Not demanding to itself increased attention... But certain agrotechnical methods for obtaining lush bloom peonies do exist. It is especially important to know how to feed the peonies so that they bloom magnificently in the summer and overwinter safely in the open field.
What fertilizers are needed for peonies when planting
Competent and timely feeding of peonies is the key to their full development and lush flowering for many years. Providing the plant with nutrition should start with preparing the ideal soil composition for it.
Peonies garden flowers need fertile soil and fertilizing.
It is impossible to plant a peony in ordinary garden soil, since for proper development it needs fertile, loose soil. To plant a peony, you need to prepare a hole with a diameter of 70 and a depth of 60 centimeters. Two buckets of humus or peat and 300 grams of bone meal are placed at the bottom of the pit. Instead of bone meal, you can add 200 grams of superphosphate. V clayey soils for loosening it is recommended to add a bucket of sand. If the soil is sandy - a bucket of clay.
With the correct filling of the soil, the plant does not need to be fed up to 3 years old. The fertilizers introduced into the pit will be enough to form a powerful peony root system.
Advice. If buds have formed on the bush in the first 2 years, they need to be cut off so that the plant can use all its strength to grow the roots.
The scheme of feeding adult plants during the vegetative period
For lush flowering in the garden, peonies need to be provided with all the necessary nutrients.
Before applying top dressing at the root, the soil is moistened.
When fertilizing peonies, you need to consider whole line features:
- With a lack of organic matter in the soil, the introduction of mineral mixtures instead of benefits will harm the flower.
- Fertilizers at the root are applied only to moist soil. You cannot apply fertilizer to dry soil - this can burn the roots and destroy the peony.
- Fertilizers are applied taking into account the age of the bush. The older the plant, the more magnificent its flowering, which means the greater the need for fertilizers.
The composition of fertilizers in spring and autumn is different, since the plant requires special nutrients v different periods development.
Top dressing in early spring
The first feeding of the peony is carried out in the spring, in the first days after the snow melts. The plant is watered with a solution of potassium permanganate at the rate of 1 gram per 5 liters of water. This amount of liquid is used to water one bush.
As soon as the peony sprouts begin to bloom, they are fed with ammonium nitrate. For 10 liters of water - 15 grams of fertilizer.
Fertilizing peony during budding
Peonies begin to bloom in the third year after planting. By this time, 10-15 main stems are fully formed on the bushes. During the formation of buds, a second feeding of adult bushes is carried out.
For feeding, use the following mixture:
- nitrogen - 10 grams;
- phosphorus - 20 grams;
- potassium - 15 grams.
This amount of minerals is dissolved in 10 liters of water and used to water one bush.
Summer dressing during and after flowering
In the summer, to improve the quality of flowering, it is recommended to feed peonies with one of the following compositions:
- Potassium salt - 5 g., Superphosphate - 10 g., Saltpeter - 7.5 g., Per 10 liters. water.
- Potassium - 10 g., Nitrogen - 10 g., Phosphorus - 15-20 g., 10 l. water.
During the flowering period, peonies are watered with a mixture of superphosphate and potassium salt.
This amount of fertilizer is consumed for 1 adult (5 years and older) or for two young bushes.
The third fertilizing during the vegetative period is carried out after flowering, after 14-15 days Experienced florists recommend to use the drug Kemira-kombi with the addition of potassium monophosphate.
Peony autumn feeding
The last feeding of peonies during the growing season is carried out in the fall, at the end of September or in the first decade of October. It is not recommended to carry out liquid fertilizers at this time, as they will provoke the growth of shoots.
The last dressing consists of a glass wood ash and 100 grams of bone meal. This amount of fertilizer is evenly distributed around each peony bush and embedded in the soil by loosening.
Mineral and organic peony feed
In addition to the main nutrients, nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, a lush peony bush needs a number of minerals, which are called microelements.
Peony leaves signal the lack of any substance with their color and state:
Peony bushes respond well to feeding organic fertilizers in pure form or in combination with mineral mixtures. During budding, you can water the peony with a mullein solution (1:10) with the addition of 40 grams of phosphorus and 20 grams of potassium.
