Garden: beautiful and undemanding plant
GeraniumsGeraniums are easy-care ground cover plants with modest requirements. They bloom particularly profusely in partially shaded areas where the sun'srays only reach for half of the day. One of the prettiest is'Plenum'Geranium himalayense with full red-violet flowers, also known as'Birch Double'.Long-living geraniums sprout short stolons, but they grow rather slowly and gradually form dense, not too prominent clumps ofleaves. This makes all the geraniums (around 300 species and varieties) dream partners for roses andperennials.
You just need to be careful that their neighbors are not overly expansive.Himalayan geranium'Plenum' likes sites illuminated by morning or afternoon sun, where it is not too hot, and the soil is constantly slightly moist and permeable. Beautifully flowering perennials will be grateful for an annual batch of maturecompost.
Balcony: good care for flowering
To ensure the plantsoptimalwamarketsdevelopment,guaranteeing long, abundant flowering by all summer, three conditions must be met. Practical treatments will affect the overall quality offloweringplants.
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First,pruningToo long shoots should be pruned now. Shortening the shoots stimulates the plants to create new shootsside shoots,these in turn produce newflower buds.Corrective pruning is indispensable, especially in stem species, which are recommended trim every 4 weeks. Otherwise, their crowns will become irregular and flowering will be much weaker.
Second,wateringA short period of drought does not damage plants, but causes them to lose leaves and flower buds. Undeserved houseplants become more susceptible to pests. The substrate should bemoist,but not wet. The optimal time for watering is in the morning or evening hours.
Third,power . Long-term fertilizers, added to the soil in spring, are losing their properties. Until the end of August, the plants are fed weekly with liquid fertilizer for flowering plants, adding it to the watering water.
Irrigation: with a drought hoe
Each soil is cut by a network of tiny channels through which water slowly seeps from the lower layers to the surface.
The ability of soil to suck up water like blotting paper and transport it upwards is called capillarity.
If we regularly loosen the surface of the earth inbedsandbedswith a hoe or claws, the tubules will tear and their nets will be destroyed. In this way, we will reduce the evaporation of water from the soil. It can be said that hoeing three times is enough for one watering. In a rose bed or in a vegetable garden, hoeing is one of the most important care activities.Its effects are visible quickly, especially in times of drought.
The sandy soil on top is dry as pepper. However, it is enough to stick your fingers deeper to feel that the moisture remains in it.
Vegetable: we brush the fertilizer ourselves
Fertilizer prepared at home is in no way inferior to the purchase - it contains all the necessary nutrientsnutrientsand trace elements in an easily digestible form. On the plus side, it is easier to dose than commercial fertilizers, because it is not a concentrate, so the risk of plant overstrain is small.
The most popular fertilizers are prepared from herbs.Comfrey Fertilizer,which is rich inProteinandPotassium,is considered an excellent nutrient for tomatoes,cabbageandcelery.Nettle fertilizer contains a lot of nitrogen and strengthens the leaves of silicic acid, it is used temporarily when plants lack iron (a symptom is light yellow leaves) .Fertilizer withchamomileprotects vegetables against root diseases and prevents fungal diseases.
The fertilizer is prepared in a very simple way: 1 kg of fresh or 200 g of dried herbs is seasoned with 10 l of water and a handful of rock flour or algae lime. The fertilizer is ready after 1-2 weeks, duringfermentationit should be mixed daily. Before use, dilute the fertilizer with water in a ratio of 1: 20.
Orchard: plum ripening period
At the end of July, the firstplums ripen. Fruitspicked too early do not have the full aroma typical of the variety, and can also be very sour. If we start harvesting late, the fruit will be very sweet, but also completely soft and not very juicy. With a set of blue varieties, for example, wait until the fruit is heavily discolored, but still firm.
Ripe fleshHungariancan be easily separated from the stone, in other varieties the flesh usually sticks tightly. If we intend to store the fruit for a longer period of time, we pick them with the tails carefully so as not to wipe off the thin, protective layer of natural wax.
