Secrets of spring-summer top dressing for luxuriantly flowering phlox. Secrets of growing phlox in the garden
Elena
How to feed phloxes in spring and summer for flowering?
Beautiful flowering, a variety of forms and unpretentiousness provided phloxes with popularity among gardeners. More often than others, perennial flowers are used for arranging flower beds. shrub varieties this plant. When grown in one place, they require even minimal, but regular care. The key to the annual abundant flowering of phlox is top dressing carried out in early spring and during the summer.
How to feed phlox
Fertilizers applied to the soil before planting, phlox spend in the first year of growth in a new place. Therefore, to ensure abundant growth and stable flowering, only annual complex top dressing phlox. For this purpose, organic matter and a variety of mineral fertilizers are used. Each of them acts on the flower in its own way:
- Nitrogen-containing fertilizers activate the growth of shoots in spring period, contribute to the formation of dense and powerful foliage, the laying of large inflorescences. For this purpose, compost, litter, saltpeter, urea are used.
- Phosphorus-containing dressings will be appropriate during the formation of buds. Bone meal or superphosphate applied under phlox will make them possible lush bloom longer.
- Potassium-containing - will provide flowering shrubs bright color and disease resistance. Potassium salt and saltpeter, ash can serve as a source.
Phlox bloom
Phlox bushes can also suffer from a lack of boron and manganese in the soil. To ensure a sufficient amount of these trace elements, it is recommended to water the plantings with solutions once during the growing season. boric acid(3 g per 10 l) and potassium permanganate (0.2 g per 10 l), pouring in a bucket per 1 m².
Attention! The time of application of each fertilizer depends on the phase of plant development.
Features of fertilizing phlox in the spring and summer
early vegetation - distinguishing feature phlox. Their ground shoots begin to grow immediately after the snow melts, therefore the first seasonal top dressing should be done early. In the first phase of its development, which lasts between the formation of shoots and the appearance of inflorescences, phloxes intensively grow foliage and stems, absorbing a lot of water and nutrients, especially nitrogen. In the second phase, which falls on budding and flowering, they still need nutritional supplements, while there is a decrease in nitrogen consumption and an increase in the need for potassium and phosphorus.
Attention! Differentiated top dressing of phloxes, taking into account the vegetative phases, will provide plants with everything they need and will serve as a guarantee good growth and flowering.
The responsiveness of phloxes to systematic fertilizer contributes to the improvement of their decorative qualities - the formation of large inflorescences and powerful bushes. At proper care and regular fertilization, they will grow up to 10 years, annually delighting with long flowering.
Phlox care: video
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Phloxes: planting, growing and care
Basically, phloxes are propagated by dividing the bushes. Bushes are divided in spring or September every 5-6 years for rejuvenation. They are divided into parts and transplanted into permanent place, otherwise the inflorescences and flowers begin to shrink. After transplanting, they bloom much more magnificently. When planting phloxes, it is necessary to observe a distance of 50-60 cm between the bushes.
Drumond's annual phloxes are grown from seeds. Bloom from June to autumn. Look good in balcony boxes, pots, planters, baskets, flower beds and borders.
Difficulties in growing garden phlox
All phloxes are prone to damage by numerous pests and diseases, therefore, even before planting, it is necessary to take care of the means and methods of prevention. To reduce the likelihood of viral diseases experienced growers it is recommended not to plant them in "dangerous" areas, for example, after strawberries, which the nematode loves very much. AT pure form nematode damage is extremely rare. However, it must be borne in mind that it is she who is the carrier of many incurable viruses (rattle, variegation, etc.).
It is better to grow seedlings after calendula, marigolds, and not expose them to unnecessary risk. Before planting, the site must be cleared of rotting weed residues and small branches, which often cause fungal diseases. Therefore, in order to prevent the root system, you need to wet and sprinkle wood ash, which will provide disinfection and provide additional feeding.
Powdery mildew mainly affects leaves and stems, at first a white-brown coating appears, then the leaves become dark brown, which negatively affects the decorative effect and flowering. It is necessary to observe agricultural technology, do not water with slurry, cold water from a hose over plants. After flowering, the plants are pruned and processed to the very soil. blue vitriol(100 g per 10 liters of water). During the growing season, phloxes are treated 1-2 times. From chemicals most effective drug"Topaz" (2 ml per 8 liters of water) is also sprayed at any time at the first sign of the disease. Or the drug "Colloidal sulfur" - 40 g per 10 liters of water. You can do preventive treatment before budding.
garden plantsPhlox planting care; fertilizing, watering, loosening, weeding
Phlox planting care mainly comes down to fertilizing, watering, loosening the soil, weeding, pest and disease control. In spring, phlox start growing early, so care for phlox should begin in early spring.
Main biological features phlox. which, as already mentioned, consist in the superficial location of the phlox root system every year more and more high location growth buds - leave an imprint on their agricultural technology.
In this regard, we must remember. that loosening should be careful, watering and fertilizing should be regular, and for the winter, phlox bushes need to be slightly piled up and mulched.
Loosening is desirable to carry out after each watering or weeding. When watering one square. meter is poured 15-20 liters of water.
In spring or early summer, it is useful to add 2-3 grams of boric acid or a few crystals of potassium permanganate to each bucket when watering - these substances are used as microfertilizers.
Phlox feeding, fertilization time
The first top dressing of phloxes. Early in the spring, it is possible in the snow, the first top dressing is carried out. It consists of 30-35 gr. ammonium nitrate, 50-60 gr. superphosphate, 40-60 gr. wood ash. This amount of fertilizer is applied per square. meter. If there is no snow on the site, then fertilizers must be loosened by loosening to a depth of 3-5 cm.
The second top dressing of phloxes. The second top dressing is carried out in mid-May, it is best to feed with a solution of fermented mullein (1:15) or a solution of chicken manure (1:25) and a solution of ammonium nitrate 20-30 gr. for 10 liters of water.
