Potted scythes are divided in the same way as for discount ones.Here is a detailed description of the procedure, step by step:
1. Medium and medium-tall varieties are best suited for pot cultivation. We start dividing at the latest when the plants grow tightly.If we delay with sharing, the soil will become sterile and the iris will bloom poorly.
2. The root ball comes out of the pot quite easily.In case of trouble, loosen it with a knife, guiding the blade against the inner wall of the container.
3. We divide the root mass in half, then you can clearly see where to divide.Clean the roots of the soil as thoroughly as possible, preferably by crushing the soil with your fingers.
4. Break apart the rhizomes.Each part should have a leaf plume and strong, he althy roots.
5. We divide so as to leave as few wounds as possible. Inwe cut the damaged parts of the root.
6. Carefully shake off the remnants of soil from between the roots.
7. The leaves are shortened to a length of about 10 centimeters, the end of the leaf is cut into a cone.Due to the shortening of the leaves, the plants transpire more slowly.
8. We also shorten the roots.
9. Mix the soil for the flowers with sand to make a permeable substrate.For planting, choose containers with a sufficiently large drainage hole (s).It is often recommended to perform additional gravel drainage at the bottom of the container.
10. The cuttings are planted in such a way that the cutting wound is directed inwards.In the pots, the spacing between the seedlings may be smaller than in the case of bedding plantings (it is recommended to keep a distance of 20-40 cm here). Scythes shall be planted shallow, press down firmly on the ground and water it. When hydrated, 1/3 of the rhizome should be exposed.
