The peony can be carried to discharge of unpretentious and hardy perennials safely. In mid-latitudes its blossoming is necessary on has begun summer and about 10 days proceed. That the bush of peony has proved to be in all beauty, it is important to put and look after correctly it throughout all season.
Pay attention
Many gardeners make fatal flaw, looking after peony only in the spring. You should not wait for abundant blossoming in this case as laying of buds occurs in July – August.
It should be noted that extent of budding of peony depends on its age. Young bushes blossom poorly. In the first years of development the flowers can be the small size, and in certain cases even not correspond to the stated color. For peony it is norm. Have patience: completely its properties reveal only for the fifth year of development.
The peony – is photophilous, it with firmness transfers also half-shade, but at strong shadowing never magnificently will blossom.
How to water peonies for abundant blossoming
Not all gardeners hurry to water peonies, believing that their powerful root system is capable also to extract reviver from the soil. This next delusion. Peonies demand watering – rare, but rather abundant. In not warm and rainy summer they can and be not irrigated. And here during heat surely you make watering of times a week. Under adult bush pour out not less than 3-4 buckets.
Especially peonies demand watering during the period since the end of May – until the beginning of July. At this time they quickly increase green material and form flowers. Also the stage of laying of kidneys of renewal which falls on August is important. At this time water peonies too in spite of the fact that they have faded for a long time. Then next year they will please you with blossoming even more.
Also the way of watering is of great importance. Many make watering directly under bush, considering that exactly there and there are peony roots. Actually they are practically not there. What many consider roots is reinforced rhizomes. Their function – storage of nutrients. They cannot incorporate moisture from soil.
You make watering on the periphery of bush, in 20-25 cm from the center. Exactly there are young backs which supply peony with moisture. The bush is more senior, the longer from its center they are located. That water did not spread, make small deepenings where carry out watering on perimeter.
How to feed up peonies for magnificent blossoming
The abundance of blossoming of this perennial in many respects depends on fertilizing. Peonies demand regular application of fertilizers. From third year of development it is necessary to fertilize them not less than four times during the season.
You carry out the first fertilizing in season on snow slush or at once after its descent. Ammonium nitrate will be ideal. Dissolve 1 tablespoon of fertilizer in bucket of water and it is abundant spill bush. If you have passed the snow descent moment, carry out fertilizing at stage of emergence of red sprouts.
The second time introduce fertilizers during formation of buds. Mix 1/2 tablespoons of superphosphate and ammonium nitrate, 1/3 tablespoons of potash salt and close up the received structure to the soil under bush. Next time feed up peonies similar mix, but already during blossoming.
Carry out the last fertilizing of season after peonies completely fade. Wait two weeks and bring under bush mix from 1/3 tablespoons of potash salt and 1/2 tablespoons of superphosphate.
Peonies well respond to fertilizing by solution of bird's dung or mullein.
Do not forget that it is necessary to introduce any fertilizers only after preliminary abundant watering or rain. Otherwise you risk to burn young backs of peony which are responsible for water absorption.
Rejuvenescence of peony
This perennial can grow "happily" without change as much as necessary long. But the bush is more senior, the more poorly it blossoms. Exit is simple – carry out to peony the rejuvenating division of times in 8-10 years. For this purpose in August dig out bush and divide it into parts so that on everyone there were not less than 3-4 kidneys.