The third top dressing of phloxes. The third feeding (at the beginning of June) is carried out with the same solution, but with the addition of 15-20 grams of potassium salt (or 20-40 grams of ash) per 10 liters of water.
The fourth feeding of phloxes. The fourth top dressing is carried out at the end of July with a solution of mineral fertilizers alone: superphosphate 15-20 gr. potassium salt 15-20 gr. or ash 30-40 gr. For 10 liters of water.
In mid-August, you can give the fifth top dressing with the same fertilizer as in the fourth top dressing, but only for late-flowering varieties.
All three last feedings are given without the use of nitrogen. Top dressing should be carried out after rain or preliminary watering.
From mid-August, fertilizing should be stopped so that the plants can complete their growth before winter and do not give secondary growth of lateral shoots.
When choosing liquid top dressings, organic top dressings should be preferred, as they give significantly best result. Organic and mineral supplements must be applied under the base of the bush, without pouring over the leaves. After top dressing, the plants are watered simply with water to wash off fertilizers from the leaves and stems, which can cause plant burns.
On planting phloxes, it is necessary to conduct a systematic fight against weeds, especially perennials. Weeds must be removed along with the roots, not only from the beds themselves, but also from the paths and passages between them.
In autumn, as soon as the soil freezes at the very surface of the soil, all phlox shoots are cut off. Cut stems are removed from plantings because pests or diseases may remain on them.
In areas with little snowy winters, cut off autumn aboveground stems do not do it. This work has been moved to early spring. It is necessary that more snow accumulate over the phlox in winter, because. in the north it contributes the best protection them from frost, and in the south increases soil moisture. Snow over phlox does not need to be compacted.
Features of caring for low ground cover phlox
Talking about caring for phloxes, it is necessary to dwell on some features of caring for low ground cover phloxes (f. subulata, f. Douglas, f. boreasis).
It is more convenient to do this with a trimmer or shrub shears. If the phloxes are very low, you can simply cut them with a lawn mower by raising the knives to the maximum height. Trimmings are raked with a fan rake with very light short movements so as not to tear the "turf". In the same way, phloxes are cleaned in autumn during leaf fall and in spring, when the snow melts.
If the sods of ground cover phloxes are cut in this way, they are able to live long years(up to 10 years or more). If the sods are not cut, then the long shoots will stretch to the sides, get tangled, the lower ones may die. Such sod is short-lived, flowering quickly weakens. In some manuals, these old phloxes are recommended to be divided every 3-4 years. Thus, the plants are saved, but the decorative effect is not restored immediately, at least a year is lost.
N. Ya. Ippolitova. Candidate of Agricultural Sciences
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Phloxes are welcome guests for any flower garden!
Even if all other flowers suddenly disappeared and only phlox remained, and then our flower beds would be decorated bright colors from spring to late autumn. Simple care, good winter hardiness, lush flowering and wonderful aroma - phloxes are good from all sides! Growing several species for more than a year, I will share my practical experience and observations.
Planting and breeding phlox
root system
Before you start breeding phloxes, it is useful to know what their root system is. What for? To choose for them the best place for landing. The plant is moisture-loving, but does not tolerate stagnant water in the soil layer, where the bulk of its roots are located. Phlox has many highly branched adventitious roots evenly distributed around the main rhizome. These thin (2-3 mm) roots penetrate deep into the soil by a maximum of 20-22 cm. But the main root mass is located in the surface soil layer at a depth of 3-15 cm.
The conclusion is obvious: if ground water in your area closer than 15 cm to the soil surface, with a simple planting, the roots will not receive enough oxygen and will die. And with them the flower itself. As flower growers say - "the flower is wet, fell out." This can be avoided by planting phloxes on high beds, where their root system will be provided with the necessary, but not excessive level of moisture. The height of the beds or rabatka should not exceed 10-15 cm.
Important! Do not plant phloxes near trees and shrubs with an extensive surface root system! Plants will compete for light, moisture, nutrition and, without options, the strongest will win. But it definitely won't be phlox.
The soil
Phlox strong, hardy plants with a large margin vitality, can grow and bloom on various soils. The maximum development and flowering peak was achieved on loose, moisture- and breathable, moderately moist and nutritious soil. Lowlands, where water accumulates and stagnates for a long time in spring, and a dense crust of ice forms in autumn, is not a place for planting phloxes.
sunlight
Landing time
top dressing
Watering
The soil must be constantly moist. Regular watering (in the absence of rain) and loosening of the soil surface are required.
Shelter for the winter
In the absence of snow cover, growth buds will freeze in 2 weeks at -10-15 ° C, at -20-25 ° C the rhizome will die. Snow thickness of 50-60 cm will ensure successful wintering of phloxes without shelter at -35 °C.
Diseases and pests of phlox
. wireworm, naked slug, earwig, stem nematode, drooling pennitsa, spider mite. Plants weakened from lack of moisture and nutrition can be attacked by aphids.Phlox types
All species can be divided into four groups.
First group. bush tall (90-180cm), blooming in summer and in early autumn - Phlox maculata, Phlox paniculata, Phlox glaberrima and others. Second group. bush, less tall (40-70cm), - flowering in the second half of spring and first half of summer - Phlox ovata, Phlox amoena, Phlox pilosa and others. Third group. 25-35 cm high, transitional species, can be both bushy and creeping. They bloom in the second half of spring and the first half of summer - Phlox stolonifera, Phlox divaricata. Fourth group. creeping or ascending - Phlox douglasii, Phlox nivalis, Phlox subulata and others, height 5-15 cm, bloom in spring and in the first half of summer.
In preparing the article, mountains of literature and dozens of thematic forums were studied, information that did not correspond to reality from the point of view of practice was screened out. I tried to leave the most important and necessary. There will be questions - write. I would be glad if you share your secrets in the successful cultivation of phlox.
