A lover of humid air and one of the most compact and rare orchids, paphinia is a real star for most orchid growers. Its bloom rarely lasts longer than a week, but it can be an unforgettable sight. Unusual striped patterns on the huge flowers of a modest orchid want to be considered endlessly. In room culture, paphinia is rightly included in the ranks of species that are difficult to grow. It only became fashionable with the proliferation of indoor terrariums.

In 2014, the Japanese company "Takii seed" presented a petunia with an amazing color of petals - salmon orange. By associations with the bright colors of the southern sunset sky, the unique hybrid was named African Sunset. Needless to say, this petunia instantly won the hearts of gardeners and was in great demand. But in the past two years, the curiosity has suddenly disappeared from the shop windows. Where has the orange petunia disappeared?

In our family Bell pepper love, therefore we plant it every year. Most of the varieties that I grow have been tested by me for more than one season, I cultivate them constantly. And every year I try to try something new. Pepper is a thermophilic plant and quite whimsical. The varietal and hybrid varieties of tasty and fruitful sweet pepper, which grows well with me, will be discussed further. I live in central Russia.

Meat cutlets with broccoli in béchamel sauce are a great idea for a quick lunch or dinner. Start by cooking the minced meat, and at the same time heat 2 liters of water to a boil to blanch the broccoli. By the time the cutlets are fried, the cabbage will be ready. It remains to collect the products in a pan, season with sauce and bring to readiness. Broccoli needs to be cooked quickly to keep it bright. green color, which, with long boiling, either fades, or the cabbage becomes brown.

Home floriculture - not only fascinating process, but also a very troublesome hobby. And, as a rule, the more experience a grower has, the healthier his plants look. And what about those who have no experience, but want to have houseplants at home - not elongated stunted specimens, but beautiful and healthy, not causing a feeling of guilt by their extinction? For beginners and flower growers who are not burdened with long experience, I will tell you about the main mistakes that are easy to avoid.

Lush pancakes in a frying pan with banana-apple confiture is another recipe for everyone's favorite dish. So that the syrniki do not fall off after cooking, remember a few simple rules. Firstly, only fresh and dry cottage cheese, secondly, no baking powder and soda, and thirdly, the thickness of the dough - you can mold it from it, it is not tight, but pliable. A good dough with a small amount of flour will only come from good cottage cheese, but here again see the point "first".

It is no secret that many drugs from pharmacies have migrated to summer cottages. Their use, at first glance, seems so exotic that some summer residents are perceived almost with hostility. At the same time, potassium permanganate is a long-known antiseptic, which is used both in medicine and in veterinary medicine. In plant growing, potassium permanganate solution is used both as an antiseptic and as a fertilizer. In this article, we will tell you how to properly use potassium permanganate in the garden and vegetable garden.

Pork meat salad with mushrooms is a rural dish that can often be found on a festive table in the village. This recipe with champignons, but if there is an opportunity to use Forest mushrooms, then be sure to cook like this, it will be even tastier. You don't need to spend a lot of time preparing this salad - put the meat in a saucepan for 5 minutes and another 5 minutes for slicing. Everything else happens almost without the participation of the cook - meat and mushrooms are boiled, cooled, pickled.

Cucumbers grow well not only in a greenhouse or greenhouse, but also outdoors. Cucumbers are usually sown from mid-April to mid-May. Harvesting in this case is possible from mid-July to late summer. Cucumbers do not tolerate frost. This is why we don't sow them too early. However, there is a way to bring their harvest closer and taste juicy handsome men from their garden in early summer or even in May. It is only necessary to take into account some of the features of this plant.

Polisias is a great alternative to the classic variegated shrubs and woody. The elegant, round or feathery leaves of this plant create a strikingly festive curly crown, and the elegant silhouettes and rather modest character make it an excellent candidate for the role of the largest plant in the house. Larger leaves do not prevent him from successfully replacing the ficuses of Benjamin and Co. Moreover, the policeman offers much more variety.

Pumpkin casserole with cinnamon - juicy and incredibly tasty, a little like pumpkin pie, but, unlike pie, it is more tender and just melts in your mouth! This is the perfect sweet pastry recipe for a family with children. As a rule, babies do not really like pumpkin, but they never mind eating sweets. Sweet pumpkin casserole is a delicious and healthy dessert, which, moreover, is very simple and quick to prepare. Try it! You'll like it!

A hedge is not only one of the most important elements landscape design... It also performs various protective functions. If, for example, the garden borders on a carriageway, or there is a highway nearby, then hedge is simply necessary. "Green walls" will protect the garden from dust, noise, wind and create a special comfort and microclimate. In this article, we will consider the optimal plants for creating a hedge that can reliably protect the site from dust.

Many cultures in the first weeks of development need a pick (and not even one), while others - a transplant is "contraindicated". To "please" both those and others, you can use not quite standard containers for seedlings. Another good reason to try them is cost savings. In this article, we'll show you how to do without the usual boxes, pots, cassettes and tablets. And let's pay attention to not traditional, but very effective and interesting containers for seedlings.

Healthy Red Cabbage Vegetable Soup with Celery, Red Onions, and Beets is a vegetarian soup recipe that can also be made on fast days. For those who decide to lose a few extra pounds, I advise you not to add potatoes, and slightly reduce the amount of olive oil (1 tablespoon is enough). The soup turns out to be very fragrant and thick, and during fasting you can serve a portion of soup with lean bread - then it will turn out to be satisfying and healthy.

Autumn bulb flowers need to be bought and planted in the fall, and they bloom next spring. These are: tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, imperial hazel grouses, ornamental bows, muscari, crocuses, small-bulbous plants (scilla, chionodx, pushkinia, woodland). Off-season bulbs - lilies - are planted both in spring and autumn. When planted in spring, off-season bulbs bloom in the same year, and when planted in autumn, the next. find out auspicious days for shopping and landing bulbous plants according to Lunar sowing calendar gardener and gardener for 2018.

How to choose good bulbs

When buying tulips, daffodils, lilies and other plants, pay attention to the size of the bulb, the quality of flowering depends on it. Examine the bulbs. They should be dense, in no case wilted, not have soft rotten places, the smell of mold. Pay attention to the bottom of the bulb - it must be dry and dense, this is the key to the health and vitality of the plants. Small bulbs and plant species have smaller bulbs, which is normal.

In hyacinths, the color of the covering scales of the bulbs, as a rule, resembles the color of the inflorescences. In addition, in pink, purple, blue hyacinths, the bulbs are usually wide-conical, in yellow and orange ones, narrowly conical, and in whites, they are ovoid. Varieties of different colors should have different bulbs.

It is very risky to buy lily bulbs after distillation. They are very light, as their scales are depleted. nutrients... They do not bloom the next year. If you are attracted to the price and agree to skip two or three flowering seasons, you can buy lilies after distillation.

You need to order and pay for bulbous plants with delivery by mail in advance, so that by the planting season you have already received the parcel.

How to properly process your bulbs before planting

Free the packaged bulbs from packaging at home, immediately discard the heavily damaged ones. Before planting, clean and treat newly purchased bulbs from infections. Bulbs that are infected with penicillus rot are often commercially available. The disease manifests itself in the form of gray-green sporulation on the integumentary scales of the bulb. If the penicillus spots are small, the bulb can be healed. Often on outwardly healthy bulbs, if you remove the integumentary scales, you can find the first signs of fusarium: grayish depressed spots surrounded by a brighter border. They should be removed to avoid introducing infection into the garden. Peel the bulbs, sprinkle the cuts with crushed charcoal or powdered fungicide. Let the cut dry out and slightly cork for 2-3 days.

Before planting, treat the bulbs in a liquid dressing agent ( Vitaros, Maxim) according to the instructions.

In what time frame do you need to plant autumn bulbous

First, in late August - early September, plant small-bulbous: scilla, muscari, pushkinia, chionodox, crocuses.

Gradually move to planting daffodils in late August to early September, then plant tulip bulbs around mid-September. It is better not to rush with planting hyacinths. The most favorable moment is the second decade of October, when the temperature reaches about + 8 ° С.

Is it possible to plant bulbs, for example, in July-August? Yes, but they begin to take root at a soil temperature of about + 10 ° C, and until that time they will lie in the ground, where onion flies, wireworms, weeds and various diseases lie in wait for them.

Is it possible to buy bulbs late - at the end of autumn - and how to plant them?

