Flowers in the house: reliable houseplants
If we are busy, distracted and often leave, choose plants for our home that will not disappoint us. Zamiokulkas zamiloistny Zamioculcas zamiifolia is very tolerant of light deficiency, it can grow even in relatively dark places.It accumulates water in petioles and underground tubers, therefore it is rarely watered.
New varieties of the orchid Phalaenopsis Phalaenopsis are very easy to grow.Plants do not like overflow, usually watering them once a week is enough.They like semi-shaded places.Adenium bloated Adenium obesum is a succulent with the shape of a small tree and thickened shoots in which it stores water. In addition to its original habit, it is decorated with beautiful pink-purple flowers.
Requires a sunny location. Periodic drying out stimulates flowering. The dangling shoots with the heart-shaped gray-green leaves of Wood's Ceropegia woodii can be an original decoration of any apartmentThe plant is watered very sparingly. It can grow in full sun and partial shade.
Sternberga's Chlorophytum comosum is famous for its low cultivation requirements. It can grow in sun and shade, warm or cool.Water it more abundantly in summer.An interesting variety is 'Bonnie' with slightly twisted leaves. In addition to Blossfeld's Kalanchoe, other varieties of this type are also cultivated, such as Kalanchoe thyrsiflora covered with powdery bloom, the magnificent Kalanchoe behariensis or the beautiful 'Desert Surprise' variety with striated leaves.
All of them have modest requirements. Guinean Sansevieria Sansevieria trifasciata and the cylindrical Sansevieria cylindrica require little attention; they can grow in the shade and endure quite long periods of drought.
Decorative garden in January
We look at carp, tubers, onions
We review stored dahlia carp, gladioli tubers, crocosmia, begonias, gallonia bulbs, hymenoptera and other plants. Infected by diseases or damaged we remove.
Prepare a planting plan
We prepare a plan of planting in rebates and flower beds. Plants are selected in such a way as to maintain the continuity of flowering throughout the growing season and to harmonize them with the already growing plant species.
The colorful side of winter
We are planning purchases for the new season
It is worth drawing up a purchase plan for seeds, plants, fertilizers, plant protection chemicals and garden tools.
We break the snow crust on lawns
We break up the snow crust on lawns to prevent the development of snow mold.
Trees and shrubs: ornamental dogwood shoots
Creeping dogwood naturally occurs in North America. This plant does not produce runners, so its name is misleading.The shrub grows up to 2.5 m high, has wide-growing long red shoots that lie on the ground and take root.The egg-shaped leaves are 6-12 cm long.
The gardens cultivate a valuable variety of dogwood - 'Kelseyi'. It is a dwarf, widely growing shrub up to 70 cm tall with purple-brown shoots.It is an excellent ground cover plant and its stems are used to create bouquets.
Light green leaves in fall turn yellow with a purple blush. It is an important element of color compositions in the garden and in floristry.In the garden, it can grow on virtually any soil. Likes sunny positions.It looks very nice when planted in perennial beds or as a ground cover.Also suitable for planting in containers.
Vegetable: the ground is changing
An important role in the cultivation of vegetables is played by rotation, i.e. deliberately determined sequence of plants one after another, arranged over several years.When arranging a crop rotation, one should take into account many factors, i.e. nutritional requirements of plants, the extent of the root system, the length of the growing season and the time after which the plant can return to the same position.
Vegetables with high requirements, i.e. cruciferous (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli) and pumpkin (pumpkins, cucumbers, zucchini), should be grown in the first year after fertilization with compost or manure.Lesser demand for nutrients have onion and root vegetables, and the smallest - legumes.When preparing a vegetable garden, it is best to divide it into 3 or 4 plots where vegetables will be grown.
The first plot, where cabbage and pumpkins will grow, is fed with well-fermented compost or manure. The remaining plots will be used for plants with medium and low nutrient requirements.The last, fourth plot should be sown with plants for green manure, e.g. clover, field peel or lupine, which have a positive effect on the soil structure.Taking into account the extent of the root system, it should be assumed that after deeply rooted vegetables we grow vegetables with a weaker root system and vice versa.
Most vegetables can return to the same position after 3-4 years.However, if diseases such as cabbage syphilis, onion head, tomato cancer or high intensity nematodes are present, the cultivation of plants that may be infected by these diseases and hosts for nematodes should be stopped for at least 5 years. Tomatoes and peppers can grow in one place without a crop rotation for several years, but the quality of the fruit will deteriorate from year to year.
