How to feed clematis in August. Care activities in September. Clematis proper soil care, regular feeding, watering, pruning

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Many summer residents decorate adjoining territory and front gardens with decorative vines. The most common flower culture among them is perennial clematis, the abundant flowering of which cannot leave indifferent any inhabitant and guest of your country estates. So, let's talk about how to feed clematis for its lush flowering.

To stimulate the formation of flower stalks, extend the flowering period, strengthen the root system and help the vine recover after summer, experienced gardeners carry out several top dressings per season, introducing mineral and organic fertilizers under the root in liquid form.

Ideally, root dressing clematis is performed 2 times a month, starting in May and ending in October. The best option food flower culture– alternation of mineral and organic dressings.

Alternation of mineral and organic dressings for clematis

In spring and early summer, when the plant forms the aerial part, it needs to be provided with increased portions of nitrogen. The optimal composition for spring dressings- a solution of urea or ammonium nitrate at the rate of 1 tbsp. l. to a standard bucket of water. Under a young vine, 5-6 liters of solution are added, and under an adult - 10 liters.

From organic matter, flower growers recommend using slurry (1: 4), mullein (1: 8), horse dung(1:10) or bird droppings (1:16) in the form of infusions. In addition to nitrogen, these types of fertilizers enrich the soil mixture with a valuable set of microelements and biohumus, which creates favorable conditions for the development of beneficial soil microflora. Under each clematis spend 10 liters of solution.

During the budding period (June), clematis requires phosphorus, which strengthens the roots, and potassium, which activates flowering processes. Therefore, instead of nitrogen supplements potassium-phosphorus supplements are introduced into the “menu” of creepers, for example, a solution of superphosphate (20 g / bucket of water) and potassium sulfate (10 g / bucket of water). Suitable and rich in macro- and microelements (1 cup of sifted ashes or stove soot insist day in 10 liters of warm artesian water).

According to experienced summer residents, nitrogen fertilizers, starting in June, are contraindicated for clematis. If the acidity of the soil in your area is increased, then you can improve the nutrition of clematis with the help of milk of lime, which is prepared by dissolving 0.2-0.3 kg of garden lime in 1 standard bucket of water. Watering with a solution is carried out 1-2 times per season.

In autumn, clematis is fertilized with potassium and phosphorus. To do this, it is enough to add 1-2 cups of ash or soot for digging. Works well and mulching trunk circle rotten organic matter, such as humus or mature garden compost. warms the roots, and as it decomposes until spring, it restores balance nutrients in the soil.

Growth stimulants for clematis

Clematis also responds well to foliar feeding. Since the plant has practically no, there is no need for pesticide treatments.

But irrigation on leaves, stems and buds with solutions of growth stimulants enhances the immunity of the flower, stimulates the growth of young branches from boron buds, increases the bushiness of vines and the number of peduncles, helps to easily endure a sharp drop in night temperature in spring, which is typical for the middle lane.

In May, experienced gardeners spray their clematis several times with water with the addition of Epin or Zircon (dilute the preparations according to the instructions on the package). Such processing guarantees the harmonious development of new shoots and leaf plates, as well as lush abundant flowering in the summer.

To make your clematis "pleasing to the eye", you should follow the simple rules for caring for this flower. Growing clematis is quite simple: clematis needs watering, tying shoots, pruning, loosening and mulching the soil, and feeding. However, the right place for planting clematis plays one of the main roles in growing this flower.

As you know, for planting clematis choose a sunny or slightly shaded location. Clematis does not like drafts or blowing winds, therefore, when choosing a place to grow this plant, consider this feature.

Speaking of soil, clematis needs well fertilized, friable, easy, well passing moisture, not sour, fertile soil. However, no matter how fertile the soil is, clematis will need to be fed.

Because Clematis blooms profusely and for a long time and annually renews almost all of its shoots and leaves, then, naturally, it needs strength and energy - nutrients. That's why it's so important to know what kind of fertilizer your clematis needs and when is the best time to fertilize.