You can buy non-sprouted bulbs at the fall sales. Many firms offer good discounts on so-called expired bulbs. Bulbs can be planted in slightly frozen soil without compromising flowering for the next year. When planting, such bulbs must be covered for the winter. Bulbous shelter should be dry and well ventilated.

To plant medium-sized bulbs in cold ground, you must first place them in a pot with garden soil, with the help of a drill or scrap in the frozen soil, make a sufficient deepening, put a pot, bury it with removed soil, mulch the planting site with peat and cover it with a covering material (spunbond, lutrasil).

If during late planting the bulbs (corms) were covered from above with spruce branches (foil, non-woven material, foliage, etc.) or a large layer of compost, then in the spring, before flowering, the mulching layer must be scooped off, and the covering materials must be removed.

When to buy lilies: fall or spring?

The main flow of planting material comes to us from countries with a longer growing season, where bulbs are dug up in October-November. Therefore, we get a new crop in the spring, from industrial refrigerated storages. In the fall, on the shelves, as a rule, there are one-year-old bulbs ready to start growing, and sometimes even bulbs with sprouts. It is better not to buy such lilies. Therefore, it is worth buying bulbs only from local producers in autumn, and imported bulbs in spring.

Many people buy lily bulbs in winter, in January, February, when the first exhibitions begin to work. These bulbs should be refrigerated and stored in their packaging. If the sprouts grow large and continue to grow, then the bulbs should be planted in a container and kept in a bright, cool place.

Is it possible to buy lilies with sprouts? In the spring, you can buy lilies with sprouts. In the fall, you should not buy lilies with sprouts. When planted, they will continue to grow and die the first time they freeze.

When to plant lilies - in spring or autumn?

The most favorable planting time for lily bulbs is early September. The bulbs planted at this time will root perfectly and overwinter well - the bulbs are at rest and will not start growing. But it's hard to find a good one in the fall planting material... Basically, they sell bulbs that have remained after the spring sale and have been in the refrigerator for almost a year.

The optimal timing for planting lilies is the end of August, September and even October. Do not plant lilies too late as they take time to root. With late planting, the bulbs do not have time to build up a sufficient mass of roots and hibernate worse.

When planting lilies late, it is better to make a shelter. Cut the branches of the bushes and arrange them over the bulbs in a "hut". Cover with oak foliage (it overheats and cakes least of all). Cover the top with an inverted vegetable drawer, then with a waterproof material (the ends of the drawer should be ventilated). Press down on the cover with heavy objects.

Lilies can also be planted in spring. When planted in spring, the bulbs bloom in the same year. But when planting in spring, you most likely have the bulbs after cold storage and when transferred to heat they grow quite quickly. Therefore, the landing time will be rather limited. You need to have time to plant the bulbs while the sprouts are still small. If they have reached 10-15 cm, then the bulbs must be planted sideways so that the sprouts can be laid in the groove next to them almost horizontally. They will gradually take an upright position and the plant will bloom in the same year, although it may be weaker. When planted in spring, the bulbs waste time growing the root system to the detriment of growth and flowering, and sometimes just rot the next winter.

The optimal time for planting and replanting lilies in regions with short summers ( Moscow region, Leningrad region, Ural, Siberia) - mid - end of August. In the southern regions, the planting dates are shifted by about a month later, in the northern ones, on the contrary, earlier.

The optimal time for transplanting and planting lilies in central Russia is August-September, in the southern regions - October. In principle, you can plant later when the soil temperature is close to zero, but in this case you will have to cover the plants well for the winter.

When to plant and plant daffodils

You need to dig up daffodils later than tulips, as soon as the foliage turns almost completely yellow (June-July), and plant earlier - until the end of September. The optimal time for planting daffodils is the second half of August, since the roots of daffodils grow most actively in September. In central Russia, daffodils are planted from about August 20 to September 1. If they are planted later, along with the tulips, they will not have time to develop the root system, which means that they will winter worse.

Daffodil bulbs planted after dry storage (without roots), it is better to mulch with fallen leaves (layer thickness of at least 10 cm), in the future this operation will not be needed, since daffodils can grow in one place for 5-7 years. The only exceptions are split-crowned daffodils, which are mulched annually.

When to plant hyacinths

Hyacinth bulbs are planted in conditions middle lane Russia ( Moscow region, Leningrad, Vologda, Kostroma and other regions) and South Urals late September - early October. Like tulips, too early landing hyacinths can start growing and die in winter, and in late winter, they will not have time to take root until the soil freezes to the depth of planting. However, hyacinths can be planted until the first half of November. But then the place should be insulated in advance with leaves or other material from those that are at hand, and protected with a film from rain and snow. And after planting, re-lay the insulation.

Experts advise preparing the site for planting hyacinths in August, two months before planting, otherwise the natural sediment of the soil can cause the breakage of the roots, which will begin to develop in the fall. When planting in holes, it is advisable to add well-rotted compost or peat, if it was not added during preliminary digging of the soil.

With the onset of stable cold weather, it is better to cover the planting of hyacinths. To do this, you can use dry peat, humus, sawdust, dry fallen leaves and spruce branches. In the spring, as soon as the soil begins to thaw, the shelter must be carefully removed, since the sprouts of hyacinths appear very early.

After spring home forcing, hyacinth bulbs can also be planted in the garden. But not in spring, but in autumn. After the leaves wither, the bulbs must be carefully removed from the pot, dried at room temperature, and cleaned of old roots and covering scales. Store in peat, not allowing it to dry out until early September at a temperature of about + 25 ° C.

When to plant crocuses

Crocus is an early spring flower, so most of the varieties of this plant should be planted in the ground before winter, that is, in the fall, in September-October. Planting crocuses on a lawn under fruit trees, next to a water well, where the soil later freezes, will allow you to plant plants even in November. But if you want to get blooming crocuses next spring, you should order and purchase crocus corms at the end of summer.

There are also autumn varieties of crocuses, they bloom in August-September. Their bulbs should be planted in the summer (July-August). Such crocuses are more whimsical and need careful care, weeding and watering. Therefore, they are less popular than early flowering ones. When planting crocus bulbs, it is imperative to take into account their photophilousness: with a lack of light, the buds do not open.

How to plant crocuses after forcing

Indoor crocuses - plants that have bloomed indoors in a pot - can be planted back into the garden after distillation. After flowering, remove the faded inflorescence so that the plant does not waste energy trying to seed.

Reduce watering gradually, stimulating the flow of nutrients into the bulb. When the leaves turn yellow completely, the bulb is taken out, dried at room temperature, cleaned of old roots and covering scales.

Crocus bulbs after forcing can be planted in the ground in May, after the soil has thawed. The plants will not bloom this season, it is unlikely that they will give full bloom next year.

When to plant small bulbous

Small-bulbous plants ( crocuses, kandyks, chionodox, muscari, scilla, pushkinia, corydalis, galanthus and others) can not be dug for several years until they grow. When the plants start crowding each other, usually in June, when the leaves turn yellow, the plants are dug up, divided and replanted.

In the second half - end of August, new planting material is planted. Plants must have time to take root before the onset of cold weather. On lighter soils, the bulbs are planted a little deeper, and on heavy soils a little shallower than the standard recommended depth. Small bulbs - baby - are better buried less than adult bulbs.

When to plant tulips

The optimal time for planting tulip bulbs in central Russia ( Moscow Region, Leningrad Region, Non-Black Earth Region) and regions with a short summer (Ural, Siberia) falls on the end of September - beginning of October, when the soil temperature at a depth of 10 cm is about + 10 ° C, and before the soil freezes, plants have time to form roots (about 20-30 days ). Plants that do not have time to root well will receive less nutrition and stunted growth. Immediately before planting, it is recommended to soak the bulbs for 30-60 minutes in a 0.5% solution of potassium permanganate or special dressing agents (for example, Maxim).

During a prolonged warm autumn, cover the emerging tops of tulips with a layer of 10 cm with peat so that the plants do not suffer from subsequent frosts.

Tulips that do not need to be dug up for 3-6 years: Kaufman, Foster, Greig, species, and Darwinian hybrids, Triumph, Simple early and Simple late... It is better to plant them with drought-resistant perennials with a shallow root system, for example, stonecrops. In summer, moisture is undesirable for the bulbs of such tulips. Stonecrop plantings live in the flower garden for 3-6 years, and when it comes time to dig up the bulbs, the stonecrop curtains are carefully removed with a shovel, and after the tulips are harvested, they are returned to the flower garden.

