Garnish garden or flower bed in front of the house by using the flower such as hydrangea. The advantage of this plant is that with proper care it will bloom from early spring to the end of the season. Shrubs do not like a lot of sunlight and frequent watering. Most of the flowers are sterile, for this reason it is necessary to learn how to propagate the plant correctly.
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Tips on cultivation of hydrangeas
To increase the number of hives in their beds, hydrangea propagated only after the morning frost will get stronger and the plant. The first secret - seat bushes can be during the summer.
preparation of cuttings
The second secret is that reproduction occurs by grafting. Maternal bush choose a healthy plant. It should be no signs of fungal and other parasitic losses. Preference is given to the shoots, which have not yet odrevesnet. They can be distinguished by the color of the young. Old branches are brown, and the young - green. Lignified shoots worse accepted.
For propagation young branch to be cut, which length is about 10 cm. The cut is recommended to make a leaf node. On the stalk must be present kidneys. Preference is given to those shoots in which at least 3 nodes.
The third secret - a sharp secateurs. If the tool is blunt, it can further injure the plant, and it will die. After cutting cuttings from the bush with you must remove the leaves. They were only allowed to leave on the upper part of the shoot, but not more than 2 pcs. When cutting does not exceed 4-5 cm, allowed to leave a small sheet 4. Others must be removed via secateurs, instead of tearing, since It increases the chance of stem damage.
To transplant was successful and the plant began to develop, it is recommended to use the fourth secret and handle cuttings root hormone. Stems should be wet with water, and then dipped in a fertilizer bag. It is essential that the powder Konev hormone stuck to the shanks.
soil preparation
The fifth secret - properly selected primer. Hydrangeas like acidic soil, but the landing is better to use loose soil, which was introduced by peat and perlite. For cuttings, you can buy a special land that is sold in flower shops. Recommended propagated hydrangea is not in the open field, and special containers or plastic bottles, from which cut off the neck.
Seedlings should not be placed in the ground, where there is an excess amount of organic fertilizer. Such an environment will lead to the fact that the stems immediately begin to rot. When the soil is prepared, it is necessary to make holes. You can use a pencil or other similar object. The depth of the hole should be slightly smaller than the size of the cutting. After planting, the ground should be only leaves. The openings for landing hydrangea make 5 cm apart.
The sixth secret - creating an optimum microclimate. On top of the seedlings it is recommended to spray the water and cover them with any object that simulates a greenhouse (oil cloth can be stretched). In the next 4-6 weeks the plant will develop. Therefore, it needs light but not direct light, heat and moisture.
When the cuttings take root, they can be transplanted into open ground. The seventh secret is that the work in the flower bed is recommended to do at night, when solar activity goes down. After the transplant, the soil must be moistened. After 2 weeks, the plant is well established and does not require more special care.
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