A former weed that has become a decoration and highlight of the Gardens. I tell you how to grow it correctly

Back in the 19th century, it was considered a harmful herb, but then, as soon as an unusually bright bred variety was presented at one exhibition in America, the general public fell in love with it!

Personally, I planted it around the perimeter of the site - the rich aroma attracts beneficial pollinating insects to the garden, and the orange-red flowers are a spectacular addition to the boxwood hedge. Plus, it is on the lower tier of the alpine slide.

It is, in general, an unpretentious perennial, but in order for the decorativeness of the vatnik to be fully manifested, it should be grown adhering to some specific rules.

The easiest way is to sow cotton wool with seeds directly into the ground as soon as the snow melts. The soil can be any, but hybrid varieties grow best on weakly acidic fertile loam. It is not scary if groundwater lies close to the surface.

Vatochnik "aggressively" grows - shoots can "move away" from the parent bush by almost 1 meter! Therefore, along the edge of the area allocated to it, a metal tape is buried in the ground, or you need to bury pots with drainage holes for the roots in the garden. Further care will be approximately the same further.

It is necessary to water the plant only during prolonged drought, such as when the earth dries up 2-3 cm in depth. But usually, during the season, the wadder gets by with rainwater.

However, the above-ground part can suffer from dry air. Therefore, in hot weather, it is recommended to spray it in the evenings over the leaves with warm water.

But for top dressing, cotton wool is more demanding and in just a season they need to be applied three times:

1. In early spring, before planting a flower or when young shoots of overwintered plants appear, urea or potassium sulfate is added.

2. Pepper flowering should use any complex mineral fertilizer that is recommended for colorful inflorescences.

3. After flowering, nitrophosphate is added to restore the strength of the plant.

In the second half of September, the cotton wool is prepared for winter. First you need to cut off dry shoots, keeping 10 cm above ground level.

Then the plants are insulated - falling asleep with fallen leaves, crushed tree bark or sawdust.

The cotton wool is remarkably resistant to diseases and pests. The only real danger for him is the whitefly, which feeds on plant juices. Spraying with garlic infusion helps against it, which is carried out every 3-4 days for 2 weeks.