When to plant imperial hazel grouse

Usually hazel grouses are planted in the garden in September-October. Forced later planting of bulbs requires mulching the planting site and covering it with oak leaves for the winter. The hazel grouse bulbs do not have covering scales, so you need to handle them as carefully as possible, to prevent drying out and mechanical damage. If it is not possible to plant hazel grouse bulbs immediately after purchase, protect them from drying out - place them in slightly damp peat or live sphagnum moss and put them in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator.

If you already have imperial hazel grouses in your garden, then when the leaves turn yellow in summer, they must be dug up and stored in a warm, dry place until the roots appear. Usually, new roots grow on the bulb in mid-August - early September. The appearance of roots and shoots is a signal that it is time to plant the stored bulbs. At the bottom of the hole, be sure to pour a small layer of coarse river sand - this will protect the bulbs from decay.

Favorable days for autumn planting of bulbous flowers according to the lunar calendar 2018:
buying bulbs- August 21-22; September 1, 4, 8, 10-11, 17-19, 27-28; October 3, 6-7, 14-16, 22-23, 25; November 2-3
processing of bulbs- August 29; September 3, 8, 15-16, 26; October 6-7, 13-14, 25, 27-28; 2-3, 9-10 November
planting bulbs- September 1, 11-12, 17-19, 27-29; 2-3, 6-7, 10, 25 October; November 2-6
mulching and shelter for the winter- September 27-29; October 27-28; November 2-6.

Crocus (or saffron (, forms a genus of herbaceous tuberous plants of the Iris family. In nature, crocus saffron grows in the steppes, forests and meadows of the Mediterranean, Central, Southern and Northern Europe, Minor and Central Asia and the Middle East. Scientists have described about 80 species and 300 varieties of crocus Crocus is interesting for modern flower growers because it is one of the earliest and most beautiful primroses, but there are crocuses that bloom in autumn.

Crocus plant is short, reaching a height of about 10 cm. Flattened or rounded crocus bulbs reach a diameter of 3 cm, they are dressed in scales and have a bunch of fibrous roots. Crocuses do not develop a stem. Narrow, linear, basal leaves that appear during or after flowering are collected in a bunch and covered with scales. Single goblet crocus flowers with a diameter of 2 to 5 cm of white, cream, blue, purple, purple, yellow or orange, blooming on a short leafless peduncle, surrounded by membranous scales. There are varieties of crocuses with spotted or two-colored coloration. The mass bloom of crocuses lasts from two to three weeks.

Crocus planting in open ground

When to plant crocuses

Spring crocuses are planted in the ground in autumn, and autumn-flowering in summer, the site is chosen sunny, although crocuses grow well in partial shade and even in the shade. The soil for growing crocuses is preferable to be light, dry, loose and nutritious. When preparing a plot for crocuses, it is advisable to place fine gravel or coarse river sand in the soil for drainage. As an organic additive, compost, rotted manure or peat with lime are added to the soil for digging, since crocuses do not like acidic soils. Ash is introduced into clay soil. For those species that do not tolerate wet soils, suit high beds with crushed stone or gravel as a drainage layer. The planting material must be free of defects and damage.

Planting crocuses in autumn

To see the blooming of crocuses in spring, their bulbs are planted in open ground in September. Planting crocuses in loose soil involves planting the bulb to a depth of twice its size. If the soil is heavy, a depth of one size is sufficient. The average distance between the bulbs is from 7 to 10 cm. After planting, the area is watered. Do not thicken the planting, because crocuses grow in one place from 3 to 5 years, and during this time one bulb grows over a whole colony of children, and the area with crocuses turns into a solid carpet of flowers. After a five-year period, crocuses need to be planted.

Planting crocuses for distillation

Many flower growers yearn without loved ones in winter. garden flowers, so even in winter time grow them in their apartment. The easiest way to grow a bouquet is from bulbs, including crocuses. Large-flowered Dutch varieties are most suitable for forcing. Crocus bulbs of about the same size are planted from five to ten pieces in shallow wide pots in order to get a whole bunch of primroses by the appointed time. The soil for crocuses planted for forcing should be neutral, loose, air and water permeable. The procedure and conditions for forcing crocuses are described in THIS article.

Crocus bulbs are not thrown away after flowering, they continue to be watered and even fed with a weak solution of complex mineral fertilizers for indoor plants. When the leaves begin to turn yellow, watering is gradually reduced until it stops completely. After the leaves have completely dried out, the bulbs are removed from the pot, cleaned of soil, wrapped in a napkin, placed in a cardboard box and stored in a dark, dry place until planting in open ground in the fall.

Crocus outdoor care

How to care for crocuses in the garden

Crocus care is simple. They need to be watered only if the winter was snowless and the spring was without rains. The height of the crocuses depends on the amount of moisture received, but in general they are quite drought-resistant. The soil on the site must be loosened and freed from weeds. During active growth, crocuses need additional feeding, and the use of fresh organic matter is unacceptable. And here mineral fertilizers they love crocuses, but they mostly require phosphorus and potassium, but an excess nitrogen fertilizers in wet weather can provoke fungal diseases... For the first time, complex mineral fertilizers at the rate of 30-40 g per m² are applied in early spring in the snow, the second top dressing, with a reduced dose of nitrogen, is carried out during flowering.

After the foliage on spring-blooming crocuses turns yellow, you can forget about them until the fall, unless, of course, the time has come to dig their bulbs out of the ground. Autumn flowering varieties will remind you of themselves when their flowers open in September.

Crocus transplant

It is not necessary to dig up crocus bulbs every year for the winter, but once every three to four years in the middle of summer, when the crocuses have a dormant period, it is necessary to do this, because over such a long period, the mother corm increases greatly due to the many daughter bulbs, which every year, in depending on the species and variety, it grows from one to ten. The bulbs begin to interfere with each other, and from this the crocus flowers become smaller.

When to dig up crocuses

The bulbs are planted once every three to five years, but if you need planting material, you can dig up, divide and transplant crocus bulbs more often. Bulbs of autumn-flowering crocuses, again, depending on the species and variety, are dug up from June to August, bulbs of spring-flowering ones - from July to September. The bulbs extracted from the ground are dried, defective scales, dead roots are removed from them, diseased bulbs are discarded, and mechanical damage is treated with crushed coal or ash. Before landing in the ground, they are stored in a cool and dry place.

The annual cycle of spring-blooming crocus begins with the regrowth of leaves in late winter or early spring. Their dormant period begins closer to mid-June. In autumn, crocuses become active again, begin to grow roots and accumulate food. At the same time, the process of formation of the renewal bud is completed. That is why it is very important to keep the crocus leaves intact during the dormant period. The digging of spring flowering plants, like their planting, is carried out during the dormant period, that is, from mid-June to the end of summer.

The cycle of an autumn-flowering crocus usually begins in August with flowering, during which leaves grow and a replacement corm is formed. And their dormant period begins a month earlier than that of spring-flowering ones. Therefore, if the need is ripe, you need to dig up the bulbs of crocuses blooming in autumn from early June to mid-August.

Crocus care after flowering

When the flowers fade, the stalks can be cut off, but the green crocus bushes will decorate your garden for a long time until the leaves turn yellow and fade. Once the leaves have dried naturally, the spring-flowering bulbs can be dug up and dried to be planted again in September. However, as already mentioned, it is not necessary to dig up crocus bulbs every year. If you planted them no earlier than three years ago, and soil is still visible between the crocus bushes, just cover the area with crocuses for the winter with a thick layer of peat or dry leaves.

Crocuses reproduction

The propagation of crocuses by daughter bulbs, or babies, which are separated from the mother's bulb during transplantation, we have just described. Planting crocuses in the ground after dividing the bulb is carried out according to the rules described in the corresponding section. Depending on the variety or species, the separated and planted baby will bloom in the third or fourth year. Spring crocuses also reproduce by seeds, but crocuses from seeds only bloom in the fourth or fifth year, so seed propagation is not as popular as vegetative propagation. The seeds of autumn-flowering crocuses do not have time to ripen in our conditions.