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Phlox planting and care
Hello my dear readers! I really love these flowers, and recently found out about them interesting thing, for example, that they help a person get rid of troubles, solve problems in the family, and something else. Having learned this, I am so glad that I have phloxes, but if you also want to feel their magical effect on yourself, then I will tell you how landing and care are carried out, in fact, there is nothing complicated in this matter. But first, I’ll talk a little about how these plants affect a person, well, a few words, if, of course, you are interested.
For example, if you think that failures are on your heels, you are unlucky in life, then try picking white phlox inflorescences, pour them with cold water at night. In the morning, you need to wash your face with this water over a basin, and after washing, pour out the water. Just do not pour water near the house and even on your site, take it somewhere else. I don't know if this sign works or not, but you can try.
In general, seriously, phloxes are very beautiful flowers. which will help to decorate any part of your garden. They look beautiful near the fence, and how nice it is to sit on the porch, around which these amazing flowers grow.
Phloxes are not only beautiful, they are also not whimsical at all, caring for them is a pleasure. By the way, about care.
Phlox planting and care
Despite the fact that phloxes are not whimsical plants, nevertheless, their development and appearance soil is very important. Plants develop well on fertile and light soil. If you plant plants in heavy, acidic and moist soil, then phlox will simply disappear.
If the land in your area is clayey, then before planting phlox it will have to be well fertilized. During digging, it is necessary to introduce into the soil river sand, humus, wood ash, it is also necessary to add and mineral fertilizers(nitrophoska, potassium sulfate). But in no case do not bring fresh manure into the ground, phloxes will not survive this. Phloxes bloom for a very long time in open sunny places, light partial shade is allowed.
Caring for phlox is not difficult, but you still need to know some subtleties. For example, they are very demanding on watering, however, God forbid water gets on the plant. If water gets on the plant (especially cold), then the plants can get sick with powdery mildew, or other fungal diseases. Watering should be done around the plants, you can leave the included hose next to the plants for a while, such watering has a very favorable effect on phloxes. In general, phloxes are demanding for watering, especially during the growing season.
You also need to regularly remove weeds. Another care for phlox includes top dressing. During the season it is necessary to carry out three dressings.
The first top dressing is carried out when the stems begin to grow. For top dressing, you can use a solution of mullein or bird droppings, if the weather is hot and the phlox needs to be watered. If it is raining outside, then dry top dressing is carried out, rotted humus, or compost, is scattered around the plants.
The second feeding is carried out when the buds begin to appear. This time, any fertilizer for flowering plants and a solution of nitrophoska are used for feeding.
The third top dressing is carried out after the plants have faded. This time, a solution of superphosphate and potassium sulfate is used. You can replace this top dressing with dry one and sprinkle phosphorus around the bushes. potash fertilizers.
If you are not too lazy and carry out these top dressings, then next year your phloxes will thank you with abundant flowering.
Phlox breeding
Frequent illnesses
The most common disease of phlox is powdery mildew, which settles on leaves and stems. The fact that the plant is sick is indicated by the appearance of a white coating, and after a while the leaves of the phlox become dark brown. Powdery mildew has a very negative effect on the decorativeness of the plant and its flowering.
To prevent the disease, it is important to follow the rules of care correctly: try not to get water on the leaves, do not feed with fresh manure or slurry. After flowering is over, the plants are completely cut off, and then treated with copper sulphate. During flowering, you also need to do 2 treatments for prevention.
At the first signs of powdery mildew, it is necessary to treat the plants with special preparations, and preventive treatment can be carried out with the same preparations before the buds appear.
Well, that's all I wanted to tell you about phlox, planting and caring for them. I hope my information will help you grow very beautiful, abundantly flowering plants. I would love to know your opinion on the article, maybe you have something to add, or you want to ask something, so I look forward to your comments. I also recommend subscribing to blog updates if you are interested in the topic of gardening and floriculture, as there is still a lot of information ahead of you about beautiful and useful plants. Well, that's all for today. Good luck.
Phlox planting care mainly comes down to fertilizing, watering, loosening the soil, weeding, pest and disease control. In spring, phlox start growing early, so care for phlox should begin in early spring.The main biological features of phlox, which, as already mentioned, consist in the superficial location of the phlox root system and the annual ever higher location of growth buds, leave an imprint on their agricultural technology.
In this regard, it must be remembered that loosening should be careful, regular watering and fertilizing, and for the winter, phlox bushes need to be slightly piled up and mulched.
loosening preferably after each watering or weeding. When watering one square. meter is poured 15-20 liters of water.
Spring or early summer it is useful when watering to add 2-3 grams of boric acid or a few crystals of potassium permanganate to each bucket - these substances are used as microfertilizers.
Phlox feeding, fertilization time
- The first top dressing of phloxes. Early in the spring, it is possible in the snow, the first top dressing is carried out. It consists of 30-35 gr. ammonium nitrate, 50-60 gr. superphosphate, 40-60 gr. wood ash. This amount of fertilizer is applied per square. meter. If there is no snow on the site, then fertilizers must be loosened by loosening to a depth of 3-5 cm.
- The second top dressing of phloxes. The second top dressing is carried out in mid-May, it is best to feed with a solution of fermented mullein (1:15) or a solution of chicken manure (1:25) and a solution of ammonium nitrate 20-30 gr. for 10 liters of water.
- The third feeding of phloxes. The third feeding (at the beginning of June) is carried out with the same solution, but with the addition of 15-20 grams of potassium salt (or 20-40 grams of ash) per 10 liters of water.
- The fourth feeding of phloxes. The fourth top dressing is carried out at the end of July with a solution of mineral fertilizers alone: superphosphate 15-20 gr., Potassium salt 15-20 gr. or ash 30-40 gr. For 10 liters of water.
In mid-August, you can give the fifth top dressing with the same fertilizer as in the fourth top dressing, but only for late-flowering varieties.
All three last feedings are given without the use of nitrogen. Top dressing should be carried out after rain or preliminary watering.