Top dressing clematis

Already from the end of May - the beginning of June (during the period of active growth of clematis), clematis needs not only weeding, loosening and tying vines, but also feeding. Most often, during this period, gardeners use urea, lime mortar, or liquid manure to feed clematis.

When clematis has not yet bloomed, but only plans to do so, it is worth taking care of the second feeding of the plant. During this period, clematis can be fed with fertilizer such as Agricola-7 (1 tablespoon of this drug + potassium sulfate is diluted into a 10-liter bucket of water).

During the period of lush flowering, clematis needs not only abundant watering, but also top dressing. During the flowering period, clematis is best fed with mineral fertilizers or liquid manure.

In August clematis most often they start to get sick, which is why during this period one should closely monitor their health. For better "well-being" clematis can be fed with mineral fertilizers and ash. Ash not only contributes to the ripening of vines, but also improves the winter hardiness of flowers.

When clematis fades, it needs the following top dressing: for 10 liters of water, you can dilute the same drug "Agricola-7" or "Flower". And when the growth of clematis comes to an end, it can be fed with "Agricola" for flowering plants+ superphosphate and potassium sulfate (two tablespoons of "Agricola" + one tablespoon of superphosphate and sulfate).

Preparing clematis for winter

At the end of September, clematis feeding stops and the preparation of the plant for winter begins. It is during this period that clematis can be transplanted to a more “safe” place if you made a mistake initially. In September, clematis care consists in loosening the soil and weeding.

In mid-autumn, clematis requires pruning. Pruning should be done very carefully and accurately. Make sure that root collar plants were underground. If it is on the surface, sprinkle it with humus. When the air temperature starts to drop, the clematis will need to be covered. This can be done using dry peat or humus.

As for the wintering of clematis, it is still better to cover clematis than to leave it under a layer of snow. An excellent "insulation" for clematis will be crushed foam, brushwood or dry leaves. So that your “blanket” for clematis does not “clump” under a layer of snow, it is worth building a kind of rigid frame. For this purpose, a regular wooden box is perfect.

So, clematis are covered with a layer of drainage, covered wooden box and waterproof material (polyethylene or the like, but with holes for air), sprinkled with earth (a layer of at least 30 cm).

In the spring, shelter from clematis is removed gradually, in several steps. To begin with, a layer of snow is removed, later it makes holes for ventilation, and the polyethylene is finally removed only when the threat of frost has passed. The drainage layer (dry leaves) is also removed gradually so that the plant gets used to the coolness and the sun.

Clematis are liana-like plants of the buttercup family. Among flower growers, it is known as clematis, vine or grandfather curls and is widely used for vertical gardening. Spectacular curly shoots of clematis, from the beginning of June to August, studded with graceful flowers, serve as decoration for gardens and cottages, balconies and arbors. To obtain lush flowering, competent care is required throughout the entire growing season. Spring events are of particular importance. First of all - top dressing, laying the foundations for future flowering.

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Care after winter

They begin to take care of clematis literally immediately after the snow melts, freeing the awakened plants from winter shelters and performing a number of other simple but important activities.

Removal of shelters

After wintering, protection is removed from clematis. Do it gradually:

• When the mercury column in the daytime ceases to fall below 0 ° C, the protection is done ventilation holes, providing access fresh air and light to the shoots of the plant.
• Fully winter shelters Harvest only when the threat of night frosts disappears.



pruning

Clematis are pruned in autumn. If for some reason this could not be done, then pruning is carried out in early spring:

• In varieties that bloom twice a year, all old and dried shoots are removed, and healthy ones are shortened to 1 m.
• Clematis blooming on the shoots of the current year are cut to a length of 30 cm, leaving 2-3 buds.
• In the spring, all broken and deformed branches are removed.