Crocuses storage of bulbs

After being removed from the soil, crocus bulbs are dried in the shade, cleaned of soil, dead roots and scales, laid out in one layer in a box or box. The smallest onions can be arranged in candy boxes. Until August, the storage temperature should be at least 22 ºC, because more low temperature will prevent the laying of flower buds. In August, the temperature is lowered to 20 ºC, and a week later to 15 ºC. But these are ideal storage conditions that are created only in specialized farms. At home, crocus bulbs are stored in a dark, dry place with room temperature and good ventilation before planting.

Crocus diseases and pests

Subject to the rules of agricultural technology, crocuses are almost not affected by diseases or pests from the world of insects. The worst enemy of crocuses is rodents, field mice, which gladly eat the bulbs of flowers, so do not leave the planting material laid out to dry unattended. It is very convenient to keep them in egg cartons, laid out in the cells.

Sometimes in the bulbs of crocuses, holes are found made by a wireworm - the larva of a click beetle. She yellow color and tough to the touch. If there are a lot of pests on crocuses, in late April or early May, spread bunches of last year's unripe grass, hay or straw around the site, moisten them and cover them with boards - wireworms will happily get into these traps, after which the traps with larvae are burned at the stake. If necessary, this unpleasant procedure must be repeated. Sometimes crocuses are harmed by slugs, which have to be collected by hand.

Self-seeding of crocuses and their germination in the most unexpected places can become a problem, as a result of which the culture is reborn into a weed.

Sometimes you can find in a flower bed with crocuses a specimen with flattened flowers in gray spots on the petals that do not fully open. This is a sign of a viral disease, which can be carried by mice, thrips and aphids. Diseased plants should be immediately dug up and destroyed before the disease spreads to other plants. The soil where the flowers infected with the virus grew is disinfected with a strong hot solution of potassium permanganate.

With improper or insufficient care, the crocus in the garden can be affected by fungal diseases of gray, penicillous or sclerocial rot, as well as fusarium. Warm and damp weather increases the risk of illness. To avoid this problem, carefully examine the planting material when buying, try not to damage the bulbs when digging up, and if you do accidentally scratch or cut the onion, sprinkle the wound with ash and dry it at room temperature. Before planting, etch the planting material in a fungicide solution.

Crocus species and varieties

All crocus varieties are classified into 15 groups. The first group includes autumn-flowering crocuses, and the remaining 14 groups represent spring-flowering species and varieties of crocuses. Spring crocus was the basis for many varieties and hybrids, most of which belongs to the authorship of Dutch breeders. The most popular commercial varieties are classified as Dutch hybrids. Another popular group of commercial varieties in culture is Chrysanthus, which was formed by hybrids between golden, two-flowered crocuses and its hybrids. We offer you a quick introduction to these groups and their best varieties.

Spring blooming crocuses

CROCUS SPRING(Crocus vernus) grows up to 17 cm high. The corm is flattened, covered with mesh scales, the leaves are narrow, linear, dark green with a longitudinal silvery-white stripe. Purple or white flowers with a long tube, bell-funnel-shaped, in the amount of one or two, develop from one corm and bloom in spring for about three weeks.

CROCUS TWO-FLORAL(Crocus biflorus) occurs naturally from Italy to Iran, as well as in the Caucasus and Crimea. It has a variety of natural forms: with white flowers, lilac-blue with brown spots on the outside of the petals, white with violet-brown stripes, white on the inside and violet-brown on the outside. The pharynx of flowers is white or yellow.

GOLDEN CROCUS(Crocus chrysanthus) grows on the rocky slopes of the Balkans and Asia Minor. It reaches a height of 20 cm, its corms are spherical, but flattened, the leaves are very narrow, the flowers are golden-yellow in color with the perianths bending back, shiny from the outside. Some forms have brown streaks or tan marks on the outside of the petals. Anthers are orange, columns are reddish. Blooms in April for three weeks. In culture since 1841. The following varieties are common in floriculture:
❀ Blue Bonnet- flowers up to 3 cm long with a pale blue perianth and yellow fauces.
❀ Nanette- a variety with large yellow-cream flowers with purple stripes on the outside.
❀ I. Gee. Bowels- crocus with very large bright yellow flowers on the inside and gray-brownish on the outside.

CROCUS TOMAZINI(Crocus tommasinianus) in natural conditions grows in deciduous forests and on the hillsides of Hungary and the countries of the former Yugoslavia. It has pink-lilac perianth leaves, sometimes with a white border around the edge. The open flowers are in the shape of a star with a white throat. The flower tube is white. Up to three flowers, up to 6 cm high, develop from one corm. This species blooms in April for three weeks. Crocus Tomasini, one of the most popular species, has been cultivated since 1847. Most famous varieties:
❀ Laylek Beauty- wide-open, almost flat flowers up to 3 cm in diameter with yellow anthers and narrow oval-shaped narrow lobes of lilac color on the outside and a lighter shade on the inside.
❀ Whitwell Purple- large, wide-open, almost flat purple-violet flowers up to 4 cm in diameter with narrow elongated lobes. White tube up to 3.5 cm long.

In addition to those described, such spring-flowering crocuses are known in the culture: narrow-leaved, reticulated, Crimean, Korolkova, Imperate, Zibera, yellow, Geufel, Ankyrian, Alataevsky, Adam, Corsican, Dalmatian, Etruscan, Fleischer, Malia and the smallest.

Autumn blooming crocuses

CROCUS BEAUTIFUL(Crocus speciosus) grows on the edges of forests in the mountainous regions of Crimea, the Balkans and Asia Minor. Its leaves reach a length of 30 cm, lilac-purple flowers with longitudinal purple veins up to 7 cm in diameter bloom in early autumn. In culture since 1800. Garden forms of this species are known with dark blue, white, blue, lilac and light purple flowers. The best varieties:
❀ Albus- white-flowered variation with a cream-colored tube.
❀ Artabir- flowers of sky-blue color with bracts covered with dark veins.
❀ Oksinan- The flowers are violet-blue with a dark perianth and sharp leaves.

GOOD CROCUS(Crocus pulchellus) - very beautiful plant with light purple flowers in a dark strip, the diameter of which is from 6 to 8 cm, and the height is from 7 to 10 cm. On each plant in September or October, 5-10 flowers open. The cute crocus is not afraid of light frosts.

CROCUS BANAT(Crocus banaticus) grows in the Carpathians, Romania and the Balkans. The name was given in honor of the historical region of Banat, located in Romania. It has linear silvery-gray leaves up to 15 cm long. Graceful light lilac flowers with yellow anthers rise above the ground surface by 12-14 cm. The outer tepals are up to 4.5 cm long, the inner ones are narrower and half as long. It has been cultivated since 1629.

In culture, autumn-flowering crocuses are also grown beautiful, Pallas, Holmovaya, Sharoyana, Gulimi, holo-flowered, Kardukhor, medium, Cartwright, Kochi, trellised, medium, yellow-white and late.

Dutch hybrids, or large-flowered crocuses, are unpretentious and fertile spring-flowering plants, the flowers of which are on average twice as large as those of the original species. The first varieties of Dutch hybrids appeared in 1897. Now there are more than 50 of them, and they are divided into groups according to the color of the flowers. The first group includes varieties with pure white flowers or white with a spot of a different color at the base of each lobe of the bracts. The second group combines varieties with purple, lilac and lilac colors. The third represents varieties with a net or striped color of flowers with or without a spot at the base of the lobes. Hybrids bloom during May, flowering lasts from 10 to 17 days. We recommend you several varieties that grow well in our climate:
❀ Albion- white goblet flowers up to 4 cm in diameter with rounded lobes, with a tube up to 5 cm long with a rare lilac streak.
❀ Vanguard- cupped, open bluish-lilac flowers up to 4 cm in diameter with elongated oval lobes with small spots of a darker color at the base, with a bluish-lilac tube up to 4.5 cm long.
❀ Jubilee- goblet blue flowers with a barely noticeable purple-violet tinge and with a clear light purple spot at the base of the lobes, as well as a narrow light border along the edge. The tube is light purple, up to 5.5 cm long.
❀ Sniper Banner- goblet flowers up to 4 cm in diameter with oval lobes of mesh color - a light grayish-lilac shade on the outside and with a densely lilac mesh on the inside. The lobes of the inner circle are lighter in color than the lobes of the outer one. At the base of the lobes there is a small but very distinct dark lilac speck. The tube up to 4 cm long is dark lilac.
❀ Kathleen Parlow- cupped white flowers up to 4 cm in diameter with a short lilac streak at the base of the inner lobes and with a white tube up to 5 cm long.