Feeding with chicken droppings has a beneficial effect on peonies. Half a bucket of chicken manure is diluted in 100 liters of water and fermented for 14 days. At the end of fermentation, the resulting solution is mixed with water in a ratio of 1: 3, 100 grams of superphosphate and 200 grams of wood ash are added to it. For one top dressing, 10 liters of fertilizer are used for each bush. With this composition, peonies can be fed twice a season: in spring and summer.
Peonies can be fertilized with diluted chicken droppings.
Foliar feeding of peonies
Foliar dressing is especially important in the first three years of a plant's life. At this time, the bush grows root system.
For the correct development of a young plant, three sprays are necessary:
- Urea - 5 grams per 5 liters. Spraying is recommended. as soon as the first shoots break out of the ground.
- A mixture of urea and universal mineral fertilizer. 14-15 days after the first feeding.
- Trace elements, 2 tablets in a bucket of water. Spraying is carried out in the middle of summer.
Advice. In order for the top dressing to better linger on the leaves during spraying, and not drain from them, it is recommended not to add to the solution a large number of laundry soap... This technique will additionally help rid the peony of pests.
Only healthy and well-fertilized peonies can give abundant and long flowering, therefore, feeding cannot be neglected. Required condition correct feeding Is a combination of fertilization with abundant irrigation and loosening of the soil.
Experienced flower growers advise not to get carried away with organic fertilizing, since the peony will begin to “fatten” from an excess of nitrogen, that is, to increase the green mass and slow down the flowering. It is also important to observe the dosage of minerals in the dressing. For young plants, it is recommended to reduce the rate by half, and for adult bushes (over 5 years old) to increase by a third.
On video experienced gardener shows and tells how to properly feed peonies in your garden.
Peonies need to be fed both in spring and autumn. are carried out in order to strengthen the plants and prepare them for winter. In spring, peonies need additional nutrition for active growth, successful entry into the budding phase and lush flowering, which pleases the eye. The composition of peonies dressing in spring depends on the age of the plant.
- Peonies in the first 2 years after planting. Root and foliar feeding for plant growth and development.
- Blooming peonies. Three dressings for flowering.
- Mature plants at the age of 8-10 years.
- Watering the peony.
- How to feed peonies for lush bloom in spring. Video tips.
FEEDING PIONE IN THE FIRST 2 YEARS AFTER LANDING
During the first two years, young peonies do not need root fertilization with mineral fertilizers, if the soil was fertilized well enough during planting. At this age, it is enough to water, loosen and weed peonies. Peonies should be loosened very carefully: next to the bush, the soil is loosened to a depth of 5 cm, and at a distance of 20 cm from the bush - to a depth of 10 cm. Loosening is especially necessary after rains and abundant watering.
And foliar feeding in the first year after planting can be as follows:
- Urea solution: 40-50 g per 10 liters of water. With the help of a garden sprayer, the treatment is carried out in the spring, as soon as the plants wake up and begin to grow.
- Peonies are re-processed after 10-15 days. This time, 1 table is added to the urea solution. microelements.
- The third feeding is done after another 10-15 days. The composition of the solution: 2 tables. microelements per 10 liters of water, without urea.
At the same time, during the 2nd and 3rd feeding, you can pour peonies under the root with one of the solutions to stimulate root growth:
- Sodium humate: 5 g per 10 liters of water,
- Heteroauxin: 2 tablets per 10 liters of water.
In the first 2 years, it is important for a young plant to develop a powerful root system, get stronger, and form a strong bush. Therefore, in addition to feeding, in the literature it is advised to remove peony buds in the first 2 years after planting. Abundant flowering can be expected only in the 3rd year.
THREE SUPPLEMENTS FOR FLOWERING
So, at the age of 3 years, peonies, as a rule, begin to delight the eye with lush flowering. By this time, the plant usually has 10-15 stems. Now the plant needs regular root fertilization with mineral fertilizers. For the entire growing season (from spring to autumn) there should be at least three of them. At the same time, it is important to observe the dosage and processing time of the plants. Overfeeding is just as undesirable as undernutrition.
The first spring feeding
Time: early spring, when the snow is melting or immediately thereafter.
Composition: 10-15 g of nitrogen and 15-20 g of potassium per plant, you can use urea.