From mid August fertilizing must be stopped so that the plants can complete their growth before winter and do not give secondary growth of lateral shoots.
When choosing liquid top dressings, organic top dressings should be preferred, as they give a much better result. Organic and mineral top dressings must be applied under the base of the bush, without pouring over the leaves. After top dressing, the plants are watered simply with water to wash off fertilizers from the leaves and stems, which can cause plant burns.
On plantings of phloxes we must conduct a systematic fight against weeds, especially perennials. Weeds must be removed along with the roots, not only from the beds themselves, but also from the paths and passages between them.
In autumn, as soon as the soil freezes at the very surface of the soil, cut off all the shoots of phlox. Cut stems are removed from plantings because pests or diseases may remain on them.
In areas with little snowy winters, aerial stems should not be pruned in autumn. This work is postponed to early spring. It is necessary that more snow accumulate over the phlox in winter, because. in the north, it helps to better protect them from frost, and in the south it increases soil moisture. Snow over phlox does not need to be compacted.
Features of caring for low ground cover phlox
Talking about caring for phloxes, it is necessary to dwell on some features of caring for low ground cover phloxes (f. subulata, f. Douglas, f. boreasis).It is more convenient to do this with a trimmer or shrub shears. If the phloxes are very low, you can simply cut them with a lawn mower by raising the knives to the maximum height. Trimmings are raked with a fan rake with very light short movements so as not to tear the "turf". In the same way, phloxes are cleaned in autumn during leaf fall and in spring, when the snow melts.
If the sods of ground cover phloxes are cut in this way, they are able to live for many years (up to 10 years or more). If the sods are not cut, then the long shoots will stretch to the sides, get tangled, the lower ones may die. Such sod is short-lived, flowering quickly weakens. In some manuals, these old phloxes are recommended to be divided every 3-4 years. Thus, the plants are saved, but the decorative effect is not restored immediately, at least a year is lost.
N. Ya. Ippolitova, candidate of agricultural sciences
Experimental data have shown that for the culture of phlox it is impossible to confine ourselves to preplant fertilization. Great importance also has plant nutrition; this is especially true for nitrogen nutrition.
The high responsiveness of phloxes to top dressing is primarily due to the fact that they are a perennial crop that grows in one place for a number of years. The feeding period of each year is very long. It lasts 5-5.5 months. Fertilizers applied before planting are partially used by plants in the first year of vegetation, partially absorbed by the soil.
Part, especially nitrogen fertilizers, is washed out and goes into the underlying soil horizons with autumn and spring precipitation. During the spring growth of plants, the intake of nutrients from the soil slows down, although the need for them during this period is high. Low temperatures, high humidity slows down the passage of biological processes in the soil (in particular, nitrification, etc.). Plants after winter frosts, thaws and spring cold weather, as a rule, are greatly weakened. Therefore, top dressing of phlox in the early spring is necessary.
The second reason for the need for top dressing; are the formation of a large number of inflorescences and a long flowering period (from 1.5 to 2 months), during which phloxes need a lot of nutrients.
Finally, plants, especially those planted from cuttings, are very sensitive in the first year to high concentrations of nutrients applied before planting. Pre-planting fertilization cannot fully meet the nutrient needs of plants.
The use of dressings for phlox should be linked to the need of plants for food elements in the phases of vegetation, with the characteristics of the growth of the root system, soil properties, fertilizers, as well as with the general complex of agrotechnical measures for the care of phlox.
The biological basis for the use of fertilizers in different dates is the different need of plants for nutrients during the growing season.
In connection with the question of the timing of fertilization, one should dwell on the recommendations of our flower growers for feeding phloxes.
The second top dressing - in early June with the same fertilizers, with the addition of 15-20 g of superphosphate or 15-20 g of potassium salt.
The third top dressing - in early July with the same fertilizers, but with a decrease in the dose of nitrogen.
The fourth top dressing - at the end of July only with phosphorus (15-20 g) and potassium salt (15-20 g per 10 l of water, per 1 m 2).
The fifth top dressing - only for late flowering phloxes in mid-August, also with phosphorus and potassium in the same doses. M. P. Bedinghaus (1948) recommends applying several times during the growing season organic top dressing mullein and bird droppings, starting them before flowering phlox.
V. I. Sergeev believes that private fertilizing with mineral fertilizers in liquid form, together with irrigation, is quite effective. He advises, starting from May, to carry out daily nitrogen watering at the rate of 2 g of saltpeter per 1 liter of water. From June to mid-August, top dressing is carried out weekly (phosphate fertilizers are added to nitrogen fertilizers). It should be noted that the recommendations of V. S. Sergeev, due to their complexity, do not find much use in production conditions.
Subject to all the rules of agricultural technology: proper processing soil, timely watering, weeding, loosening the effect of the application of top dressing increases.
The effectiveness of feeding perennial phloxes is highly dependent on the composition of fertilizers.
This is confirmed by the data of our experiments carried out with varieties "Panama", "Kolhoznitsa" and others. Fertilizers were applied in one top dressing at a dose of 60 kg/ha of the active ingredient. Top dressing was carried out in early June, on the 15th day after rooting. Planting material obtained from the division of three-year phlox.
The results of the experiments show that when phloxes are fed, their growth and development, as well as their decorative properties, improve dramatically.
Of all types of fertilizers greater value for feeding phlox on medium loamy soil, they have nitrogen, which, unlike phosphorus and potassium, are better soluble and mobile, and therefore more accessible to plants. Moreover, it should be noted that the effectiveness of one nitrogen fertilizer applied to top dressing is very stable for all varieties of phlox and in some cases is not inferior to the effectiveness of nitrogen-potassium and complete mineral fertilizers. When top dressing with nitrogen alone, the most powerful plants are obtained, large inflorescences of which contain the most a large number of flowers. The second place in terms of efficiency is occupied by complete mineral fertilizer and nitrogen-potassium supplements. A complete mineral fertilizer introduced into top dressing begins to show its positive effect more fully only during the period of budding and flowering.
