Good afternoon, my reader. So November came. What's the first thing a grower needs to do this month? Here's a list of 10 things you can't avoid.
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1. Take tub plants to the house
If you took home flowers outdoors in the spring, it's time to take them back. Even the most persistent of them are at risk of dying in November. After picking up, they need to find a good place:
- ferns, begonias and asparagus go to rest, and the north window will suit them;
- sedum and Kalanchoe, on the contrary, need warmth, and they need a window on the south wall of the house;
- ivy and fig trees will be best on the windows facing west;
- gloriosa and tunbergia prefer the east.
These placement rules are not strict, and if there is no suitable window, you can bet on another. But wintering conditions must be observed - they are different for each plant.
2. Take care of roses
The first half of November is the time when the roses are finally cut before wintering and begin to cover for the winter. The exact time depends on the climate. It is not worth focusing on one-time frosts with warming, but if a stable "minus" has come at least at night - that's all, it's time to take shelters.
Tall roses are bent to the ground, climbing roses are removed from the support and placed on a thermal insulating layer, the tallest are covered in something like a hut. All varieties must be covered. The exceptions are:
- park roses;
- decorative rosehip;
- some winter hardy varieties.
However, even winter-hardy roses are better, when the snow falls, to cover it with this snow: they can withstand negative temperature, but if frosts in your region reach -25 degrees or more, even resistant varieties may not survive this.
3. Prune perennial flowers
At the beginning of November, the pruning of perennials - phlox, peonies, etc., is completed. At the same time, it is necessary that the temperature on the street stably stood not higher than +10 degrees - then there is less risk that the cut plant will suddenly start growing young greens, waste energy and freeze.
It is necessary to cut with sharp scissors or pruning shears, disinfecting the blades with alcohol, boric acid or boiling water. If perennials need shelter (especially a tree peony) - it's time to do it.
4. To plant podzimniki
With the onset of stable cold weather, it is time to sow subwinter annuals (asters, delphinium, calendula) and perennials (lavender, yarrow, etc.). These plants are resistant to drenching and frost, and for seedlings they need cold stratification. In the spring, they will delight you with growth and flowering, but for now plant them, deepening:
- small - 5-10 mm;
- medium - 20 mm;
- large - 40-50 mm.
Sprinkle them on top with organic matter (peat, compost, humus, agrohumus) mixed with sand.
5. Insulate the bulbs
Those bulbous plants that were planted in the fall (crocuses, hyacinths, tulips, etc.) need protection from frost. First of all, it is necessary to cover those of them that suddenly sprouted in the warm autumn.
Flowers are covered in two stages:
- Mulching. Compost, humus, peat, moss, fallen needles are suitable.
- Shelter - with the help of spruce branches, hay, straw, etc.
6. Protect flowers from mice
Hungry rodents are a real disaster for the grower. Even if you keep a cat in the area, it will not save you from their attacks. Therefore, plant next to carnations and daisies, their favorite food, those plants that scare away mice: decorative onions, hazel grouses, black roots, etc.
In addition, when the snow falls, collect it, fill the flowers and tamp it. This is additional protection from cold weather - and it will ruin the life of mice.
7. Send seeds to storage
November is the time to save the seed stock for next year. Peel the begonia tubers and put it in peat or sawdust, store dahlias, gladioli corms and other seed materials. Each species needs its own conditions, but for most, a temperature of +6 - +8 degrees, a humidity of 60-70% and darkness are suitable.
8. Start distilling hyacinths and daffodils
To get bulbous flowers for the spring holidays, they are driven out in November.
At the end of the month, keep the hyacinth bulbs for a week at +24 degrees in the dark, then in the light, when they bloom, keep them at + 15-18 degrees.
Daffodils are driven out at + 12-15 degrees, then gradually warmed up to +18, and with the beginning of flowering they return +15 degrees.
9. Shelter conifers
Ornamental conifers are covered with the onset of stable cold weather. At the same time, the main thing for them is to protect them not from frost, to which they are resistant, but from too bright sun in March. You need to use hay, straw, agrofibre and other materials. The main thing is:
- the plant should not lie on the ground;
- The shelter should be breathable to prevent the plants from getting wet.
10. Instrument care
With the end of the season, unnecessary garden tools need to be cared for. The florist needs:
- clean rakes, shovels, hoes and other equipment from dirt and rust;
- grease metal parts with oil or grease for preservation;
- it is best to soak wooden handles with linseed oil or oil wax, and then polish with a coarse cloth. You can also cover them with wear-resistant varnish;
- collect the instrument and store it in a dry place. Indoor temperature is not important, but lack of moisture is key.
There is no need to sharpen the tool for the winter: anyway, during storage, the blade will lose its sharpness and dull itself. But putting the inventory in covers, if provided by the instructions, is useful and important.
Do you know what a florist needs to do in November first of all?
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