How to feed: fertilizers are scattered around the bush or embedded in a groove around it.
Second spring feeding
Time: in the budding phase
Composition: 10 g of nitrogen, 15-20 g of phosphorus, 10-15 g of potassium per 10 liters of water. The dosage is per plant.
Third feeding
Time: 14 days after flowering.
Composition: 15-20 g of phosphorus, 10-15 g of potassium per 10 liters of water. The dosage is per plant.
How to feed: in the form of an aqueous solution, under the root.
HOW TO FEED PEONS AT THE AGE OF 8-10 YEARS
Peonies in "old" age need to increase the dose of mineral fertilizers in the composition of dressings by 1.5 times. At the age of 8-10 years, peonies are recommended to be fed with slurry.
Feeding time: in the budding phase, once.
Ingredients: mullein / bird droppings + mineral fertilizers.
Solution recipe:
- Fresh mullein (1 liter) is diluted in 10 liters of water. Instead, you can use bird droppings (500 ml) - for 10 liters of water. 40-50 g of superphosphate is added to the solution and infused for 10-12 days. Before use, the solution is diluted with water 1: 1.
How to feed:
- A groove 10-15 cm deep is dug around the bush at a distance of 20 cm from it. 1 bucket of fertilizer is consumed per plant.
Important! Root dressing is carried out so that the solutions do not fall on the rhizome of the peony.
WATERING THE PION
The peony loves moisture, and it needs abundant watering:
- during budding (before flowering),
- during the formation of kidney renewal (starting in mid-summer).
Watering frequency: 1 time in 8-10 days.
Amount of water: 3-4 buckets per 1 adult bush.
After watering: the soil is loosened and mulched.
Watering peonies is best in the evening. During flowering, it is important to ensure that no water drops fall on the flowers.
Such a scheme of feeding and watering a peony is given in the book “Peonies. My blooming garden. "
How to feed peonies for lush bloom in spring?
But it would be unfair to go to one source, so we decided to watch the videos on youtube. In them, flower growers share their experience in caring for plants.
Water-soluble fertilizers for flowers: Fertika, Kemira, Terrace-lux
The middle of May is the time to feed the peonies. In a peony, the root is located deep enough, and in order for the fertilizer to reach the roots, holes about 15 cm deep must be made about 30 centimeters from the bush.
Kemira, Fertika, Terrace-lux - complex fertilizers for flower crops in granules with a good set microelements. They contain nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus, which are so necessary for the early spring flowering of peonies. It is enough to make 3-4 holes around the bush, and pour half a tablespoon of fertilizer into each.
Important: before any peony top dressing, you first need to water the soil with water.
There is also such an option. You can prepare an aqueous solution of the listed complex fertilizers: 1 tablespoon of fertilizer Fertika or Terrace Suite for 10 liters of water. A solution of trace elements is made root feeding or spraying over the leaves. Processing can be carried out twice: as soon as the "spouts" of plants appear from the ground in early spring and during budding, just before flowering. Top dressing consumption per 1 bush - 10 liters.
Mullein infusion + mineral fertilizers
2 weeks before flowering it is useful to feed the peonies with mullein infusion, diluting it with water in a ratio of 1 to 20, with the addition of potassium-phosphorus fertilizer.
Humus, "Baikal", "Gumi"
In the spring, when the stems just appeared above the surface of the earth, the soil must be cleared of weeds and shallowly loosened. Old peonies can be sprayed with Bordeaux liquid (1%) in order to prevent fungal diseases.
It is useful to sprinkle the soil under the bushes with humus (a few handfuls are enough), and then pour water on it. Feeding can be done with mineral fertilizers: Azofoskoy, superphosphate, Baikal solution, herbal infusion, Gumi solution.
Second feeding carried out after another 10 days. And then - in the phase of bud formation.
Mineral fertilizer solutions
In the spring, as soon as the first shoots appear prepare an aqueous solution of mineral fertilizers: 15 g of ammonium nitrate per 10 liters of water.
At the budding stage or during the flowering of peonies: 7 g of ammonium nitrate, 5 g of potassium salt, 10 g of superphosphate.
After flowering - 5 g of potassium salt and 10 g of superphosphate.
