What to do if peonies do not blossom

What to do if peonies do not blossom

Peony - perennial plant which pleases with elegant exterior and tart aroma. But happens so that peonies do not blossom till some years in a row, the reasons for this purpose not so are not enough.

Watering

Buds of peony (for emergence of buds the next year) are stuffed up after blossoming of bush therefore even deflowered bush it is necessary is abundant to water. The soil layer under it has to be drenched not less than on half-meter. On one plant a week not less than 3 buckets of water, the main thing are required, not to overdo and not to fill in bush.

Lack of fertilizers

Peonies love fertilizing from manure, bird's dung or compost, and, the is more abundant the bush blossomed, the more it is required fertilizers. If the plant does not blossom 3-4 years in a row it means that it elementary starves.

Incorrectly chosen place for landing

Peonies do not take out shadow and even slightly darkened places. Choosing the place for plant, it is better to stop where there will be direct sunshine for almost all day.

Premature cutting

Many gardeners try to cut off bush right after blossoming. It can cause lack of flowers next year. It is necessary to cut off stalks of peonies late fall when they darken or will dry up, by this time kidneys were already formed, and the plant has saved up reserve of nutrients and is completely ready to wintering.

Too glubo or too small planted bush

To plant bush so that kidneys have been completely buried or, on the contrary, strongly stuck out above the ground, it is impossible, the bush will not blossom. Hole under landing it is necessary to dig out about 60*60 cm, on bottom to put humus, to make hillock of the dug-out earth, and then to lower peony sapling. By the way, the peony seldom blossoms for the first year after landing. Can quite be that plant too young for blossoming.

Wreckers and diseases

Plants are ill too therefore it is necessary to watch carefully that leaflets did not fall down, on them the plant louse or other wreckers has not appeared. Gray decay - one of the diseases interfering blossoming. It is possible to get rid of similar misfortune by means of the chemical means which are on sale in specialized shops.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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