4 main mistakes why Phlox blooms thin and not as beautiful as others. I tell you what to do for a flower

Fiery fireworks, fellow flower growers!

I don't know about you, but personally I have a lot of respect for phlox. Their bright and fragrant inflorescences-balls become a real decoration of the garden even for the most unpretentious, "grandmother's" varieties of nouns dug up from a neighbor. What can we say about newfangled foreign varieties?

But there is a small correction. Phloxes look truly decorative if the garden owner does not bother the flowers with their care mistakes. Admitted, either out of ignorance, or out of laziness. Today I will tell you about the 4 most annoying, but at the same time - common among our citizens.

The wrong place for phlox: the end of the whole venture initially

Elegant paniculate phlox seems to be created to decorate the front garden near the house.

What is a comrade florist thinking about, holding a phlox sprout in his hands and imagining what a gorgeous bush will grow from it? Of course, he draws a picture in which the plant will decorate a corner of his garden.

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And a big mistake is to choose a shaded corner. Remember: phloxes love the sun by default.. Only in an open area and in light shade do they produce numerous and bright flowers. In the shade, the inflorescences are much smaller, the petals look pale, and the bush, in extreme cases, collapses altogether.

Comrade! If you have any complaints about the appearance of phloxes in the shade, transplant them under the sun - and in a good way you will not recognize them. And please do not plant new plots where there is little sun. The cost of this mistake is very high, even if it will not be immediately understood.

"I don't water it, and nothing bad happens."

It is a pity that the photo does not convey the smell

Phloxes are not wild plants, but decorative ones. And they should receive appropriate attention. Do not allow drought in the flower bed:

when the ground is dry for a long time, thin roots die - phlox weakens;
lack of moisture reduces both the size of the plant, and the number of flowers, and their appearance.

Comrade! If you want a beautiful phlox, be sure to water it when there is no rain for a long time. To slow down the drying of the soil, you can make mulch for the plant. She will also hold back the growth of damned weeds!

"Let it grow by itself": feeding - it will be fat

As soon as phloxes in the garden woke up, you need to start looking after them.

Will phlox bloom without top dressing? Indisputably. The abundant sunshine will be enough for him. But flowering will be much more beautiful if the gardener is not stingy and fertilizes it a couple of times per season with complex mineral fertilizer for flowers.

Key points:

In early spring. You can use products with a predominance of nitrogen.
In early summer, phlox needs phosphorus and potassium to stimulate flowering.
After flowering, we repeat the previous feeding.

Too lazy to do all this? Throw nitroammophoska in the spring and in July. Everything you need is there.

Don't leave flowers. We are not breeders

What colors of phlox paniculate are not present! What is your favorite?

Seed reproduction of phlox is necessary only for breeders breeding new hybrids. It is harmful for our ordinary flowers to waste energy on all this splendor. And to nothing. Therefore, dear friend, feel free to cut off fragrant hats for bouquets or after the flowers have begun to fade.

Try these tips for at least 1 season. And you will see how phloxes will thank you for your care!

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