In the specified proportion, aqueous solutions of mineral fertilizers are prepared and introduced into pits dug 20 cm from the bush, 10-15 cm deep.
Bread dressing
One loaf of black bread is cut into slices and soaked in 10 liters of water. Put in the sun, cover with a lid so that the pieces of bread are immersed in water (you can use a press). The bread will release a large amount of acids into the water, which will be beneficial for the growth of the peonies. Insist 1-2 days.
Sources of information in this section: video channels on Youtube.
Peonies are loved by our gardeners and grow in almost every front garden. However, for some, these are huge bushes, completely covered with flowers, for others, they are also solid, and there are just one or two buds on them. And the reason, as a rule, is in the care of the plants.
In the first years of life, peony flowers may be smaller than intended and may not even correspond to varietal color. The properties of the variety are fully manifested only from the fifth year of flowering.
Alexey Volodikhin, an agronomist from Saratov, will tell you how to properly care for peonies so that they please with abundant flowering every year. Your attention - 5 secrets of lush flowering of peonies.
1. Competent watering of peonies
In a rainy and cool summer, you do not need to water the peonies. However, if it's hot, you will have to do it and - according to the rules.
In the heat, peonies need to be watered every 7-10 days. Watering is especially important in late May - early July, when the bushes grow rapidly and flowers form. One more important stage- mid-July - August, when the buds of renewal are laid.
Many people pour water directly under the bush, where there are practically no roots. There, near the base of the shoots, there are thickened rhizomes that store nutrients, they cannot absorb moisture from the soil. Young roots, capable of watering the bush, are located on the periphery.
In young peonies, the suction zone is therefore about 20-25 cm from the center of the bush, and in old ones it is 40 cm. This is where water should be poured. And so that it does not spread, dig a groove about 10 cm deep around the perimeter and water directly into it - 3-4 buckets under the bush.
It is best to water the peonies in the evening so that the water is completely absorbed into the soil and does not evaporate.
2. Loosening the soil around the bushes
This work should be done after every watering or rain if you want the roots to breathe and grow well.
It is necessary to loosen the soil around the bushes carefully - at the stems to a depth of no more than 5-7 cm, and at 20-25 cm from them it is already deeper, by 10-15 cm.
3. Timely feeding of peonies
If the planting pits for the peonies were pre-filled with fertilizers, it is not necessary to additionally feed the peonies in the first two years. Starting from the third year, peonies need 4 feeding per season:
- The first top dressing is applied as soon as red shoots appear from the soil. 1 tbsp ammonium nitrate is dissolved in 10 liters of water and the plants are watered at the rate - a bucket for each bush. After that, the soil is mulched with humus, which will gradually give the plant nutrients.
- The second time the peonies are fed when they have buds. Mix dry 1/2 tbsp. ammonium nitrate, 1/2 tablespoon superphosphate and 1/3 tbsp. potassium salt, scatter it all under the bush and embed it in the soil.
- The third top dressing in composition repeats the previous one and is applied already during the flowering of the peony.
- The fourth time, peonies are fertilized after they have completely bloomed. Apply 1/2 tbsp under the bush. superphosphate and 1/3 tbsp. potassium salt.
Fertilizer can only be applied after rain or watering. Follow the rate of feeding - excess nitrogen stimulates the growth of shoots and leaves to the detriment of bud setting.
4. Removing buds
In order for peonies to bloom profusely, the buds must be removed. It is especially important to do this in the first and second years after planting, since mass flowering does not allow the root system to fully develop.
If you want large top flowers, remove the side buds when they are about the size of a pea. And, on the contrary, you do not need to do this if it is not single cut flowers that are more important to you, but their total number on the bush and its long flowering.
It is very important to remove flowers as soon as the wilting begins, without waiting for the petals to fall off. Otherwise, hitting the leaves, they can provoke a disease with gray rot, especially in rainy weather.
5. Rejuvenating peony bushes
Peonies may well grow in one place for 50 or even 100 years! However, the older the bush gets, the weaker it blooms. Therefore, once every 8-10 years, peonies need to be dug up and divided so that there are 3-4 buds on each cut. Moreover, this can be done only in August!
As you can see, it is not very difficult to make peonies bloom especially magnificently in your garden and are pleasing to the eye. We have revealed secrets to you abundant flowering these spectacular perennials.