Plants fed with complete mineral fertilizer in the budding and flowering phase had the largest inflorescences and the highest number of flowers on them.
When deciding on the desired ratio fertilizers when feeding, one should take into account the responsiveness of phloxes to individual fertilizers, depending on the variety. Experiments carried out in open field with the early-flowering 'Panama' and the late-flowering 'Maria Nagibina' were planted for this purpose. Top dressing was carried out in two terms: on the 14th day after planting (June 11) and during the budding period (July 7).
Experiments have established that the best combination nutrients for feeding early-flowering phlox varieties are nitrogen and potassium, which ensure the maximum development of plants, large inflorescences with large quantity flowers.
On the growth, development and decorative qualities of the late-flowering variety "Maria Nagibina" best action provides a double top dressing with nitrogen. So, in this variant, the highest weight of plants (65.3 g), the number of flowers per inflorescence is 75% higher than in the control and approximately 30% higher than with other top dressings. The addition of potassium nitrogen to the fertilizer does not improve the condition of the plants.
Fertilizing with nitrogen initial period development - May 25, nitrogen with potassium - during the period of enhanced growth - June 11, full mineral fertilizer in the budding phase - July 17 and at the end of flowering (August 26) - phosphorus and potassium. The data obtained once again confirmed the effectiveness of differentiated top dressing during the growing season.
The first top dressing should be carried out as soon as the snow melts, with nitrogen. For phlox planted by cuttings, in the first year of growth, nitrogen is applied on the 12-14th day after rooting, 30 kg / ha of the active principle (15 g of ammonium sulfate per 1 m 2). For phloxes of the 2nd-3rd-4th year of growth and above - in the first half of May, 40 kg / ha of the active principle (for 1 m 2 - 20 g of ammonium sulfate). Early spring top dressing contributes to better growth and development of overwintered plants, especially if overwintering conditions were unfavorable and the plants emerged from under the snow in a weakened state.
As already mentioned, phloxes, unlike other crops, develop quickly in the spring, so the presence of soluble nutrients in the soil is especially necessary for them during this period.
The second top dressing should be carried out during the period of intensive growth: nitrogen with potassium (NK) in the same doses of fertilizers.
The third top dressing should be carried out in the phase, budding before flowering, with complete mineral fertilizer in doses: nitrogen - 30 kg, phosphorus - 45 kg, potassium - 30 kg per 1 ha (per 1 m 2:, nitrogen - 15 g, phosphorus - 25 g , potassium - 7-8 g). At this time, phloxes need the presence of not only nitrogen, but also phosphorus and potassium, which contribute to the most intense and long flowering.
The fourth top dressing should be carried out at the end of flowering only with phosphorus and potassium, which have a positive effect on the end of growth; the outflow of plastic substances from the aerial part of the plant to the roots, increasing the winter hardiness of phloxes. Dose - 45 kg / ha (per 1 m 2: superphosphate-25 g, potassium chloride-10 g). Such a differentiated top dressing "provides, as indicated, obtaining high decorative qualities, the powerful development of a bush with large inflorescences and long flowering.
The highest synthesis of carbohydrates in plants is observed when applying differentiated top dressing according to the phases of phlox development (nitrogen in the initial period, nitrogen with potassium in the phase of enhanced growth, complete fertilizer during flowering, phosphorus with potassium at the end of flowering).
If, when entering complete fertilizer in top dressing or before planting phlox, the total amount of carbohydrates in the leaves was 4.12-4.24%, then with a four-time differentiated top dressing at a constant dose of fertilizer, the amount of carbohydrates increases to 5.11%.
Such fertilization contributes to a better conversion of reducing sugars into sucrose in the leaves, a better outflow of carbohydrates from leaves to flowers. So, when the entire amount of complete fertilizer is applied in one top dressing, the carbohydrate content (sum of sugars) in flowers is 4.84%, and with differentiated top dressing 6.84%.
Fertilization technique. Top dressing with fertilizers can be carried out in dry and liquid form, depending on soil moisture and weather conditions. With sufficient humidity and damp weather, top dressing can be applied dry. When top dressing, fertilizers in liquid and dry form are applied into grooves 8-10 cm deep at a distance of 7-8 cm from the stems of the plants being fed. Grooves must be done very carefully so as not to damage the root system of phlox, located in the surface horizon of the soil. After finishing feeding, the grooves are immediately closed up. It is not recommended to apply fertilizers close to plants, it causes burns of leaves and stems.
Top dressing should be carried out not only with mineral fertilizers, but also with organic ones. A good organic fertilizer for feeding phlox is slurry. This nitrogen-potassium fertilizer contains nitrogen 0.4%, potassium 0.4 0.6/0, in easily soluble forms available to plants.
Slurry should be applied into grooves 8-10 cm deep at a dose of 1-1.5 liters per bucket of water (per 1 m 2). As soon as the slurry is absorbed, the grooves are covered with earth. When superphosphate is added to the slurry, its properties as a fertilizer improve.
Mullein can also be used to feed phlox. This is, first of all, nitrogen fertilizer. Prepare it in the following way: a tub of 1/3 of the volume is filled with mullein, topped up with water and mixed thoroughly. After that, the mullein solution is diluted 3-4 times. As well as slurry, top dressing is carried out in grooves, which are then covered with soil.
Quite a favorable organic fertilizer for feeding phlox is bird droppings. It can also be used for the main application.
The richest in nutrient content is chicken manure, which contains three times more nutrients than manure (nitrogen - 1.63, phosphorus - 1 54 potassium - 0.85, calcium - 2.40%).
When top dressing in early spring, it is applied, mainly in solution (1 kg of litter per bucket of water). For 1 m 2, like slurry, 1-1.5 liters of this solution are introduced into the grooves or one bucket per 1 m 2.
In autumn, under phloxes growing for a number of years in one place, manure should be applied at the rate of 6-8 kg per 1 m 2. A very effective liquid top dressing for feces. It increases the vitality of plants and enhances their flowering.
