Rhododendrons on the beauty will not concede to the queen of garden - rose. Today it is possible to meet in amateur garden these beautiful bushes quite often. That rhododendrons pleased with the magnificent blossoming, it is necessary to know and carry out several important rules.
Following several important recommendations, you will achieve that rhododendrons will surely take root in garden. In view of huge species diversity the landing and leaving can differ a little. But they are united nevertheless by the general methods of cultivation.
The best time for landing of rhododendrons is spring. For summer months of plant will take roots, will get stronger. Choosing saplings, you do not chase age plants. Better than probresta of the kid who will take root quicker on the new place. Most often on sale there are deciduous and evergreen plants.
We choose the place for landing
The half-shade will become the optimum place for rhododendron. Plants have to receive sunshine, at least in the afternoon. Rhododendrons not bad feel when trees grow at row or buildings are located. It will in addition protect saplings from strong winds. On open blaze of the sun to rhododendrons it will not be comfortable.
Soil
Important composed success is preparation of the soil. Rhododendrons do not transfer clay, heavy, crude places. Therefore it is so necessary to prepare landing pole correctly. The size of hole depends on the size of root system. Experts advise about 50 cm in depth. But it will be more correct to be guided by root lump. The pole is dug out 20 - 35 cm more deeply, than height of root lump also is 10 - 25 cm more than its width. Rhododendrons have superficial root system, and it is very important to put on bottom of hole drainage (haydite, coarse sand, beaten brick, fine gravel) which layer not less than 20 cm.
Soil for filling of hole is prepared separately. Such mix will approach: the sheet earth (3 parts), laying of coniferous breeds from the wood (1 part) and peat (2 parts), it is possible to use also small coniferous bark. Add about 60 - 70 g of mineral fertilizer on hole to mix. In fertilizers should not be as a part of chlorine and calcium. It is possible to apply the Kemira Versatile Person fertilizer (now it has other name, Fertika). When landing it is necessary to watch not to bury root neck of rhododendron. It is necessary to plant plant as it sat in pot. Landing 2 - 3 cm deeper taking into account plant draft is allowed.
Leaving
During good filling of landing hole, rhododendrons can do also without additional fertilizing within two years. Further annually bring two main nutritious fertilizing. The first - in the early spring in a dry form. It includes urea (nitrogen, 2 parts), superphosphate (1 part) and sulfate potassium (1.5 parts). High doses of superphosphate are dangerous to rhododendrons. Phosphorus suppresses digestion of iron, important element in development of plants that it becomes noticeable on leaves (chloroz).
The second time in the liquid state introduce complex fertilizer. It is desirable that in it the content of nitrogen was small. It is better to carry out fertilizing in small concentration. Excess salts do not accept rhododendrons.
In dry weather of plant need watering, spraying. Rhododendrons love humid air. After rains or abundant watering it is possible to podrykhlit the earth around roots. It is necessary to do it carefully, not deeply not to tear backs. The best exit is mulching by peat, forest needles, sawdust.