Support and garter

Spring growth of clematis shoots begins in May, reaching a maximum by the middle of this month. At daytime temperatures above 10 ° C, the vine stretches by 7-10 cm per day and needs a support, natural or artificially erected. It is worth taking care of its presence and garter of the vine in early spring.

The first garter is carried out at a minimum distance from the ground. As they grow, the shoots of clematis are fan-shaped distributed over the surface of the support, carefully making sure that they are not intertwined, and fixed. This will provide good illumination of the shoots, protect the plant from mechanical damage and their consequences, and also give the bush a decorative look.



Scheme for fixing shoots of clematis

Watering

In spring, clematis experience an increased need for moisture. After the snow melts, the soil is sufficiently saturated with water, but its reserves are quickly consumed. Clematis react painfully to moisture deficiency, therefore, in spring, especially with little rainfall, the soil is moistened.

Watering is carried out infrequently (once a week), but plentifully, trying to moisten the soil to a depth of up to half a meter, which is explained by the tap type of the root system of plants. From 10 to 20 liters of water are poured under young bushes, 1.5-2 times more under adults. How older plant the more moisture it needs.

Soil loosening

After each watering, the soil is loosened. This will avoid excessive evaporation of water and prevent the growth of unwanted vegetation.

The first time the soil is loosened in early spring, still wet from the fallen snow, in order to destroy the soil crust and weeds. Loosening is carried out to a depth of 2-5 cm.

Mulching

Covering the soil with mulch partially replaces watering and loosening. It helps to retain moisture in the ground, saturate it with oxygen and protects the roots from overheating.

Used as mulch various materials: peat, semi-rotted manure, sawdust, straw, compost, humus. The use of organic matter helps plants receive additional nutrition during rain.




Mulch is laid around the bushes, trying not to touch the shoots. This will protect them from being attacked by rodents.

Planting at the base of the shoots of clematis annual flowering plants works similarly to mulch. It can be marigolds, which not only protect the roots, but also repel some insect pests with the help of smell.

Prevention of diseases and pests

The roots of clematis, especially in conditions of waterlogging of the soil, are susceptible to fungal diseases (fusarium, wilting, gray rot), which can lead to the loss of the plant. As a preventive measure for the occurrence of diseases in the spring, under the clematis bushes, blue vitriol(50 g per 10 l), foundationol (20 g per 10 l) or any other fungicide, 3-4 l under a bush. The treatment is repeated 3-4 times.

Dangerous pests of clematis are gall nematodes that penetrate the root tissues and form thickenings (galls). To prevent their occurrence, spring soil mulching is carried out using mint or wormwood, the smell of which repels them.

Spring top dressing

The vegetation of most varieties of clematis is characterized by the annual renewal of almost the entire above-ground mass and a long and abundant flowering. To carry out these processes, the plant needs a large amount of nutrients. Therefore, after winter, clematis needs to be fertilized.

For normal development, the plant needs 16 micro and macro elements. Three of them (oxygen, carbon and hydrogen) it receives mainly from the air. The remaining 13 are from the soil.

Fertilization Rules

Top dressing of clematis in the spring is carried out in compliance with several rules:

• fertilizers are applied after watering or in moist soil;
• to prevent "overfeeding", solutions of medium concentration are used, dry additives are scattered in small portions;
• the introduction of mineral additives is alternated with the use of organic matter.

Clematis do not tolerate chlorine-containing fertilizers.

Spring dressing scheme

During the season, adult clematis bushes are fed 5 times. Most of the top dressing occurs in the spring.