Phloxes: culture and nutritional habits. E. 3. Mantrova, Moscow, 1959
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The first feeding is carried out during intensive growth. At this time, phloxes consume mainly a large amount of nitrogen and water. For 1 bucket of compost or humus add 2 tbsp. l. urea, mix thoroughly and sprinkle on 2-3 bushes (dry top dressing). If there is not enough moisture in the soil and there is no rain, they make liquid top dressing: 10 liters of water are diluted with 2 tbsp. l. urea.
If the soil is not prepared and fertilized, the plants will lose their excellent qualities - the flowers in the inflorescences will become small, and their flowering period will be reduced. One of the main care procedures - top dressing - will be needed only in the second year after planting perennial phlox, since the ground was fertilized before her, and in landing pit enough nutrients were laid. No matter how unpretentious phloxes are, you still need to try and prepare the soil for them in which they will feel comfortable.
Surprisingly, phloxes calmly withstand transplantation even during flowering. In order for the flowers to take root well and please the eye for a long time, you need to observe some planting conditions.
I wish you to grow beautiful phloxes! You can also read about growing lyatris on the site.
It is necessary to cut the cuttings from the non-lignified part of the shoot. This is a segment with 2 pairs of leaves and one internode. Now the lower leaves must be removed, and the upper ones should be cut in half. If a planting material not enough, then you can use leaf cuttings.
For planting phloxes, the soil must be fertilized, in clay soils- add river coarse sand, as well as peat, gravel, wood ash, compost. For 1 square meter it is necessary to make 6 - 8 kilograms of peat, 300 grams of ash and 4 - 5 kilograms of compost or humus. All this must be mixed well and then add fine gravel or river sand, and from mineral fertilizers - 1 tablespoon of potassium sulfate, nitrophoska and Agricola 7 each. After that, you should still dig a shovel onto the bayonet again. Phlox are very fond of needle compost.
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Phloxes need to be watered abundantly,
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The second dressing is done during budding and flowering. During this period, the plant's nitrogen intake is gradually reduced, but the intake of potassium and partially phosphorus is increased. For 10 liters of water, dilute 2 tbsp. l. nitrophoska, 1 tbsp. l. "Agricola for flowering plants" and organic fertilizer"Flower".
If you fertilize phloxes with mineral fertilizers in the spring along with peat-fecal composts, they will have a beneficial effect on the size of the flowers themselves, as well as inflorescences.
The application of organic fertilizers is carried out by digging the soil around the plants.
You need to dig up the landing site in advance; the flowers do not require deep digging, since they have a fairly small root system. It is enough to dig up a future flower bed with a depth of a shovel bayonet. It is better to prepare a flower bed in advance, one to two weeks before planting.
Let's take everything in order. The first thing to do is to choose a time for planting flowers.
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Next, the cuttings must be planted in a moist substrate. It must be constantly maintained high humidity, which contributes to the good rooting of cuttings. After planting, the cuttings must be shaded, sprayed 5-7 times a day, occasionally aired. Usually, after 3-4 weeks, the cutting gives roots and takes root normally, and by autumn, the cutting forms a well-developed root system and shoots. At this time, it can be planted in a permanent place.
Watering:
Let's talk today about growing perennial phloxes, how to care for them and how to reproduce them.
Loosen the ground, lay compost or humus, feed three times a week with mullein 1:10 and after 4-5 days feed with superphosphate - 100 g per 10 liters of water.
Plant phloxes at a depth of 1.5 cm at a distance of 10 cm. In the spring, as soon as the soil warms up, phlox seedlings will appear; when they reach 8 cm, plant them in a permanent place in well-fertilized soil at a distance of 15-18 cm. Over the summer, they should come out well: loosen the ground, water abundantly warm water, two or three times feed with mullein, when buds appear - with superphosphate (dilute in hot water - 100 g per 10 l of water).
The third top dressing is carried out after flowering until the seeds ripen. During this period, the accumulation of nutrients in seeds, rhizomes and roots begins. There is an increased absorption of phosphorus by the plant for the formation of proteins. The plant is getting ready for winter. For 10 liters of water, 1 tbsp. l. superphosphate and potassium sulfate. Liquid top dressing can be replaced with dry. For one bucket of compost or peat, add 2 tbsp. l. fertilizer "Autumn" or 2 tbsp. l. phosphorus-potassium mixture, stir thoroughly and one bucket of the mixture is enough to pour on 3-4 bushes. After such top dressing for the next year we get abundant flowering.
On seedlings of phlox, which are planted in autumn, it is necessary to cut the stems to 5-8 cm. This will help the plant take root well and not freeze in winter.
In the fall, it’s good to make top dressing from horse manure, it will also play a great role winter insulation the soil around the roots The soil should be airy, so it needs to be well loosened, while adding peat, compost and mineral fertilizers when planting in the spring, and when planting in the fall, it is better to replace mineral fertilizers with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. Spring is the most the best time for planting most plant varieties (such as Drummond phlox, panicled phlox), which require proper care in the future. At this time of the year, the first sprouts appear on them.
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Reproduction by dividing the bush:
Phloxes are very demanding on watering, especially during the growth phase and during the budding period. It is necessary to learn once and for all that it is impossible to water phlox over plants, especially with cold water, as this in most cases causes fungal diseases, such as "powdery mildew", etc. It is better to water the soil around the bush, and when it is warm outside, you can leave the hose near the bush for a while. This method watering will be most favorable for the plant.
The main advantages of these wonderful plants are their long flowering, unpretentiousness, a variety of colors, the presence of large, colorful inflorescences. Phloxes have an extremely wide range of colors - from snow-white to purple, and the tones of these colors can be both pure and variegated. Late autumn, all phlox stems are cut along the root neck In October, phloxes will bloom, and you will see new varieties of them.
