🌸 How to prepare for winter clematis and hide them
Clematis - luxurious garden decoration. Magnificent liana, strewn large flowers, fragrant forms cascade. To ornamental plant survived the cold and flourished for the next year, you need to know how to care for the autumn clematis as crop it and shelter for the winter. I told him about all of fad!
How to prepare the clematis in the garden for winter: Care Basics
The first thing we need to take care - it watering Clematis in dry weather. Although autumn usually comes along with regular rains, the Indian summer rain - not a rarity, especially in the southern regions of Russia. Therefore, when the ground dries out in the 5 cm deep, generously pour an ornamental plant!
second - fertilization to strengthen clematis before winter. To survive the cold, flower must be strong! The main thing is to avoid nitrogen fertilizers. Prefer liquid mineral fertilizer with potassium and phosphorus: the substance strengthen roots and shoots. Of organics can use compost and humus: Zamulchiruyte of tree trunks on the base of the vines.
Finally, the third: prevention of fungal diseases. It is not necessary, but experienced growers recommend to treat the plant after pruning and tree trunks in the ground one of the antifungal agents:
- Bordeaux mixture 1%;
- 3% iron sulfate;
- special preparation "fundazol".
Autumn pruning clematis on all the rules
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Driving clematis pruning depends on the age of the plant and its type. Annual vine is cut near the root, but so that on a stump remained 3-4 buds. Of these, the following year there will be shoots!
Group 1 pruning - clematis, whose flowers are formed on old shoots.
group 2 - buds bloom and young and old plants.
Clematis 3 groups It blooms only on the young shoots of the current year.
On this depends the trimming circuit:
You can also use universal scheme Autumn pruning clematis. For example, if you do not know to which group your flower. Cut the sprouts "After one": the first - as the plants of group 1, the second - in plants 3 groups. That is, you just need to alternate the length of leave-branches of clematis.
Clematis need shelter from the cold. We do!
The roots of "spud" peat, humus or compost (this is described in section about fertilizers). He will protect the roots from freezing.
Clematis pruning group 3 cover is not required. However, to ensure safety, it is possible to hide them spruce branches. If enough snow and frost already harsh - pour more snowball!
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Clematis shot with the support and cut, laid on the ground. But on bare ground can not do that - vine may rot. Spread down plywood boards or spruce branches. Second Embodiment - wrap plant upright.
Wrap shoots of clematis covering materials. He proved to be excellent lutrasil. For more safety (if your local harsh winters) can jot more top lapnika or fallen leaves. Some growers in the country are building more and structure of slate or of boards, creating a kind of box. Love Clematis article was useful? Please click the "Thumbs up!" Read more: What perennials pruned in the winter and how to do it correctly