Clematis for the beginner: Top 5 rules of success!

Beautiful "vine" long shoots of which are decorated with large flowers. Who does not love clematis? And if you decide to have it on your site, I well understand you! I will describe the 5 secrets that will help to make friends with a new plant.

1. First florist need to take care of a decent spot for clematis in the garden. Try to avoid planting in the shade and in windy places such as between two walls.

Clematis likes sunlight, heat and loose soil with a neutral or weakly basic pH. Planting a young sapling, poured into the hole a little bit of humus or compost - the plant is bound to say "Thank you!" generous flowering in the future.

The main enemies of clematis - sour and heavy soils. In a second embodiment, the moisture (and the plant abundantly watered!) Stagnate in the roots. And to rot near.

2. Clematis - plants that are drought of summer should definitely watered. As you can see, the green mass of the plant is quite impressive. And the vine moisture evaporates each leaf.

Driving and predictable volume watering depends on the size and age clematis:

• Young sapling watered every 5 days, but if there is no rain at all and hot - 3 times a week.
• Adult plants - approximately every 5-7 days during a drought.

The precise schedule is dependent on the weather. A simple rule: clematis should be watered when the ground dried out 20-30 cm. Plug into the ground next to a light wooden stick and check the humidity beds.

3. Watering clematis - a delicate matter. We need to be sure to moisten the whole earth com, undeveloped roots. A depth of penetration, for a moment, can reach 1 m. Therefore, for an adult plants require not less than 10 liters of water. And, perhaps, and all of 15-20 liters.

Yes, clematis - known vodohleb. By the way, it is not strictly watered at the roots, and hydrating the whole tree trunks. Clematis would be delighted if you proryhlit after watering the earth.

4. Feeding clematis - this is important! young seedlingsit is necessary to "direct" the growth of shoots and leaves, making nitrogen fertilization. It is not necessary to require the kids too much (abundant flowering). Let the development goes on.

But grown clematis with pleasure "dine" potassium-phosphorus complex mineral fertilizers, commending the numerous buds.

Clematis - garden plant responds well to organic. In May and June, you can make a couple of feedings: close up in tree trunks a bit of humus and feed the "milk of lime".

5. Clematis - a flower that should be cut. You will have to make friends with shears. A complete description of the rules of pruning Clematis does not fit in the overall article. I will only say briefly:

• Clematis 1 group pruning They do not require pruning stimulates flowering 5 years. But phytosanitary - obligatory!
• Clematis 2 groups bloom on last year's shoots. In the autumn of cut, leaving about 1.5 m.
• Clematis 3 groups It blooms only on new shoots. Therefore, they are literally cut off at the root, leaving the stumps 10-15 cm.

Improper pruning - one of the possible reasons why clematis not blooming.

One plant is better to leave no more than 10-15 shoots: so will bloom magnificently! More bush can not pull. Like Clematis article was helpful? Please click the "Thumbs up!" Thanks. Also I recommend that you read: How to protect the seedlings in the greenhouse from spring frosts?