Phloxes can be propagated by cuttings in May-June. To do this, young non-lignified shoots are cut into pieces with two pairs of leaves and one internode. The lower cut is made close to the lower leaves, removing them yourself sheet plates. The top cut is made higher top leaves 1 cm. The cuttings are placed in wet sand under the jars. In autumn, phlox stems are cut off at the surface of the soil and the bushes are sprinkled with humus. With a lack of planting material or the need to propagate a rare variety, leaf cuttings can be used.
If phloxes are transplanted in the summer, then the separation of the roots is unacceptable; when transplanting, a clod of earth should remain on the roots
In early spring, it is better to use for top dressing. cow dung and nitrogen, phosphorus and potash fertilizers, you can buy a complex composition of mineral flower fertilizers.
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Features of planting phlox and the main measures for their care
If the soil is clay, you can add a few parts of sand, peat and compost to it.
You can plant a bush in the summer - with good watering he will definitely accept.
Phloxes can be found everywhere, they decorate parks, squares and city flower beds. It's all about the unpretentiousness of this plant and its longevity.
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Top dressing:
Phlox planting
Perennial bush phloxes are divided according to the height of the stem into undersized (15 - 40 centimeters), medium (45 - 100 centimeters), high (100 - 200 centimeters). Also, phloxes are divided according to the time of their flowering into early flowering (flowering phase in May), medium flowering (in May, June) and late flowering (blooming from July to September).
- , loosen the ground and put compost or rotted manure. In the spring, when the snow melts and the earth wilts, the soil is hoed around the bushes, fed two or three times. ammonium nitrate(30-40 g per 10 liters of water) with an interval of 10 days, then give two top dressings with mullein 1:10 with an interval of 7-8 days.
- When you dig up a phlox bush for transplantation or for another purpose, do not try to dig it out so as not to damage the roots, but on the contrary, cut off the ends of the roots and leave them in the ground. Fill the holes from the dug bushes with humus and water abundantly. After 1-1.5 months, dense growth will come out of the roots remaining in the ground.
Basically, phloxes are propagated by dividing the bushes. Bushes are divided in spring or September every 5-6 years for rejuvenation. They are divided into parts and transplanted to a permanent place, otherwise the inflorescences and flowers begin to shrink. After transplanting, they bloom much more magnificently. When planting phloxes, it is necessary to observe a distance of 50-60 cm between the bushes.
There are no plants that do not require self-care, but if you try and take care, they will delight the gardener all summer with chic inflorescences and a wonderful aroma that will spread throughout the garden.
Immediately after the phloxes are planted, the soil around them needs to be shed well, approximately 10-12 liters of water per 1 sq.m. Then, after the soil dries out, it needs to be loosened and mulch applied.
Landing time selection
Planting phloxes by dividing the bush is not difficult at all, even a novice grower can do it. To do this, you need to dig up the entire bush and carefully divide its roots into several parts - this will be the seedling.
If it didn’t work out in the spring or summer, but such an opportunity presented itself in the fall, there’s nothing wrong with that - this time of the year is also good for planting phloxes, the main thing is not to forget about careful care for them.
Despite the fact that there are no severe frosts in the homeland of these flowers, they have adapted well to Russian climate, and endure harsh winters.
Selecting a landing site
growing phlox
Over the summer, it will be enough to spend three feeding phloxes. If there is little rain, then liquid top dressing is done, in the case of a rainy summer, top dressing is given in a dry form.
Perennial
Apply calcium before flowering
As soon as she reaches a height of 6-7 cm, phloxes must be seated.
Drumond's annual phloxes are grown from seeds. Bloom from June to autumn. Look good in balcony boxes, pots, planters, baskets, flower beds and borders.
How to prepare the soil for planting
The distance between the still small bushes should be 65-70 cm for tall plants and 25-35 cm for low phlox.
It is necessary to carefully choose a landing site in order to create suitable conditions for a plant.
The homeland of these flowers is North America, from there they were brought to Europe, then they spread to large territories and fell in love with gardeners.
How to plant phlox correctly
, gardeners often propagate plants by dividing the bush. 4 - 5 summer bushes are divided both in spring and in September. It is best to divide the bushes into parts and replant them for rejuvenation to a new place every five to six years. If this is not done, the inflorescences become small. Phloxes are planted, keeping a distance from each other, 50 - 60 centimeters. After transplant perennial phlox bloom much more magnificently.
Feed #1: This feed should be done while the stems are growing. For liquid feed it is enough to dilute 2 tablespoons of urea in 10 liters of water. For dry top dressing, you need to take 1 bucket of humus (you can use compost) and add 2 tablespoons of urea with good mixing and sprinkle it next to the bushes. This amount of top dressing is enough for 2 - 3 bushes.
Which contributes to obtaining a juicy color of inflorescences and
With good care
All phloxes are prone to damage by numerous pests and diseases, therefore, even before planting, it is necessary to take care of the means and methods of prevention. To reduce the likelihood of viral diseases, experienced flower growers recommend not planting them in "dangerous" areas, for example, after strawberries, which the nematode loves very much. In its pure form, nematode damage is extremely rare. However, it must be borne in mind that it is she who is the carrier of many incurable viruses (rattle, variegation, etc.).
How to properly care for phlox flowers, what conditions must be created for their cultivation. Phlox care basically boils down to correct application fertilizing, watering, loosening the soil, weeding, mulching…
Phlox care
Mulching and loosening the soil is necessary for any plant. It is carried out so that the soil is loose and saturates it with air. This process keeps the roots of the plant from freezing in winter frosts and retains moisture on hot summer days.
top dressing
In one place, these flowers can grow from 5 to 7 years, so they need room for the growth and development of the root system.
Phloxes love lit places, but do not like direct sunlight, so they can be arranged next to a shrub, tree, or taller flowers that will give a light shade at noon.
The aroma that flowers emit can be felt several tens of meters away. Phloxes also delight gardeners with their variety of shades and long flowering.
