How to prepare for winter Astilba to become even more beautiful. Minimum-maximum value of work
Hello, fellow growers!
The Astilbe perfectly all: the lush green mat pad, and air panicles of flowers. Ornamental plant is unpretentious and grows well at beginning / employees / "lazy" florist. But if you know the nuances of the competent care of Astilbe and autumn preparation of the bush for the winter, to apply the recommendations (or at least a couple) in practice, we can expect the miraculous transformation of the flower the following year 🌸
It is not necessary to consider the autumn feeding whim
Train of thought the inexperienced grower:
"The plant bloomed, then it's time to rest and no feeding is not necessary. Fertilize will spring to bloomed beautifully next summer. And now what? "
Meditation relieves anguish of conscience because of the inaction of the autumn, but not quite right. If life Astilbe stopped after flowering, the ground part would soon fade. But the plant continues to operate!
After flowering Astilbe needs feeding. After all, she had spent a lot of nutrients in the summer. The situation is complicated by the longevity of Astilbe: hives sit in one place for 5-20 years and pulled out of the ground all that you can. Fill the same soil resources!
In order to feed the autumn Astilbe take potassium-phosphorus fertilizer. Potassium and phosphorus may be applied separately, for example: Potassium-magnesium + superphosphate. Just crumble granules around the bush (not only under the barrel).
From organic to the table has to ash, bone meal, and good old-fashioned compost / humus.
Trim Astilbe or not?
The only thing that is not in doubt - a mandatory crop wilted tsvetolok (my personal term, sorry). Left on the bush, they become numerous seeds than take away from a bush a lot of effort. And those must now be thrown to strengthen the root system before hibernation ⛄
But with leaves difficult. While they are attractive green, no gardener, and would never put them on pruner. But when shoots begin to turn yellow, some believe a noble cause to rid the private garden of withered leaves. Let's look at "For" and "Against":
- ✔ The cut stumps aesthetically pleasing than the yellow and drooping leaves. At this pluses end of the procedure.
- ❗ Healthy Astilba crop is not only useless but also harmful. As long as the leaves are not seized by frost, they function and are in a mutually beneficial symbiosis with the root system. If you strongly want it, after frost bush can be cut. But! Left on a bed leaves become a kind of protection from frost and, dec, improve the land.
Important amendment - "healthy." If you leave Astilbe leaves infected with pests and diseases, can only worsen the situation by next year. With the patient help of Astilbe a sequence of actions:
- While there is moderate fall weather, we do not touch the leaves, but the conduct processing on the problem of drugs.
- Immediately, when the leaves of frost, cut them, leaving stumps.
- Spring again perform medical treatment.
In any case, it is necessary to leave those same stumps 10-15 cm high. In winter, they will delay the snow roots spared from the harsh frost.
Do Astilba shelter for the winter?
Astilbe - hardiness, well wintering in Central band without shelter. But! In the harsh winter and little snow bush may need to just protect: branches lapnika and scribbled on them snow.
The potential danger for the young bushes for 1-2 year life and is too old astilbes, whose roots are often protrude from the ground and can freeze. To reduce the risk to 0, just Zamulchiruyte tree trunks with humus, compost or peat. Mulch will also further organic food!
I hope that all the flowers in your garden spend the winter without a loss! 💕 Put a "Thumbs up", if the article was interesting. I will be glad to your brief story about the preparation for the winter Astilbe or subject matters. Write down in the comments: