Recommend to grow up the Turkish carnation as biannual plant, however many gardeners keep its bushes several years. For this purpose after blossoming it is necessary to remove peduncles, and for the winter it is reliable to cover carnation from frosts.
Instruction
1. The Turkish carnation blossoms is more abundant in solar places with fertile soil, but she is capable to grow also in half-shade. If it is landed on the poor soil, it is necessary to do fertilizing by medicines for flower cultures three times a year. Fertilizers bring in the spring, then during forming of buds, last time — during blossoming.
2. Seeds begin to land in May when warm weather is established. Depth of landing has to be from 1 to 2 cm at distance between holes of 15-20 cm. Sprouts regularly water, weed and thin out, then dive. At the beginning of August they are replaced to the constant place, recommend to leave distance of 30 cm between plants.
3. Landing of seeds of the Turkish carnation can be made in the fall, but soil has to be dry, at the same time the earth cannot be watered. Otherwise shoots will die at the first frosts. In the early spring the plant can be multiplied cherenkovaniye. If in the fall to bare stalks of escapes and to powder them with the earth, leaving only tips, they will take root.
4. Adult copies of carnation are resistant to cold, but they need to be covered with air-permeable material, for this purpose it is possible to use fir-tree fir twigs. If winters severe, it is necessary to mulch the soil around bushes, for example, by means of the peat filled by layer 10 cm thick.
5. The shelter is removed when the carnation goes to growth. It is not necessary to hurry to make it in the early spring, even after snow descends. Plants in stage of rest can die from night frosts or burns. In the first days after removal of covering, them it is necessary pritenyat, even in cloudy weather. It is possible to establish inclined fir-tree branch from sunny side.
6. Large amount of snow constitutes danger to carnation, with arrival of spring under it we are formed a lot of water that has negative effect on condition of plant. Externally it is difficult to notice it, but if to touch it, the socket easily separates from root neck. In this case snow needs to be shoveled away from the site and to make drainage system for removal of excess moisture.
7. In dry weather the Turkish carnation is watered by two times a week. At the same time it is impossible to direct water jet to flowers or leaves, it is the best of all to do watering at the roots. In the period of abundant rains it is necessary to pay attention to condition of the socket of plant. The surplus of moisture causes root decay. To avoid it, the begun to rot escapes should be removed at once, and — to prorykhlit the soil.