How to care for the host in August and in the fall

The many faces of the host - the favorite gardens. Despite the remarkable simplicity of decorative plant with green leaves and delicate flowers pillow, still is to provide a modicum of beauty care. In this article you will learn how to properly care for the host in August, September and October to the following year, she became even more beautiful!

Late fertilizing hosts

think "Once the plant is already pleased with the flowers, but this year it is already possible to not feed"Fair to the host. She spent the summer of a lot of effort. And now, when daylight decreases and the temperature drops, it's time to make up for nutrients and push the ward to the trouble-free winter.

The main rule - no nitrogen! Because of this macro element plant begins to actively build up the leaves and does not calm down for the winter. The result can be sad: relatively frost host not asleep properly, would be is stuck low temperature. With the bush, had time to time move in the rest phase, such trouble does not occur.

It is important to remember that manure and chicken manure also belong to a powerful nitrogen fertilizer. Therefore, their use in the flower bed is better to postpone until the spring. Then fragrant feeding will fall to the court. That is, the taste host.

The feed to the host in August and September? Here are some options:

• The most important element of the right to host the winter - potassium. I like most Potassium-magnesiumBecause within it there are also important for magnesium plants. But you can use any potash fertilizer according to the instructions.
• Ornamental plant nutrient cocktail would appreciate the aforementioned potassium and phosphorus. The second was spent on the summer bloom. example - effective duo superphosphate and potassium sulfate (Or, again, Potassium-magnesium).
• Ready complex fertilizers, "Autumn" - the choice is great producers. There is all balanced.
• Option for the supporters of organic farming and fans of folk remedies - wood ash (Rich in calcium and potassium), and bone flour (Rich phosphorus). They simply crumbled into tree trunks. By the way, it also neutralizes the acidic soil!

In August and early September is still possible to simply sprinkle the granules on the soil. In mid-September the best solution is to use them - the host will have time to learn the micro and macro elements. In October, perhaps to feed too late.

I indicate broad time frames for the middle belt, but the meaning is clear. In the south and later dressing will benefit. Whereas in the north to take up potassium and phosphorus should be at the end of the summer.

Transplanting and division

Section on the hosts feeding before winter turned out to be surprisingly large. But I wanted to paint the detail. Forgive me tired now briefly tell you about the hosts transplant.

To have spoken advice on the Internet, hosts the bush does not need frequent transplants. The gradual depletion of a natural soil fill growers of organic and mineral fertilizing. Furthermore, thoroughly overgrown bush - a very attractive sight.

But if there is a need to transplant or divide the host, the period from mid-August to mid-September - the best choice! Timing, again, are approximate. The main thing that stood in the street is not hot and dry weather, and before the frost remains 4-5 weeks. So Bush hosts better get accustomed to a new place without losses and even have time to get stronger before hibernation.

Bush hosts are medium in size divided into 3-5 parts. Each delenki better to leave a few buds. So it will go on the way soon! Delenki with one kidney is very poor: there is a risk of death or long seedling growths.

2 more important fad

It is curious that come across tips water hosts almost to October. But Russia's fall from September is wet and cold, and watering will only worsen the health of hosts that cause decay. Plant asks watering only if the leaves become soft and bend down to the ground.

Normally this pattern is characteristic only in a drought combined with high temperatures, therefore, about the autumn watering hosts have only residents of the southern regions or in the case of natural disasters)

Host - the plant is mostly hardy. The green part die off in the winter, and rhizome escapes from a low temperature in the ground. But at the risk of severe cold is better to hide the bush. But not in the conventional sense, but to make the mulch of pine bark, peat or freshly cut grass.

Some types of mulch (such as pine bark and lowland peat) acidifying the soil. Therefore, in the spring it is important to make lime hostariya.

The sweetest: trim the host or not?

Florists are fierce battles: whether to trim the leaves of the hosts in the winter or not. But correctly understand the situation it is easy to:

• The only thing that is not in doubt - all flower stalks be sure to cut. So that the plant did not spend the nutrients in the bolls ripening seeds. I read that some gardeners for some reason do not like flowering hosts or direct all forces in the bush decorative foliage: cuts stems as soon as he appeared.
• total crop green leaves at the root of the autumn assumes no practical use. This option will go to the florist hand only in the case if the plant is severely damaged by diseases and pests. What, by the way, from the host is very rare. But some growers still cut the bush to yellowing sheets do not spoil the landscape. Therefore...

• It is better to wait for the natural decay of foliage, before you remove the plant debris. Sheet gradually deteriorates - nutrients pass into rhizome.
• But the best option - to leave even the withered foliage and sgrebsti its remains only in the spring. Firstly, it happens in nature. Secondly, leaves little decompose and make the land more fertile. Third, the veil will become a bit of mulch and the protection of indigenous hosts from severe frosts.

As you can see, autumn care Hosts simple. The plant will thank for their care in full! Put a "Thumbs Up" if you love the hosts and the article was curious 👍