Dividing and transplanting hosts from A to Z: how, when and whether to bother at all

Welcome growers!

I'm sure you have a host among fans. And I understand you well: the plant can not help but love it! I love green "cushion" and caramel color (I have such an association, but you what?).

Have you thought about the transplant hosts? The plant grows well, left to itself. But sometimes he needs a hand with a spade gardener caring. In this article you will find answers to many questions about transplantation: why, when and how 📝

When the time comes to transplant and whether it is necessary to do so

Well I will dissemble and write that the hosts often have to replant. At one point Bush can successfully rise to 20 years. But usually have to take up the shovel every 5-6 years, because the flower manages to grow to an impressive size and begins to play in the decoration.

Here are cases when it is time to take up the transplant / division hosts:

• Hive has become too large. Because of this began to disturb the neighbors green on a bed or do not like the owner.
• Originally a place to land it turned out was not chosen in the best way. The flower grows poorly, there are problems with the leaves - it is necessary to put in the best area.

Look in the gallery, as the color of leaves to pick a good place for hosts:

• Transplantation is needed when the leaves wither hosts / blackened for no reason. Flower being unpretentious, almost never sick. But the roots rot still can.
• garden or flower bed replan means relocation bush.
• I would like to propagate host. Delenki can be planted in other parts of the site, to distribute to neighbors, and when the value of the variety - to sell.

But to carry the host from place to place is not worth every 2 years.

Spring or Autumn: choose the optimum time

In fact, a host can be transplanted from spring to autumn. But there are nuances of each season:

• In the spring there is an active root growth, which greatly speeds up the survival rate.

• In the summer should avoid periods of hot and dry weather: roots will be damaged is difficult to nourish the leaves with moisture.
• In the autumn of the host is transplanted so that before the frost left at least a month. Because the plants need to settle down and be ready for the winter.

Now, at the end of leta- early autumn there is still time.

Preparation of a new residence

This is exactly where we should start. Cooking hole - and immediately put in her bush / delenki to the roots as little time were without soil.

The algorithm is as follows:

• Choosing a new location (as it is right to do, depending on the colors of the leaves - above explained in the captions to the gallery).
• Dig a pit, focusing on the size of the bush. If you dug a little, and the roots were large, it will be possible to walk on the edges of the shovel.

• Planting several host next? We remember that the flower can grow and prefers. Therefore, between the large varieties of plants, keep distances less than one meter, varieties of medium size - 60 cm, dwarfs and miniatures - 20-30 cm. And then after a couple of years will have to replant again.
• Put on a bottom drainage (e.g., broken brick), above - humus is mixed with the ground. You can add a handful of complex fertilizer with equal parts NPK. For example, "NPK" 10:10:10.

And now - the most interesting. Most of the work

1. Carefully dig the plant, trying to damage the roots as little as possible.
2. Divide the bush, if necessary. Delenki one point of growth may be weaker and will take longer to grow. Better to let them be 2-5.
3. If there are rotten roots, cut them, treat with a solution of potassium permanganate and air dry in air for 2-3 hours.
4. Put in the center of the prepared hole. Falling asleep roots, try to make the root collar at ground level. Bury it should not be!

5. You can zamulchirovat. Drizzle a couple of days with warm water.

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