Spring time is not for nothing considered by gardeners and vegetable gardens to be "hot." At this time, the number of important and urgent cases is just off scale. Therefore, many try to perform part of the business in advance - for example, the previous fall. Of course, you can not transfer all this in this way, but here you can sow some flowers, pre-prepare beds and plant bulbs (daffodils, tulips) in autumn to spend very conveniently.
In this article, we will tell you how to properly plant daffodils in the fall.
Dates of planting daffodils in autumn
The time of planting daffodils in the fall depends on their type. Botanical (melkolukovichnye) varieties planted in early-mid September, when the temperature of the soil is about +8 ° C .. Large bulbs of daffodils are best planted a little later - in the second decade of September.
Minor daffodils planted in groups - so they look more attractive. Large-flowered varieties can be arranged in groups or singly.
Experienced growers recommend not to mix daffodils of different species (with different bulb sizes) in one flowerbed, so that they do not interfere with each other and develop better.
Narcissus can be used as a "shield" for bulbous flower beds - because of poisonous substances in the composition they are not eaten by mice, which means that tulips , fritillaria, crocuses, lilies and muscarians planted inside flowerbeds with daffodils will be reliably protected from voracious rodents.
Now that we have learned the time of planting, it's time to find out how to plant daffodils in autumn.
How to plant daffodils in the fall?
A flower bed with daffodils should be in a place protected from wind and flooding. Full sunlight is not necessary - enough that the warm rays hit the flowers half a day. Since daffodils bloom quite early, they can be planted under trees. It is very important to prepare the garden in advance for planting. To do this, you need to dig deep in the soil (at least 30 cm) and allow it to settle a little. Under the digging you can also make a humus or complex mineral fertilizer (with a small amount of nitrogen). During the time that the soil settles, the soil will absorb the nutrients and they will lose their aggressiveness.
A week before planting, narcissuses are sorted and discarded all rotten, damaged or infected specimens. Cracked flakes, which are easily separated, should be removed. Do not need to clean the bulb completely - to the white layer, it is enough to remove one or two top dry layers.
The selected bulbs are placed in a saucepan and left at room temperature for several days. After this period they are again sorted, and then for 40 minutes soaked in a solution of potassium permanganate (light shade) or fungicide.
They plant daffodils down. Of course, most of the "flip-flops" will also germinate, but they will spend a lot of effort in overcoming the extra distance, which will make them much weaker than their counterparts planted correctly.
The distance between large narcissuses is not less than 15 cm, between children and small-colored varieties - at least 5-7 cm. The depth of planting daffodils in autumn should not be very large. Over the winter the soil over the tubers will condense and sprouts will be more difficult to break through through it. Therefore, do not try to penetrate daffodils, it is better to cover the garden with dry sawdust, lagnik, leaves or agrovoloknom (spunbond, lutrasilom), folded in several layers (5-7). But too small can not sit down. Optimum depth of planting is considered to be double or triple the height of the bulb. The bulbs planted a little deeper will bloom for a week or two later (but only if there is good drainage, otherwise the daffodils can simply rot).
If summer and autumn were dry and there is little moisture in the soil, planting should be well watered. If you planted bulbs without well-developed roots (after dry storage), when setting stable frosts, the bed should be enshrined.
Now you know whether it is possible to plant daffodils in the fall, and in addition, have familiarized yourself with the basic conditions for the success of this procedure.
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