Phlox. Growing and caring during the entire growing season

Everyone knows how beautiful the flock is. Growing and caring for him is not complicated. It is necessary to properly add fertilizers, water, mulch, loosen the soil and much more.

Phloxes are plants that love light. They are resistant to cold, but do not tolerate lowlands and lack of moisture. For these flowers, the ideal soil is light, moist, nutritious, well-cultivated. All this makes success in the cultivation of this plant. Phlox very much needs water, especially when it grows intensively and releases buds. It should be taken into account the fact that the plant can not be watered from above. This can spread the development of fungal diseases, for example, powdery mildew.

Mulching is an important stage in the care of phlox, due to its biology. This is important if the flowers were planted 3-4 years ago. You can determine this by the roots, which seem to stick out of the soil.

Phloxes. Planting and care

Plants are planted mainly in open spaces, in the shade. This contributes to long flowering. According to some amateur growers, the plant can be transplanted during this period. For this purpose it is necessary to water the bush abundantly before the transplantation. Dig it out with a large piece of "native" soil, so that in the future the plant is well established. Transplant phloxes in the evening and it is desirable that the weather was overcast. Under no circumstances can flowers be transplanted in the heat.

If the old bush is transplanted, then the middle is usually discarded. It is not advisable to pour manure under phlox, this can cause decay of horses. One square meter of carefully mixed soil is made up of the following composition: 7 kg of peat, compost - 5 kg, 300 gr of wood ash. Small gravel can be added to this. From mineral fertilizers should be added a tablespoon of potassium sulfate.

To be bright was a phlox, cultivation and care involves feeding. The first time you can feed a plant, when it starts to grow rapidly. At this time, the plant consumes nitrogen and a large amount of water. On one large bucket with compost should be added 1-2 tablespoons of urea. Next - everything should be thoroughly mixed and then sprinkled under two or three bush. The second time, the fertilizing should be done at a time when the plant is actively blooming. In this period, you need to reduce the dose of nitrogen, but it is worth to increase the amount of potassium and phosphorus. Approximately in 10-11 liters of water it is necessary to dilute two tablespoons of nitrophos. At this time there is an accumulation of nutrients in seeds and rhizomes. The plant begins to absorb phosphorus intensively, which promotes the formation of proteins. This means that the flock is getting ready for the cold. Cultivation and care of the plant is suspended.

Phloxes, perennial varieties of which can reproduce by cuttings, are planted in May and June. For this young shoots are cut into small pieces. It is desirable that there is a pair of leaves on the cuttings. They are placed in moist sand and covered with a jar. In the autumn, the stems are cut off, and the bushes are sprinkled with humus. This plant also multiplies by dividing bushes. In spring or early autumn, they are separated and planted in a permanent place, where in the future and will grow a phlox, cultivation and care for which is not complicated. Each bush should be at a distance of 60 cm from each other. After transplantation, phloxes bloom more luxuriantly.