often suffer from the yellow spot or wet rot. When rotted roots wither, brown spots appear on the tubers, the leaves start to rot. If the disease has manifested itself among the summer, the plant should be completely removed from the site. It is subjected to treatment only during the storage time or before planting.
Yellow spot manifests deformation of leaves and flowers, bright spots. For the treatment of the most commonly used insecticides that kill thrips that cause disease.
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