CHRIZANTHUS- spring-flowering hybrids, in the formation of which golden crocuses participated, natural forms of two-flowered crocus and their hybrids. The flowers of this group are not as large as the flowers of the "Dutch", but among the chrysanthus there are many varieties with yellow and bluish flowers. The most famous varieties:
❀ Gypsy Girl- Cup-shaped, wide-open flowers up to 3.5 cm in diameter, light yellow inside with a dark yellow throat, and yellowish cream outside. There is a small brown speck on the inside of the lobes. The tube up to 3 cm long is cream-colored with dusty lilac streaks.
❀ Marietta- wide-open, almost flat flowers up to 3.5 cm in diameter with oval narrow dark cream lobes with a yellow throat, outside at the base of the lobes of the outer circle, covered with dense dark purple stripes, a greenish-brown spot. A tube up to 3 cm long in a light gray-green shade.
❀ Lady Keeler- cupped, almost flat flowers up to 3 cm in diameter with elongated oval lobes of white color from the inside, the lobes of the inner circle are white outside, and the outer ones are dark purple with a white border and a small dark-gray spot at the base. Purple bud, tube up to 3 cm long, dark purple-violet hue.
❀ Saturnus- wide-open, flat flowers up to 3.5 cm in diameter with slightly elongated tops of the lobes of the outer circle. The color is yellowish cream with a bright yellow throat. Outside, at the base there is a greenish-brown spot, the lobes of the outer circle are streaked with thick lilac strokes. The tube is grayish-green, up to 2.5 cm long.

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Crocuses: a short description of the plant

Autumn

• Lukeria
• But you should not rush to planting, because the plants planted in the fall need only have time to take root, but they should grow only in the spring. Therefore, in the southern regions of the country, in warm autumn, the planting of bulbs can be delayed until the end of October, but in the middle lane this time usually occurs in September.

Saffron is a light-loving and drought-resistant crop. With prolonged damp weather, corms can rot, so good drainage is one of the main conditions for the successful cultivation of this crop.

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• Also, this plant is widely used in alternative medicine. On the basis of crocus, special eye drops and fortifying tinctures are made, since saffron has antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic properties.
• Expelled crocuses in the fall can be safely planted in open ground.

These plants reproduce by their "children" - these are daughter corms. They are formed from the buds that sit in the sinus of the scales. When the old corm dies off, new babies begin to grow on their own, forming a kind of "nest". It turns out a group of related bulbs. The above method is the most effective method for the reproduction of plants such as crocus flowers. Planting and care in this case are done very carefully so as not to damage the bulbous material.

Crocuses: planting in autumn. Landing dates

The leaves of the plant wither and turn yellow;

• An early flower that pleases the eye with the first ray of the spring sun is proudly called crocus. This flower is also widely known as saffron. Crocuses are planted in autumn. The required amount of fertilizer must first be applied to the soil, since this flower prefers loose, fertile soil.
• Must be planted until mid-summer and they will bloom in September or October, depending on the variety.

30.01.2011 at 21:09

In this article we will try to briefly but succinctly describe the features of planting the most famous and beloved spring bulbous plants, but there will be a special, individual approach to exotic beauties.

Care consists in keeping the soil loose, weeding, feeding and fighting pests and diseases. Plants are at rest all summer, and in autumn both leaves and buds appear at the same time.

• Vegetable garden, flower garden
• Herbaceous
• Planting crocuses in the ground in autumn provides an opportunity to enjoy the flowering of this plant in early spring. But so that these flowers do not disappoint you and grow really beautiful and spectacular, it is important to follow some simple recommendations for planting them.

Gardeners celebrate the spectacular flowering and growth of these flowers close to the following plants:

Locations and soil for flowers

The corm grows every year and becomes larger. As a result of this, many so-called babies are formed. When it becomes cramped for them, and they are already beginning to interfere with each other, they must be seated.

They die off over time;

This plant belongs to the Iris family. About 80 of its species and more than 300 varieties are known. Crocuses are divided into two huge groups:

When planting autumn crocuses, you need to take into account the fact that you need to plant them without flowers. Very often, autumn species are sold in nurseries or flower shops already in bloom. I can say that they have very few chances to take root. So it's better to buy them early and plant them without buds. Then in September they will bloom in your flower bed. If, nevertheless, you bought crocuses in bloom, planted them, and they wilted, do not be upset. Cut off the dry leaves and the flower itself and leave the plant alone. Your crocus will bloom next year. True, the plant will gain strength only after 2 years. Therefore, it is better not to plant already flowering specimens.

Didn't have time to plant tulips in autumn, the bulbs are stored in the refrigerator, how can the situation be corrected, is it possible to plant a tulip in spring?

Planting crocuses in the fall in the ground

Mouse hyacinths belong to the lily family, these are short plants (no more than 30 cm), most often their inflorescences are white, blue or purple. They are often planted in tulip or daffodil borders at the forefront where they contrast beautifully in both color and size. Muscari also look good on alpine slides, planted in groups and perfectly filling the voids on it.

In the middle lane of crocus planting for the winter, it is better to cover it with peat and foliage. You can plant the bulbs in a container (by the way, this will protect them from mice), and after flowering, without removing them from the containers, store them in a dark, cool room.

Boarding time

Family

Crocuses are flowers that bloom very early and do so for a very short time. The flowering period lasts from seven to ten days, after which the crocuses wither quickly. And in mid-June, a dormant period begins, when even the leaves of the plant wither. Flowers can stay in one place for up to five years, but many gardeners often transfer them when updating the design of their garden.

Mahonia;

If conditions permit, it is important to plant children of one bulb of a particular species in groups. This planting material blooms approximately 4 years after planting.

Crocus propagation by seeds

The bulb remains weak, but alive.

Those that bloom in spring;

The bulbs are planted to a depth of about 10 cm.The distance between the bulbs is 3-5 cm.

For planting mouse hyacinths, well-drained, loose soils, located in a well-lit place, are suitable. They are planted at a distance of 8-10 cm from each other to a depth of about 8 cm. Muscari can be propagated by dividing the nests of the bulbs every 3 years, this is done only in the fall. Terry muscari varieties enjoy a well-deserved popularity for a long flowering period, unlike conventional varieties.

Crocus care

In addition to seed crocus, autumn flowering can be used as a spice and dye.

• Spring
• Iris (Iridaceae)
• Planting crocuses in autumn

Boxwood;

• The second method of reproduction of crocuses is by seeds. But this method is only suitable for spring flowering plants. Crocuses, which bloom in the fall, do not bear fruit regularly because early severe frosts prevent them from setting seeds.
• In the first spring after the above planting, crocuses may not bloom at all.

Those that bloom in summer.

Forcing crocuses

Crocuses thrive on all types of soil, but prefer light loam. If the soil is completely "poor" then it is advisable to fertilize it before planting. You can put compost or manure in the planting hole (only rotted - fresh is impossible). In general, crocuses are responsive to fertilizers and will not remain in debt to you. Flowers will delight. The only thing that doesn't suit them is acidic soil.

01/30/2011 at 23:06

Crocuses are representatives of the iris family; they are divided into spring-flowering (including early spring), autumn-flowering and large-flowered Dutch. are graceful low-growing plants (8-10 cm) with large single goblet-shaped flowers of various colors.

Crocus pallas

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• Decorative and economic qualities
• When planting plants, some features should be taken into account.
• Yew;
• Sow this planting material in small pots or boxes. This will allow small shoots not to get lost among the large ones, and they will also be better protected from weeds. The pot must be covered with black foil and made sure that they do not dry out. If the leaves of the seedlings die off completely, they can be slightly sprayed with Roundup. But here it is important to be careful not to make the soil too wet, as this can provoke rotting of the seedlings. Seedlings bloom for about 5 years.
• This plant needs a well-prepared soil. It is fertilized with compost and manure, in addition, it is well loosened. Excessive moisture and stagnant water are not good for a flower. Therefore, if crocuses are planted in autumn, a little sand must be added to the soil, especially clayey.
• Their flowering period is very short - no more than 10 days.
• You will also need drainage. The sand will completely come off, if there is no sand, then you can pour some fine gravel on the bottom. By the way, if you have a wetland, then try to plant crocuses in the highest place.
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• Water-permeable warm soils are the most appropriate place for planting crocuses, there should be good lighting, although light shading will not interfere with their flowering. Spring-flowering crocuses are planted permanently from September to November, and autumn-blooming crocuses should be planted in July. Optimum depth planting - 8 cm, and the distance between the corms for a group planting - 10 cm. The overgrown nests of corms are planted in the fall every 2-3 years.