The best varieties of phlox:
Watering
Top dressing number 2: This top dressing should be done during the budding period of phlox. In 10 liters of water, you need to dissolve 2 tablespoons of nitrophoska, as well as 1 tablespoon of Rossa organic fertilizer and Agricola for flowering plants. Feeding consumption - for 2 - 3 bushes.
and care:
Mulching
longer flowering. When the ovary of inflorescences appears, top dressing is given from superphosphate - 50-60 g per 10 liters of water. In dry weather, before feeding, phloxes are watered so as not to burn the roots.
Some of this growth is already blooming in late autumn.
Disease control
It is better to grow seedlings after calendula, marigolds, and not expose them to unnecessary risk. Before planting, the site must be cleared of rotting weeds and small branches, which often cause fungal diseases. Therefore, in order to prevent, the root system must be wetted and sprinkled with wood ash, which will provide disinfection and provide additional feeding.
Phlox plants are light-loving, cold-resistant, but they do not tolerate moisture deficiency and low-lying places. They prefer light, loose, moist, nutritious, well-cultivated soils. On damp, acidic, clayey, heavy soils (without cultivation), phloxes will not grow.
Preparing for winter
Mulching is carried out with sawdust or ordinary grass. It is also great to mulch the soil with peat - it has long term decomposition, so it will be perfectly preserved until spring and will last all summer.
The pits for planting phlox should be about 3-4 times larger than the root system of the plant, both in width and in depth.
The landing site must be closed from the wind, otherwise winter period flowers may die. The snow should completely cover the plant, then it will overwinter without any problems.
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To create such a fabulous corner in your garden, you need to know how and when to plant phlox correctly, as well as how to care for them so that they bloom for everyone for a long time.
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Top dressing number 3: Do it after flowering. You need to take 1 tablespoon of potassium sulfate and 1 tablespoon of superphosphate for 10 liters of water. For a dry type of top dressing - for 1 bucket of peat (you can use compost), you need to add 2 tablespoons of a phosphorus-potassium mixture or 2 tablespoons of Autumn fertilizer. All this must be thoroughly mixed and scattered under the bushes (for 3 - 4 bushes).
Choosing a place for phlox:
Phloxes are a water-loving plant, the soil under them must be kept moist.
For long flowering phloxes need to be pinched
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Phloxes: planting, growing and care
Powdery mildew mainly affects the leaves and stems, at first a white-brown coating appears, then the leaves become dark brown, which negatively affects the decorative effect and flowering. It is necessary to observe agricultural technology, do not water with slurry, cold water from a hose over plants. After flowering, the plants are cut to the very soil and treated with copper sulphate (100 g per 10 l of water). During the growing season, phloxes are treated 1-2 times. Of the chemicals, the most effective drug "Topaz" (2 ml per 8 liters of water) is also sprayed at any time at the first signs of the disease. Or the drug "Colloidal sulfur" - 40 g per 10 liters of water. You can do preventive treatment before budding.
Phloxes are demanding for watering, especially during the period of growth and budding. You should know that it is impossible to water the plants, especially with cold water, in order to avoid fungal diseases such as powdery mildew. In warm weather, you can simply leave the hose with water for a while near the bush, thus watering the ground around the bush. Such watering is very favorable for phloxes.
Powdery mildew is the disease that most often affects phloxes. Appears on stem and leaves white coating and the flowers begin to die. The cause of this disease may lie in watering with very cold water, infection from other plants, or too rainy summer.
The location of the phlox is also chosen depending on the plant variety.
The plant can be planted in different ways:
Panicled phloxes: Alyonushka, Scarlet flower, New, Natasha, Success, Abundant, Masha, Festival, Carnival.
After all the above top dressing, you will definitely get abundant flowering of your favorite phlox next year.
For growing phlox, you can choose both open and semi-shaded areas. On the latter, the flowering period of phlox will be longer.
Reproduction of perennial phlox
in different time, at will
Phloxes are wonderful flowers: their fragrance, great variety in color, shape and flowering time attract flower lovers.
Mulching is considered one of the most important phlox care activities, due to their biology. This is especially necessary for 3-4-year-old phloxes, when the bushes begin to bulge out of the soil, as it were. AT hot weather the soil overheats, dries quickly, flowering becomes less abundant, the flowering period is reduced. Autumn mulching protects phloxes from freezing.
Difficulties in growing garden phlox
For treatment, you need to take 10 liters of water, add 12-15 grams of foundationol to it. Spray the plants with this solution 2-3 times a week.
When the water is absorbed, phlox roots are placed in the pit, they should be at a depth of 4-6 cm from the soil surface, then they are covered with earth, which should be compacted.
So, for example, styloid phloxes, being an unpretentious plant and not requiring special care, may die when planted in places with an excess of moisture.
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How to remove phloxes, transplantation, secondary flowering, pests
seedsAlong with perennials, there are very beautiful annuals Phlox breeding:
Soils:
To avoid the formation of a crust on the soil after watering, the ground is mulched with sawdust with a layer of 4-5 cm. The main care for phlox is to keep the soil loose and moist, timely removal of faded inflorescences. than without pinching).
How nice to bring phlox yourself!
Phloxes are planted in open places, in partial shade, where they bloom for a longer time. Some flower growers transplant phlox during flowering. To do this, before digging for two hours, it is good to shed a bush. They dig it up with a large clod of earth and transplant it to a new place, which was well moistened 2 hours before planting. After planting, the phloxes are watered again, pouring at least three liters of water under each bush. Phloxes need to be transplanted in the evening in cloudy weather, in no case in the heat. If an old bush is transplanted, then the middle is usually thrown away. And the separated bushes are planted at the same depth at which they grew in the old place.
In the fall, when the flowers fall, you need to cut upper part plants, leaving only 3-5 cm stems above the ground.
The last thing to do is to water the planted seedlings and wait until they take root and sprout. There are tall varieties that reach up to 1.5 m and short ones, only 0.60 - 0.65 m.