Competent feeding of peonies. Competent feeding of peonies is a guarantee of full development and lush flowering for many years. Despite the fact that these ornamental plants are considered unpretentious, the introduction of additional nutrition significantly improves them appearance and accelerates growth. Peonies require different nutrients at different stages of their life. Since flowering usually begins only in the third year, the feeding of newly planted plants is different from that which they will need at a more mature age. Top dressing of young peonies. Until the age of three, properly planted peony bushes do well without additional fertilizers - you don't have to worry about root feeding at this time. But in the first years of life, there is an active build-up of not only green mass, but also underground organs. Therefore, foliar feeding will be useful for peonies, which is usually divided into three stages: 1. spraying with urea at a concentration of 5 grams per liter of water; carried out in the spring after the emergence of shoots; 2. After about two weeks, a small amount of trace elements is added to the urea - one tablet per bucket of water is enough; 3. the third time they are sprayed with microelements alone - two tablets per bucket of water. If, during the planting of the peonies, the required amount of fertilizers was not laid, they will have to be fed already in the first year of life. Do this at least three times per season: 1. in the spring, when shoots are just beginning to grow; 2. at the very beginning of bud formation; 3. at the end of flowering, when new buds are laid. For the first feeding, you will need 100 g of nitrophoska for each square meter landings. The second feeding will be the same. For the third, mainly phosphorus and potassium are used. For example, 25 g of superphosphate, 10 g of potassium sulfate or 15 g of potassium magnesium. A mullein solution with the addition of a small amount of mineral fertilizers will also have a beneficial effect on young peonies that have not yet begun to bloom. To prepare such a nutritious cocktail you will need: - fresh cow dung - 1 bucket; - water - 6 buckets; - wood ash - 0.5 kg; - simple superphosphate - 200 g. Dilute the manure with water and place it in the sun for fermentation. After about two weeks, when the mixture ferments well, ash and superphosphate are poured there. Mix everything thoroughly. Immediately before use, the dressing should be diluted with water in a 1: 2 ratio. But, using this recipe, it should be remembered that it is not suitable for the second half of summer - the tissues of peonies may become too loose, and their susceptibility to gray rot will also increase. Top dressing of adult peonies. In the third year of their life, peonies begin to bloom - the need for food changes, and the supply of fertilizers laid down during planting is depleted by that time. Therefore, peonies must be given at least three dressings per season. The very first top dressing is done in early spring, it can still be done in the snow. This is the only top dressing that is done without embedding. Together with snow water, mineral fertilizers are quickly absorbed into the soil and sink to a considerable depth, since evaporation from the upper soil layers at this time is minimal. All subsequent applications of nutrients should be made deeply accessible to most of the roots. In order for the fertilizers to be delivered to the peonies, and not to the surrounding weeds, experts recommend putting them into the holes, which are made with a shovel half bayonet, retreating 50 cm from the bush. In this case, the plants should be watered abundantly - before and immediately after fertilizing. The composition and amount of applied fertilizers largely depend on the condition of the soil, and on the age of the plants, even on weather conditions. For example, on sandy soil poorly filled with organic matter, the introduction of large doses of chemical fertilizers can cause oppression of peonies. In such cases, it is recommended that all fertilizing, except for the very first one, be introduced fractionally, dividing each into two terms. The gap between them should be about two weeks, and the amount of fertilizer should be half the calculated rate. In dry and hot weather, all top dressing should be applied in liquid form, in rainy weather, granules can be used. On sandy soils, boromagnesium fertilizers are very useful for peonies, applied in small doses - no more than 5 g per square meter. They are especially needed if the soil has not been filled with enough organic matter. For the first feeding, nitrogen-potassium, it is convenient to use potassium and ammonium nitrate in a ratio of 2: 1 or a mixture of potassium sulfate with ammonium nitrate. Enough 60 g of such feeding for each square meter. Another option is 15 g of potassium and 10 g nitrogen fertilization under each bush. The second top dressing, nitrogen-potassium-phosphorus, can be done with nitrophosphate - 80 g per square meter, or mullein at a 1:10 dilution with the addition of potassium sulfate and superphosphate. The following is used per square meter: - mullein - 1 bucket of solution; - superphosphate - 40 g; - potassium sulfate- 20 g Good results at this time are given by the complex fertilizers "Kemira-kombi" and "Kemira-universal", which must be used in accordance with the instructions on the packages. The next top dressing, phosphorus-potassium, is done after the end of flowering. A mixture of Kemira-kombi and potassium monophosphate is well suited. In late September or early October, it is useful to add one handful of wood ash or 100 g of bone meal for each square meter under the peonies, scattering them randomly and covering with mulch.
