The snow came down? How To Treat phlox spring to summer bloom beautiful

Want to decorate elegant summer garden blooming phlox-mnogoletok and fill the land pleasant aroma? Start taking care of plants grateful to the spring, immediately after the snow melts. The article will help to make it right, do not miss the point and to supplement care insignificant at first glance beneficial.

Pleasant bustle in the flowerbed

Phlox - perennial plants preferring quickly to wake up after hibernation. One need only sunlight to warm the ground on a bed, and after a few days the first shoots appear.

Necessary clean flower from garbageIf he remained after the winter, and proryhlit land. Should act with caution: the roots of garden plants are located close to the surface of the soil (20-30 cm). At the same time loosening removed all the weeds by the roots: aggressive herbs can stifle noble phlox.

Loosen and weed the ground next to the phlox should regularly from spring to autumn. Alternative - creating a thin layer of light mulch.

Another spring floksovoda care - working with the acid-alkaline balance of the soil. Fragrant flower prefers neutral or slightly acid soil with a pH 5.5-7. therefore

if the bed completely soured, Caring florist will make sure the soil a little bit of ash, lime and dolomite flour.

Processing phlox spring

The problem is easier to prevent than to solve. Especially if we are talking about diseases and infection by pests of garden plants.

spring phlox treatment is carried out as a preventive measureIf the warning signs have been seen in the past year. Can be used:

• "Fitoverm" of different pests;
• 0.5% solution Bordeaux fluid from powdery mildew;
• "Fitosporin" of complex diseases caused by bacteria and fungi.

If, in spite of the preventive spraying, disease or uninvited guests appeared again, at stake is already saving the plant. Do not be afraid to use severe chemicals, and do not rely on the help of "safe" folk remedies.

Most problems with phlox - from plant residues, does not remove from the flowerbeds. Traditionally, the stems are cut in autumn. The roots or leaving stumps. But, if for some reason it was not done before hibernation, the sure to clip the all as early as possible this year.

When to start watering perennial phlox and how?

Phlox - garden plants that like to drink. In April, they have enough water left in the ground after the snow melts. But in May, when it starts warm and sunny days, phlox begin watering. There was no precipitation 5 days, and the top layer of soil has dried out on a bed? It's time to take up the watering can. Under adult bush poured 10 liters that have been moistened all the roots.

Young seedlings of perennial phlox planted in April and May, also need regular watering. But reduce the amount of water: 2-5 liters, depending on the size of the root system of the beginner.

Water for irrigation should be warm. Watering cold leads to the fact that the stems begin to crack. Because of this defect suffers whole plant.

top-dressing

Since the first sprouts phlox actively stepping up twigs and leaves. By the end of May begins to lay the flower buds.

Spring fertilizing help phlox garden plants perform natural tasks:

• Throughout April and early May We need one nitrogen fertilization. It offers the grower - urea and ammonium nitrate. Young seedlings suitable potassium nitrate, which, in addition to nitrogen, contains more and potassium. It will help the spines without problems to settle down in a new place. "Organic" in the first embodiment, the feeding phlox - mullein solution or chicken manure.
• In the middle or end of May, comes the turn of potassium (potassium salt, ash, or the like.) and phosphorus (superphosphate or m. p.). You can use complex mineral fertilizer in granules "NPK" and similar. Desirably, there potassium and phosphorus was larger than nitrogen. For example, the optimum ratio of the ingredients for the May phlox - 8:24:24.

Beautiful bushes blooming phlox others who shoots 7-10. Therefore, if you grow extra, they need to cut shears.