Attributed to peonies magic properties of protection against evil spirits therefore planted flowers near palaces and temples. The homeland of peonies is China where they are grown up already by more than one thousand years. Despite such centuries-old history, these flowers are not forgotten, still loved by flower growers. To receive magnificent blossoming, it is necessary to create favorable conditions for cultivation of peonies.
It is required to you
- - The rerotting organic chemistry;
- - sheet earth;
- - mineral fertilizers;
- - wood ashes;
- - organic fertilizers;
- - phosphorus-potassium fertilizers;
- - compost;
- - knife.
Instruction
1. The peony is photophilous culture therefore it is necessary to choose correctly the place for landing. The site has to be rather lit, strong shadowing can lead to formation of low-quality flowers, oppression of plant or at all lack of blossoming. The easy half-shade at noon will not damage to peonies. Try not to plant flowers near large trees and walls of buildings.
2. Soil mix for landing has to be neutral reaction. Peonies can grow absolutely on any soil, but will develop differently. Best of all on structure the cultivated moisture capacious loams approach. The distance between bushes has to make not less than one meter as it is necessary to consider further growth of plants. Width and depth of landing hole – 60-90 centimeters are (not less). Rhizomes of peony expand within the processed soil layers. If the landing hole is small, then roots will grow only in top soil, badly providing bush with nutrients and moisture.
3. Fill the prepared hole with fertile soil mix which has to consist of the rerotting organic chemistry and the sheet earth mixed in equal proportions with addition of mineral fertilizers or wood ashes. Fill with this structure two thirds of landing hole, fill up top layer with the clean soil without fertilizers.
4. Placing peony rhizomes on hillock of landing hole, you watch that the root neck has been located at the level of edges of hole. After watering and also shrinkage of the earth powder root neck with the friable soil on several centimeters. If not to make it, then roots can gradually become bare, will begin to freeze slightly, blossoming will be weak. Deeper landing can result in lack of blossoming.
5. Basic care behind peonies consists in periodic weedings, waterings and scarification. It is abundant water bushes with otstoyanny water during the entire period of vegetation. But consider that peonies do not transfer boggy crude places from water zastoyama where roots of flowers decay, leading to death of peonies. In droughty weather you watch that water drenched the earth on depth of roots. The adult bush requires about two buckets of water. Avoid hit of moisture on leaves not to allow appearance of fungal diseases.
6. In the first half of the summer period feed up plant solutions of mineral and organic fertilizers, alternating them. It will contribute to the excellent development of land part of peonies and root system. After the end of blossoming introduce phosphorus-potassium fertilizers for laying of kidneys and recuperation.
7. In the fall when leaves lay down on the earth, they need to be cut off accurately to soil level. After the onset of cold weather mulch the place of landing by compost, you should not be fond of peat as it strongly oxidizes the soil. In the spring the mulch is removed, if necessary fill up layer of fertile soil.
8. The peony division of bush breeds, it is necessary to do it in August or September. By this time kidneys for development of future escapes are formed. Accurately take from the earth of rhizome of peony, wash with water and separate, each part has to have 3-5 kidneys. Cut excessively long roots with the sharp and sterilized knife to length of 10-12 centimeters. Powder cuts with the crushed wood charcoal.