Application of crocuses

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• Crocus
• Decorative flowering
• The soil
• Thuja;

Plants such as crocus flowers do not require special complex observation. Planting and leaving has only a few rules:

The best soil for this plant is, of course, light sandy loam soil. The area must be well drained, as stagnant water leads to rotting of the plant.

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The main features of the above flower:

Important! Crocuses do not like wet soils. The plant may die.

, This is perhaps the best option, because storing the bulbs until autumn is risky. The main thing is that they are healthy, do not rot, dry out, etc. If the tulip bulbs were stored in appropriate conditions, then perhaps their flower bud has even ripened, in which case they can give flowers this season, otherwise only on next year... And don't dig them up this year.

A flower with this bird name belongs to the lily family. It is a bulbous plant with wide linear leaves and beautiful flowers of unusual colors, including speckled and even checkerboard (checkerboard hazel grouse), hence its name. The height of the hazel grouses is different, depending on their type, on one stem there are 1-3 drooping bell-shaped flowers.

C. pallasii

Two names, one comes from the Greek word "kroke" - "thread, fiber", the second - "saffron" - echoes the Arabic "zeferan" - "yellow".

The soil

The flower is very fond of fertile loose soil, which is well fertilized with manure and compost. However, it should be remembered that crocuses, planting in autumn which will bring bright flowers in spring, absolutely cannot stand even the slightest stagnation of moisture. This is why sand should be added to the soil to improve drainage.

Galanthus;

Once every few years they must be thinned out, since in favorable conditions each corm produces up to 10 children annually and becomes larger and larger;

Resistance to unforeseen atmospheric phenomena;​

Crocuses grow best in full sun. Then the flowers will appear as soon as the snow melts. And the buds will be larger than those planted in the shade. I want to say that in the shade, flowers may not fully open up. These plants love well-lit areas.

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Grouse are planted in well-drained land in places open to the sun. Planting depth depends on the size of the bulb, usually it is a distance equal to twice the height of the bulb, and the planting pattern also depends on the type of hazel grouse, i.e. from their habit. As a rule, they practice group planting of fritillaria (another name for hazel grouse). By the way, hazel grouses are loved by many summer residents and gardeners because they scare off moles and mice with their specific smell.

) With pink-purple flowers and

Why yellow and why thread? Because the bright red-orange stigmas of crocuses when dried resemble threads, fibers that were used as a strong dye.

Fertile, medium fertility, drained, neutral

Lighting

Helleborus;

The process of digging out of spring-flowering plants is carried out in the summer after their leaves turn yellow;

So that the flowers are not small, it is important for them to find a place that is well lit. It is important that the plants do not shade the trees. Although this plant grows well in partial shade.

Tendency to reproduce rapidly;

Crocus care is quite simple. Fertilize them twice - in early spring, as soon as the snow has melted and during flowering. After 10 days of flowering, spring crocuses have a dormant period. Even without flowers, crocuses look beautiful due to the original leaves.

11/13/2011 at 9:45

Daffodils are well-known spring bulbous flowers of the amaryllis family. Dutch flower growers have been actively involved in breeding daffodils, as well as tulips, for a long time, therefore there are many species and groups of them with the most diverse shape and color of flowers. Although, the color scheme is predominantly white and yellow.

Beautiful crocus

The scarf was also used both as a medicine and as an incense during religious rituals. And finally, as a subtle seasoning that not only enriched the taste and color of food, but also served as a good preservative.

Soil moisture

To obtain maximum flowers, the crocus should be planted in a well-lit area. You can do this in partial shade, but then the inflorescences will be much smaller. If the crocus is planted next to other bulbs, such as a daffodil, tulip or hazel grouse, then you can get a bright spring area that pleases with constant flowering.

Primrose;

The bulbs are dried and stored in the shade.

Soil fertilization also needs to be taken seriously. It is important to remember: nitrogen is a great danger for crocuses. That's why the best option for him are fertilizers rich in phosphorus and potassium. After all, the first trace element is necessary for the formation of crocus buds and the extension of the flowering period. The second trace element is important precisely for the bulbs of the plant.

Unpretentious care.

In late June and early July, the leaves dry out and the bulbs need to be dug up (spring varieties). They dry out for a couple of months and in September they can be planted again. Many growers do not dig crocuses. But this must be done, if not every year, then at least once every 3-4 years. So they will bloom better and multiply faster. But you need to dig them out only in the middle of summer, during the dormant period. Hello! I was given tulip bulbs, but I was late to plant in the fall. Write when you planted them in the spring. Sprouted at home or directly into the ground. Thank you As with all bulbous plants, daffodils are suitable for planting loose, permeable soil in the sun or in partial shade. They are usually planted from August to October, although if you need to propagate daffodils from your own planting material, then in the summer - in July, after the leaves dry, the bulbs need to be dug up and, having separated the children, they should be immediately planted in a permanent place.

Despite the fact that this spice is produced by many countries - Spain, France, India, Iran, its cost is still very high. The fact is that over the past millennia, nothing has changed in the collection technology. Ripe crocus flowers, as in ancient times, are harvested by hand. Three bright orange funnel-shaped stigmas with a part of the column are plucked out or cut out of them and dried for half an hour in a shaded place at room temperature or in a dryer at + 45-50 ° C for 12-15 minutes. Finished saffron has a strong, slightly intoxicating aroma and a bitter-spicy taste.

Moderately humid

Watering Erythroniums; In addition, it should be noted that there are many diseases and pests in plants such as crocuses. Planting and care in the fall is carried out taking into account the following recommendations: It is imperative to plant or transplant these plants without flowers. If, nevertheless, flowering specimens are planted, then they will gain strength only after about two years. In one place, these flowers can grow for 5 years.

Plants do not require shelter for the winter. They tolerate well both autumn and spring frosts.

Crocuses, and this plant is also called saffron, there are about 300 varieties. They belong to the genus of the family "Kasatikovye", and there are about 80 species. In nature, they are found in the Crimea, the Caucasus, the Mediterranean. Some species are included in

What is spring garden without tulips! Tulips belong to the lily family and are amazing with their variety. Old, time-tested varieties are very unpretentious and do not require special conditions for normal growth and flowering.

C. speciosus

Is it possible to collect this spice from crocuses that bloomed in May on the site? Unfortunately no. Not all types of crocuses are suitable for making valuable spices. For this purpose, exclusively autumn-flowering is grown. Life span Crocuses, the planting of which requires some knowledge, need good watering... Before the procedure, you need to slightly fluff the ground near the plant. This is done for good air and moisture penetration to the roots of the flower. Erantis. Before planting in open ground, it is advisable to hold the plant bulbs in a solution of potassium permanganate. This will prevent the development of fungal diseases in the planting material. Crocus planting before winter is carried out by the following method: the bulb is lowered to a depth of 10 cm.The distance between these plants must be observed and be at least 4 cm. The planting of these plants depends on their species. Crocus planting dates are as follows: Reproduction in crocuses occurs by children (daughter bulbs). Each such small bulb will bloom for 3 or 4 years. Depending on the variety. Every year more and more children are formed and then it becomes cramped for them. Because of this, the crocus flowers are getting smaller and smaller. Here's another reason to dig up bulbs during the summer. Red Book.

The usual time for planting tulips is at the end of autumn, so that the bulbs do not germinate and the sprouts freeze in winter period... The planting depth depends on the type of soil and on the size of the bulb, the distance between individual flowers is 10-20 cm.Like daffodils, tulips, to obtain their own material after the leaves dry up (in summer), dig up and separate the daughter bulbs, which are dried and used for autumn landing.

) With lilac-purple flowers. But they have these properties to a lesser extent.

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Think about spring in autumn

Sowing crocus

Perennial

Fertilizers

These plants are widely used for the following purposes:

Planting muscari (mouse hyacinth)

It is necessary to store crocus bulbs in the house, that is, away from rodents. These are the main enemies of the plant.

The thickness of the soil layer above the planting material is not less than double the diameter of the bulb. This is when the ground is loose. But in the case of heavy soil, this indicator is only one-time the diameter of the planting material.

