Among amateur flower growers there is popular belief that the asparagus is capable to improve health and mood. It is desirable for the people suffering from frequent stresses and depressions to have houses at least one plant of the house, its presence and in workplace is desirable. It will help to reduce negative impact of daily problems and alarms.
Asparagus
The asparagus represents the perennial grassy plant of family of asparagus family having appearance of liana or semi-bush. Its magnificent decorative escapes remind feathers with the small thin leaflets similar to needles.
This plant small white florets on which place fruits, red berries with seeds are formed subsequently blossoms. Asparaguses begin to blossom most often for the 5th year. In room floriculture are used for vertical and cascade gardening, thanks to long fluffy escapes. And beautiful graceful branches with red berries are often applied to decoration of bouquets.
This photophilous plant is afraid of direct sunshine therefore it needs to choose the place closer to window, with scattered sunlight. The asparagus does not love high temperatures, temperature about 20 degrees is considered the most acceptable for it, but it should not fall lower than ten degrees. In summertime it is good to take out flower on fresh air. The support is necessary for strongly branching plant for garter of escapes. In warm season the asparagus needs to be watered it is abundant, without allowing drying of earth lump. But stagnation of water it is plant does not take out. Water with lukewarm water otstoyanny within a day in the winter. During active growth plant it is necessary to feed up ready liquid fertilizer. This flower on organic chemistry is very sympathetic therefore it is desirable in the summer, at least once during the season to bring bird's dung or mullein. Too dry air can interfere with emergence of buds. It is daily necessary to spray plants. And, it is necessary to do it not only in the summer, but also in the winter. The asparagus is from tropics therefore conditions are necessary to it corresponding. That it perfectly grew, was green and fluffy it is desirable to indulge once a week plant warm water shower.
Change of asparagus
Annually, at the beginning of spring, the asparagus needs change. Capacity for change has to be a little more previous. To provoke rapid active growth of young escapes, cut off root system a little, remove the old, dry and become bare branches. Young plants need change annually, and more adult time in few years. That the asparagus was easier pulled out from pot, well water earth lump, and, having inverted capacity, try to extend plant. If it does not give in, it is possible to carry out slightly by knife blade along pot walls. It is desirable to take plant together with the maximum number of the soil. If necessary straighten roots, having cut too long or rotten. Carefully tear off klubenka hands, it will help to update root system. At the same time it half can decrease, then put the updated asparagus in new capacity, powder roots with the soil and well water. Once a month surely you loosen the soil. Substrate for change of asparagus has to consist of the equal number of the greenhouse, garden earth and sand. The soil after change has to be supported constantly in damp state, but not wet and not overdried. At change the asparagus can be separated into several plants, each of which has to have the full-fledged root system. Too big roots at the same time are cut, and old and sick are removed.