It has so developed that the freshest and good saplings come to shops and the garden centers at the end of January – in February. And the best time for landing in midland of Russia is time since the end of April prior to the beginning of June. How to keep saplings before disembarkation?
It is required to you
- Saplings,
- Damp sand
- Solution of diamond greens
- Polyethylene film
- Secateurs
Instruction
1. Check of saplings before bookmark on storage. Examine the bought saplings. It is very important point, and how the sapling will take root further depends on it. If kidneys have already started in growth, but have not grown more than by 1-2 cm, then such saplings can just be laid on storage to the cool place. The grown brown and dried escapes and also escapes with signs of fungal defeat, cut off secateurs to healthy fabric. Cut off also too long escapes. Cover cuts with normal brilliant green. Check root system. Truncate the long and damaged roots. If roots have dried up, they can be moistened slightly. After that wrap root lump in damp fabric. At saplings of roses surely check the place of inoculation. If it is too highly and is not protected by paraffin, moisten it from spray a little and wind the place of inoculation with polyethylene.
2. Packing of saplings. Wrap saplings in thin polyethylene film. Surely make several openings in film. In the conditions of full tightness the saplings can easily decay, even at cool temperature. From above envelop saplings newsprint. Fix newspapers by elastic bands. After that saplings can be put in plastic container and to place on storage.
3. Storage. The main condition of preservation of saplings during three – four months is the moderate humidity and observance of temperature condition. To such conditions there corresponds storage of saplings on the lower shelf of the fridge or in dark cellar. The required temperature is temperature about zero degrees. At this temperature of plant kind of fall into hibernation and can be stored long enough. The main thing do not disturb the plants laid on storage. It is not necessary to open film every week to make sure that everything is all right. It is enough to check condition of kidneys once a month, and it is necessary to make it very accurately.
4. Storage of large saplings. Large saplings, for example currant, apple-trees or ornamental shrubs to store in the fridge it will not turn out. Them it is the best of all to store in the basement at temperature of 0 + 2 degrees. Lay plants in boxes with sand. Do not develop root system, and just powder branches with damp sand that did not dry up kidney.
5. Storage of kornevishchny perennials. Grassy perennials like host, daylilies, phloxes before landing store in the basement in boxes, having poured damp sand. It is also possible to store bulbs and tubers. Sand excellent preservative.