Planting crocuses (saffron)

Late spring or early summer (autumn flowering);

Spring crocuses can also be propagated by seeds. But from flower seeds you will have to wait 4 to 5 years. The seeds of autumn crocuses in our latitudes do not have time to ripen.

Planting hazel grouses

This flower is not large, a maximum of 10 cm in height.It has tuberous bulbs spherical and flat shape... Crocuses come in different colors: yellow, white, blue and even purple. In our area, most often on summer cottages there are yellow crocuses. In this article, I want to tell you about crocus cultivation.

Lily - the name speaks for itself, belongs to the lily family, has a varied color of flowers, with the exception of the blue-blue scale. Many lilies bloom in early June and perfectly enliven the picture. summer garden with its bright colors and strong spicy aromas.

Planting daffodils

Photophilous and drought-resistant.

Planting tulips

Illumination

If the soil was well fertilized during planting, then in the first year you can refuse to introduce additional nutrients. However, if the flowers have been growing in the same place for more than two years, they must be fed. Crocuses, planting in the fall of which is the best way get bright and beautiful flowers, need fertilizers high in potassium and phosphate. The first one is needed for the appearance of healthy and large bulbs, and the second one is needed to prolong flowering and bud formation. The first feeding should be carried out when the first sprout appears, the second - when tying the buds, the third - after their wilting. The very first fertilizer should contain half as much phosphorus as potassium, all other times their amount should be proportional to each other.

Planting lilies

To create a beautiful landscape design of the site;

Also, to get good nests of corms, gardeners recommend planting them every year. This will give the kids more room to grow.

October-November (spring flowering).

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1. The most worst enemy crocuses - mice. By the way, during the drying of the bulbs, the mice also do not sleep. So, don't leave the bulbs to dry in sheds or outdoors under a canopy. I take them home to my apartment. And I store them in egg cartons on the balcony. It is very convenient. For outdoor cultivation, crocuses are planted in September-October. Of course, if these are not autumn crocuses, but there are such ones too. In general, all types of crocuses are divided into spring-flowering and autumn-flowering ones.

   The best place to plant lilies is in an open, sunny place, but their stems at the base would be good to shade with the help of undersized companion plants. Lilies prefer drained, well-fertilized soils. August-September is the optimal time for planting bulbs, the distance between the plants and the planting depth depend entirely on the type of soil and the particular cultivar. Lilies can also be planted in spring, therefore, when buying bulbs for autumn planting, pay attention to the fact that they are not loose and do not have sprouts. Otherwise, it turns out that you have acquired leftover material from the spring forcing. If you are "lucky", then just cut off the seedlings and plant the onion a little deeper than usual.

2. Regular loosening, weed removal, top dressing. Crocus sativus

   Direct sunlight, scattered sunlight Crocuses: planting in autumn. Features of the

3. As gift flowers in pots for the holidays (Valentine's Day, March 8); It is forcing that helps to achieve very early flowering in crocuses. Only the healthiest bulbs are suitable for this purpose. Somewhere in September, gardeners recommend planting them in pots. The soil in the container should be slightly damp. The pots should be covered with a film, first make several holes in it for ventilation.

   Planting crocuses at home has another important recommendation. If these plants are not hardy enough, they must be mulched.

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Crocuses: planting, growing, care and reproduction

You just need to remember the main rule: this process is carried out only when the plants are in a period of absolute dormancy. Crocuses are planted in the ground before winter. Gardeners recommend buying crocus bulbs in August or September. At this time, the plant is at rest. If the autumn weather pleases with warmth, then the crocus planting dates may slightly shift until mid-November. Crocuses can also be affected by fungal diseases. But here a pale solution of potassium permanganate will always save. (hold in the solution for a few minutes before planting). Throw away badly damaged bulbs. Of course, if the bulbs are not dug out every year, then these problems may not be seen.

Crocuses, one of the first spring flowers, begin to color the world with bright colors, after the dreary gray-white tones of winter. When and how to plant crocuses you will receive a million tips both verbally and in print. Believe me, they will be right, because everyone plants them in their own way.

Crocus when to plant bulbs

Crocuses love to soak up the sun, so choose a well-lit area for planting. It is not forbidden to plant under trees with a not dense crown, while the foliage blooms, the crocuses will have time to bloom. In shady places, he lacks strength and light, you will not wait for these delicate buds to open.

In the area where you will plant the bulbs, add nutrient soil to the grooves made for planting flowers, mix. Trust that crocuses will respond gratefully to your care. The soil should be nutritious, loose and moderately moist, these are ideal conditions for saffron.

We plant in the fall varieties of the spring flowering period

Varieties of flowers blooming in spring are planted from August, preferably at the end, and until mid-October, the most fertile time for rooting. And the varieties of the autumn flowering period are best planted in the ground at the end of summer.

Please note! Crocuses hate the introduction of fresh manure into the soil. This is a straight path for the destruction of plantings.

Spring beauties love moist soil, but stagnant water is contraindicated, it leads to decay of plant roots. In this case, drainage of the area where they grow should be arranged. Adding sand, expanded clay, ash, compost to the soil will completely correct this problem, by the way, greatly alleviate it.

Crocuses in one area can grow for 3-5 years. Try to plant the planting material less often, do not be afraid that the planting site will look bare. In a year, everything will change, the bulbs will form babies and young seedlings will grow in the free space.

Crocuses reproduce well in natural conditions. And getting a beautiful meadow of spring first-borns, you will additionally receive young healthy bulbs.

How to plant crocuses in autumn

Spring varieties of blooming crocuses are planted in the ground in autumn. When purchasing a new variety of bulbs, pay attention to the appearance. Rotten, dried, soft, deformed specimens should not be taken, this is already rubbish and do not waste your money. It is better to buy 1 full-fledged onion expensively than to buy 5 pieces of who knows what. You can also bring the infection to the site.

Before planting on a flower bed, be sure to disinfect them in a disinfecting solution:

1. Fundazole.
2. Maxim.
3. Vitaros.
4. Potassium permanganate.
5. Coming soon.

Warn! You know perfectly well that it is better to prevent a disease than to try to cure plants for a long time and persistently. Almost all etching solutions are prepared in the same way, 2 ml is taken per liter of water. drug, this is the advice of the practice. The instructions for use have not yet been canceled. Just in case, take a look at it.

If you do not have a special solution in the country, then the potassium permanganate magic wand will help out, make a pale pink solution, hold the corn bulbs for 30 minutes and plant.

In the volume of the resulting solution, 1 kg can be processed. the onions prepared for this. 30 minutes is the optimal time for disinfecting planting material. After processing, you do not need to rinse it, you can immediately start planting.

Pre-balance the composition of the soil, it is not necessary for you to carry out analyzes on the composition of the soil, just figure out by eye what we are missing.

The soil may be sandy and lacking in nutrients. During digging, add leafy humus, rotted manure, peat, all in a 7-liter bucket per 1 square meter. m.

Correct! Make heavy clay soil light and fluffy in your power, though you have to work hard, it's worth it, then you will see for yourself. When digging, add to it, coarse sand, lime, rotted manure, a little superphosphate, peat. Now check out the layout for 1 sq. m .:

• 1-2 buckets of sand;
• 1 bucket of manure;
• 0.5 buckets of peat;
• 0.5 kg. lime;
• 40 gr. superphosphate.

Take note of adding superphosphate to the soil only 30 days after adding lime, it is contraindicated to add these 2 ingredients together.

If you have sandy loam or loamy soil on your site, then crocuses will grow like paradise, this is their favorite soil, do not apply any fertilizers to it, all you need is a thorough digging of the earth by 20-25 cm and its moistening.

How deep to plant crocus bulbs

When creating a voluminous flower bed, plant crocuses at a distance of 5 cm from each other. In fact, experienced flower growers plant bulbs in containers on a flower bed, so they do not "scatter" all over the site and the type of meadow with flowers is well-groomed.

The required planting depth is 3 bulb heights, this is 10-11 cm.It is possible for small bulbs to violate the planting rule, better fit to a depth of 6 cm.

If you live in Siberia or the Urals, then planting crocuses, when setting a constant temperature in the region of -10 ° C; should be covered with spruce branches or fallen leaves. The frosts are bitter there.

Think! Autumn planting of flowers ends in October. There is no point in planting the bulbs later on. Is it worth buying, and then ruining the planting material with 100% certainty.

