Flower Garden - Works In August

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

August is the time for flowering phlox, gladioli, asters and dahlias. In the evening, the air is filled with a floral aroma: this is mattiola, and mignonette, and sweet peas, and fragrant tobacco. But some plants have already faded, and therefore you need to know what work should be done to keep the garden blooming

Gladioli and Dahlias

All of us are gladdened by proud gladioli. These flowers require proper cutting in order to delight us longer in a bouquet. They are cut when the bottom flower is fully blooming. The knife must be sharp. The stem is cut so that four leaves remain intact. In the water of gladioli, the rest of the flowers begin to bloom gradually, and the lower ones fade, they are carefully removed, and, thus, extend the life of the entire stem by two weeks.

Dahlias can also delight not only on the bush, but also in a bouquet. But you should know that these flowers must be cut in the early morning, after the dew has melted. If the flowers are cut wet, the inflorescences will quickly rot and the bouquet will not last long.

Lilies

In the first half of the month, you can start digging up some varieties of lilies, at the age of 4-5 years. Such work can be carried out all month long. It all depends on the flowering period of your lilies. The bulb gains strength 5-6 weeks after flowering, so you yourself must track and choose the most opportune moment to dig up. The stems of the plants are cut off and a small stump is left. At the age of five, lilies form nests. They are dug up along with the roots, shaken off and carefully examined. The nests are carefully separated, the scales with spots are removed and the roots are cut 15 cm.

Peeled onions with roots are placed in a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate for half an hour for disinfection. Then the bulbs prepared in this way are planted in a well-spilled area. Trenches or holes are made with a diameter of 10 cm in order to spread the roots well when planting. River sand can be poured downwards in a layer of up to 3 cm. The planting depth depends on the variety and height of the lilies. Low-growing flowers are planted to a depth of 10 cm, medium-sized ones to a depth of 15 cm, and tall plants to a depth of 20 cm. The planted bulbs are sprinkled with earth, and next year they will bloom with magnificent flowers.

Peonies

In the second half of the month, you can start dividing the peonies. You need to dig out the bushes carefully, because they have very fragile roots. The older the bush, the longer the roots. They can reach a length of 80 cm. A deep trench must be dug around the entire bush at a distance of up to 30 cm. Then the bush is swayed until it freely comes out of the ground. The roots are lightly shaken off, the bush is taken out of the hole and allowed to grow for three hours so that the roots break less.

The stems of the plant are shortened to 5 cm, and the roots are washed with running water. With a sharp knife, the plant is divided into small parts so that each has three buds and a part of a young root up to 10 cm long. All delenki are disinfected in potassium permanganate and must be sprinkled with charcoal. Plants should be planted in pre-prepared and well-shed pits so that the buds of the plant are 5 cm below ground level.

Irises

August is the best time to divide irises. These plants are unpretentious, grow on any soil, are resistant to various diseases and bloom profusely in one place for up to 5 years. Old plants are dug up with a pitchfork and the root is divided into parts that have up to four leaves. Delenki are immediately planted, not very deep, and watered abundantly.

Rhizome perennials

In mid-August, plants such as delphinium, astilba, daylily and phlox can be divided. With pruning shears, you need to cut off the aerial part of the plant and carefully dig it up. The rhizome is divided by hand or with a sharp knife, choosing healthy parts with five healthy buds. All parts must be disinfected before planting.

Seed collection

By August, many annuals have faded. Therefore, you can collect the seeds of calendula, nasturtium, cornflowers, godetia, levkoy, clarkia, sweet peas and poppy seeds. Also, by this time, the seeds of biennials ripen: bells and Turkish carnations. After that, the plants are removed and the soil is loosened.

In August, seeds ripen in such perennials as coreopsis, gypsophila, Gaillardia and lychnis. In these plants, after collecting the seeds, the aboveground part is cut off, the soil is loosened and feeding is carried out with superphosphate and potassium chloride.