Subsequence	Dates	Fertilizers used	Important information
1	First half of May	A solution of urea (30 g per 10 liters of water) or a solution of ammonium nitrate (2 g per 10 liters of water under a bush from 5 to 10 years) or sprinkle fertilizer on the soil surface	Nitrogen is necessary for the growth of green mass. It activates the processes of cell division, preventing their aging. With a lack of this element, the growth of shoots slows down, the leaves become smaller and acquire a yellowish or reddish tint, few buds are formed.
2	One week after the first feeding	Infusion of mullein (1:10) or chicken manure (1:15).	-
2/3	Additionally between 2 and 3 top dressings (mid - end of May)	Soil liming: 150-200 g of chalk (lime) or dolomite flour. This solution is treated with 1 square. m. soil.	The introduction of lime milk implements 2 tasks: enriches the soil with potassium and calcium, without which it is impossible to get bright flowering; allows you to adjust the acidity of the soil: clematis do not tolerate an acidic environment. After liming, the soil is mulched
3	1.5-2 weeks after the second feeding	Any complex fertilizer, for example, Kemira station wagon, 1 tbsp. l. for 10 liters of water	-
4	During the budding period	Superphosphate, potassium nitrate 1 tbsp. l. for 10 liters of water	Phosphorus and potassium are essential for bud formation. With their lack, few flowers are formed. The pedicels of some of them darken, the buds go down and do not always open.

In summer, clematis is not fed. This shortens the flowering time!

Foliar spring feeding

Clematis respond well to holding foliar dressings.In the spring they are carried out twice:

• with the growth of shoots, during the 1st feeding, young shoots are irrigated with a weak (1 teaspoon per 10 l of water) solution of urea;
• at the end of spring, during the formation of buds - using the preparations "Master", "Avkarin", "Flower mortar".

Clematis will definitely respond to spring chores and will delight with their flowering all season.

Abundant watering, timely pruning and proper feeding clematis - three components of the success of growing these plants. Each of them is very important in itself, but feeding should be discussed separately.

When to start feeding?

If the land was well filled with fertilizers before planting, then additional feeding begins only after two or even three years. But when the soil is poor, it is necessary to add manure humus or well-rotted compost mixed with wood ash- 1 - 2 handfuls per bucket. This is especially true of young specimens, whose root system is not yet sufficiently developed.

What and how to feed?

To feed clematis, experts recommend alternating mineral fertilizers with organic matter diluted to a liquid state. The only thing to remember is timely and sufficient watering. Clematis are very fond of water and do not tolerate high concentrations of nutrients in the soil. Therefore, fertilizers are applied in small portions, and the plants should be watered abundantly before applying them.

All top dressing should be consistent with the periods of development of clematis. In the spring, at the end of May, when there is intensive growth and development of young shoots, they need to be given more nitrogen. Diluted mullein or bird droppings in concentrations of 1:10 or 1:15, respectively. In the absence of organics, urea can be used - about 20 grams per square meter landing areas. Fertilizers must first be dissolved in water.

After the shoots grow back, clematis should also be given foliar nutrition - spraying with a weak solution of urea at a concentration of not more than 3 grams per liter of water.

During budding, nitrogen is also required by clematis, but phosphorus and potassium come to the fore. Here, a complex mineral fertilizer, such as "Kemira Lux", "Riga Mix" or "Nitroammophoska", which should be supplemented with a solution of fermented mullein or an infusion of weeded weeds. It is not excluded the use of traditional flower mixtures. But when choosing them, one must pay attention to the fact that there are no components containing chlorine, which is completely contraindicated for clematis.

The next stage of feeding comes when the plants have already faded. Unless, of course, for some reason it is not necessary to shorten the flowering period. In August, phosphorus-potassium mixtures are used, for example, Autumn Kemira. The flow of nitrogen to the roots of clematis at this time should already be limited so as not to cause an excessive increase in green mass, which is undesirable on the threshold of autumn.

In addition, it is very useful to spray all types of clematis with weak solutions of potassium permanganate and boric acid- 2 grams per bucket. This should be done throughout the summer, once a month.

By September, feeding stops completely. It remains only to fill the soil with wood ash, which is covered under the bushes in the middle of the month. About 2 glasses of well-sifted ash are spent on each plant.

In total, at least 4 top dressings must be done per season, not counting intermediate sprayings. And clematis will delight lush bloom, healthy appearance and good growth.