Garden peonies take a lot of energy to maintain abundant flowering. The task of the grower is to provide them with nutrients in the required amount... Top dressing of peonies in the spring, during the growing season, should be comprehensive and timely.
How to fertilize peonies in spring
Root feeding of peonies with mineral substances begins from the third year of plant development. Until this time, perennials do not bloom. Foliar spraying with a urea solution is enough for them. Sodium humate is recommended to stimulate the growth of the root system. An adult bush requires regular fertilization during the growing season - from spring to autumn.
Experienced farmers willingly share tips on how to feed plants for lush flowering in the garden. Prepare for the procedure in advance, because manure (chicken or cow) must ferment for 2-3 weeks. Mineral additives, poured into the hole during planting, have already dried up, it's time to renew their supply. Spring feeding of peonies is the most important, it provides a nutritious base for the formation of dense greenery and the formation of buds. During active growth, a plant needs three main components: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. In addition to them, flowers need microelements (magnesium, iron, copper and others).
Soil fertilization scheme
All the necessary nutrients are not poured into the soil at one time. There is a scheme according to which feeding takes place in 3 stages:
Fertilization rules
- Cloudy weather is recommended to nourish the flowers; a little rain will not be a hindrance. If the weather is clear, wait until evening.
- When scattering granules, avoid contact with leaves, otherwise there will be a burn.
- Fertilization is accompanied by abundant watering - 20-30 liters under the bush.
Advice. When applying fertilizers, do not exceed the recommended dose. It will not do the plants any good. An excess of nitrogen inhibits flowering and provokes the development of diseases.
Feeding peonies with bread and yeast
The traditional application of mineral fertilizers has been replaced by some gardeners original recipes... The necessary active substances for plants are supplied by spring feeding of peonies with yeast. The product, widely used in cooking, contains potassium, magnesium, folic acid, phosphorus. In addition, yeast improves the structure of the soil, stimulates the development beneficial bacteria, strengthen the immunity of plants.
To prepare the solution, take dry or fresh yeast, 10 g and 100 g, respectively. The product is dissolved in 10 l warm water, add 2-3 tablespoons of sugar. The composition is insisted in a warm place for 10-12 hours. A bucket of mortar is meant for one shrub. Feeding peonies with bread is similar in efficiency. It is made from 500 g of rye bread, rich in microelements. The product is cut into pieces and dried in the oven. Dissolve 50 g of sugar in a bucket of warm water and soak crackers. Fertilizer is insisted for 12 hours. Before watering, the bread is taken out and squeezed.
Advice. Top dressing from a watering can, this will distribute the liquid evenly around the bush.
Ash - potassium replacement
Wood ash consists of trace elements necessary for plant development. By feeding peonies with ash in spring, you will strengthen their immunity. Ash is applied directly to the soil, making small grooves. The second option is to add it to one of the nutrient solutions (based on bread, yeast, chicken droppings). Ash is a complete substitute for potassium; it is introduced in combination with phosphorus and nitrogen during the second feeding.
Foliar dressing
In the spring, foliar feeding will not be superfluous. Urea (50 g) or other mineral fertilizer divorced according to the instructions. The bushes are abundantly sprayed with the resulting composition. Add some laundry soap to keep the nutrients on the stems better. The procedure is performed once a month. To extend the flowering period and eliminate the potassium deficiency, fertilizing with the "Bud" preparation will allow - 1 ml is dissolved in 1 liter of water.
High-quality feeding will ensure lush flowering of peonies
For the lush flowering of peonies, it is necessary to introduce organic matter and minerals into the soil. Spring chores with feeding will pay off with the abundant appearance of buds, large size and bright color of flowers.