Plant crocuses before winter

In general, experienced florists do not advise planting bulbs later than mid-October. You can, of course, take the risk of planting crocuses before winter, but, in the opinion experienced gardeners, it is better to attend to the acquisition of the varieties you need early, than to risk the specimens obtained with difficulty later.

No one argues that saffron unpretentious plants... It also happened that the planted bulbs in early November bloomed in early spring. So the winter then stood out warm without bitter frosts. As old people rightly say, it doesn't have to be done once at a time. Planting crocuses in the last month of autumn is still risky.

Planting crocuses in spring

In the spring, varieties of the autumn flowering period are planted or those that you could not plant in the fall, so you have to do this in the spring. It's just that spring varieties this year will not be able to please with delicate flowers.

For spring planting, choose a fine day in April and plant flower bulbs in a sunny meadow on a garden bed prepared in advance in autumn. Autumn flowering varieties will give you fragrant and bright colors, and will cheer you up, at this time almost all the flowers have faded.

Ask! At this time, the garden becomes sad, and a bright fragrant flower bed will bloom a dull autumn landscape. So plant flowers in the spring as soon as the first thawed patches appear on the site and the ground thaws a little.

Agricultural technicians advise planting saffron in early April, but you should be guided by the weather conditions in your region. When to plant fall saffron varieties, ask your local growers for advice. They will tell you when to do it.

Crocus varieties of autumn flowering

More than 300 species of crocuses are currently registered. In nature, there are only 2 colors of flower petals, these are yellow and blue. There is golden, but scientists are inclined to believe that this is a hybrid. Consider some popular varieties, they are most often found in Russia:

1. Beautiful crocus - has the largest flower, dark purple in color with purple veins, has a pleasant aroma, leaves are narrow, their length is 20-30 cm. They grow from the ground and die off in July. The most popular variety, it blooms in autumn. Several hybrids have been created on its basis.
2. Crocus Zonatus - flowers of dense pink color, yellow heart, blooms in the middle of autumn, has a sweet aroma.
3. Long-flowered crocus - Blooms in the last month of autumn.

We plant crocuses in a pot at home

For the soul! Now you can buy fresh flowers all year round, at any time of the day and the assortment is stunning. Popping into a flower shop, you are lost to society for two hours. Well, this is of course about women, although men are also fond of flowers.

There are many flowers, the choice is huge, but I want to give flowers grown by my own hands for my soul mate or for a loved one. Let it be trite, but agree very touching.

Crocuses are usually planted for distillation in winter. Timed the result of your work to March 8, the anniversary. Or on the day of the first meeting with your beloved, you remember him all your life. It should be warned right away, this is not such a simple matter.

First, you should stock up on bulbs. It is better to purchase varieties specially bred for distillation. After flowering and wilting of the ground part, they are dug up and stored all summer at a temperature of + 20 ° C. In the closet, where there are no drafts, the air is clean and dry. In September, the storage temperature is lowered to + 15 ° C.

It is advised to start planting in pots in October, or when it is more convenient for you. Before planting, stock up on a mixture of soil for forcing flowers. It consists of 2 parts of leaf, 2 parts of sod land and 1 part of coarse sand, add a little bone meal. Crocuses are very fond of nutritious soil.

Compact the soil poured into the pot a little, pour it with complex fertilizer for bulbous. Place the bulbs 2.5 cm apart. Still, it is better to plant in a rectangular container, it will be much more compact. Sprinkle with soil on top, 2.5 cm of soil layer is enough. Do not water, wait until sprouts appear. This moment is also preceded by some tricks.

Wait for a miracle! After planting saffron in containers, do not cover the seedlings with foil. Now attach the containers to the refrigerator for 2 months, wait, the first sprouts will appear there. As they germinate, take out the containers, place them on the windowsill, the growth temperature is + 12 ° C, do not forget to water, saffron loves moist soil.

Observe strictly temperature regime, at + 21 ° C, saffron will fade very quickly. Create a shade for the sprouts by making paper caps, this is necessary for stretching the peduncles, so the flowers will look more graceful.

After you remove the caps, the flowers need to be well lit, you know that crocuses love the sun. Fluorescent lighting will not be superfluous.

Place the flowers in the refrigerator for a couple of days before flowering, this will improve the brightness of the flowers. except good lighting, you also need good nutrition so that the flowers are strong, and the peduncles do not bend, allowing you to admire your article. Recommended forcing varieties:

1. K. gold-colored.
2. K. spring.
3. K. is wonderful.

And these are varieties of multi-colored hybrids:

• white flowers - Jeanne d Arc;
• silvery purple - Vanguard;
• white and purple - Lady-killer;
• pink - Toscana.

Beautiful flowers with a delicate aroma, original colors, this is a chic gift for your beloved girlfriend or mom.

Planting crocuses and hyacinths

Hyacinths are considered difficult to grow. This is a very erroneous opinion. It is difficult to grow planting material of flowers, and amateurs should not even take on this. Let the specialists be engaged in reproduction, this is their job.

Create beauty! In mid-September, they begin to plant hyacinth and crocus bulbs in central Russia, at the beginning of the month in the northern regions of the country. In the South, they are planted in late October, early November.

For all bulbs, including hyacinths, the rule must be strictly observed, the planting material must have time to take root. Otherwise, the landings will freeze.

Crocuses, calculate for yourself when to plant bulbs in autumn, take into account that the bulbs take root for two weeks. So adjust the landing dates with the forecasts of the weather forecasters.

When planning a beautifully flowering flower bed of several types of bulbous, knowledgeable flower growers are advised to remove all the soil from it to the depth of planting. Then, the species of all plants are placed along the bottom of the hole in a convenient order for you or in the form of some kind of pattern. Plants should preferably be placed more densely. Then you will have just a gorgeous flower bed.

Crocuses love nutritious and loose soil, but hyacinths do not care, they take their food from the bulb. After flowering, they are simply dug up and thrown away. For planting hyacinths next year, new bulbs are purchased. The only thing these flowers do not tolerate is the proximity to the roots of groundwater.

Planting depth of hyacinths, 3 bulb heights, the larger the bulb, the deeper the planting. On light soils, you can deepen the planting by 3 centimeters, and on heavy soils, it is better to raise it by 3 cm.

Stock up! In the spring, it is often difficult to find the planting material of the variety you need, as always in the spring everything is bought up in an instant. We have to stock up in advance, in the fall the assortment is much richer. Now the main task is to save it before landing.

We bought the varieties of hyacinths you need, now you need to create the appropriate conditions for them:

1. A cool and well ventilated area is required.
2. Remove the hyacinths from the plastic bags and place them in a row of wooden boxes.

The fact is, the bulbous during storage emit gas, and whatever the root of the bulbs suffocates, you need to ventilate them well. Bulbs do not like hyacinths wet air rots quickly if stored in a humid place. Airing is vital.

When to plant crocuses in the Moscow region

In the Moscow region, crocuses are planted in the ground in October, the air temperature should be no higher than + 5 ° C. With more high temperature the bulb heads planted in the soil can start growing. The released arrow will die at the onset of sub-zero temperatures. The bulb that has not yet rooted, weakened by the premature growth of the peduncle, will freeze out.

In the Moscow region, saffron does not need shelter for the winter. But if forecasters promise a cold winter with severe frosts, then you can, when setting a constant sub-zero temperature mulch the planting with peat.

Crocus reproduction

You need a lot! There are two ways of reproduction in saffron, you can propagate by seeds and bulbs.

Bulb crocuses

One bulb produces 5 basal babies, that is, it has small bulbs on the roots. Therefore, the plantings grow rapidly, and you have to plant them every 3-4 years. Otherwise, due to tightness, they begin to shrink, heavily thickened plantings may begin to degenerate.

You need to dig up the corms in June-July. After that, they are sorted by size, placed in wooden or cardboard boxes and stored in a well-ventilated utility block or warehouse with a temperature of + 17- + 20 ° C.

For rapid reproduction and obtaining, large bulbs with good marketable data, an annual transplant of crocus nests is necessary.

Crocuses from seeds

Seed propagation of saffron is also possible, but you will have to wait for flowering for a long time, crocuses grown from seeds will bloom only for 3-4 years. Usually breeders use this method of reproduction to create new varieties.

When and how to plant iris crocuses, you will find a lot of useful literature on the simple agricultural techniques of this plant. Saffron is so beautiful when, in a meadow thawed after winter, surrounded by snow islands, it dissolves its delicate flowers and you freeze at the sight of such beauty ...