2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Often, flower growers, when covering flowers, make typical mistakes. This leads to freezing of the root system, damping, poor flowering, and sunburn. Let's take a look at 7 common mistakes when preparing flowers for winter
Mistake 1. Forgot to trim
Removing unnecessary branches, young shoots at the end of the season helps the plant accumulate strength for wintering and further growth. All flower crops need pruning, including those that form buds on last year's shoots. They need to remove thickening, damaged, diseased shoots.
Special attention is paid to heat-loving shrubs and flowers. They spend vital resources on extra branches, they are shortened or cut off completely. The trimmed plant becomes more compact, it is easier to “warm” it.
Mistake 2. Covered too early
It is important to choose the right time to create a shelter. Even in areas with an unstable climate, there is no need to rush. A short-term cold snap with re-warming cannot do harm.
Why is early shelter dangerous for flowers? Premature measures to prepare for wintering lead to damping off of the buds, which is comparable to their freezing. A rapid short-term cold snap can be neutralized if you make a temporary structure: arcs for covering with agrofibre. Such methods help to safely survive short frosts lasting 1-3 days.
Error 3. Infected material
A widespread shelter is spruce branches, it provides ventilation, does not cake, traps snow, but … Often, conifers are a distributor of pests, rot, and rust. For use, you need to take only high-quality branches.
Many people use fallen leaves, which have worked well but can carry a variety of fungal and viral problems. Problems can be avoided by using partially dried leaf opal from healthy trees.
Mistake 4. Old burlap
Some growers use root crop bags that have not been disinfected. Such material may contain a spectrum of fungi / bacteria that will cause problems. Plants under old sacs often get sick with phomosis, scab, alternaria, sclerotinosis, etc.
Burlap strongly absorbs moisture, does not dry out for a long time, forms an ice crust in the frost, when thawed it begins to rot, spreading putrefactive infections. To shelter herbaceous crops, the bags are used in combination with other materials that limit their contact with the stems and branches of the plants.
Mistake 5. Using film
For creating greenhouses and greenhouses, the film is an ideal material, but it is not suitable for sheltering plants for the winter. It does not save from frost, promotes the formation of condensation, as a result, increased moisture leads to damping of the kidneys, the progression of infections. The film can be used as a shelter from precipitation, provided that it is regularly ventilated.
Mistake 6. Didn't make the wireframe
Any soft canvas used for winter shelter requires the construction of a support. It helps to create conditions under which the plants will be comfortable to winter. The material should not lie on the branches, any structure will support it. Without a frame, there is no air gap between the material and the soil, there is a risk of damage to the stems from stress.
Homemade and store-bought structures are used to support the covering material / support. Arcs are easy to make from metal wire, you can use branches, remnants of boards, bars, which are installed in the form of a hut or other suitable structure.
Error 7. High peat shelter
Hilling is done from temperature extremes and frostbite. Dry peat is a popular material for covering the trunk circle and root collar. It prevents the formation of a soil crust, accelerates heating, retains moisture, and improves the structure of the soil.
Peat for shelter should be lowland and properly prepared (shovels for 2-3 days before using it). Fresh high peat is not suitable because it is toxic, acidifies the soil, has high humidity. It takes a couple of months to air it.
Unlike high peat, lowland peat has a neutral or slightly acidic reaction, is quickly ventilated and does not harm plants and the earth. When buying in bags, familiarize yourself with the composition and choose the right type.
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