Peony - a popular flower, which in the spring and summer becomes a real garden decoration. It is especially valuable for gardeners, because it is easy to take care of. However, the solution of the question of how to prepare peonies for winter requires close attention. It is at this time that they become vulnerable. If you show care and attention to the plant, then in the spring it will respond with a lush blossom.
Preparation of pions for winter
That winter colds do not harm the flowers, you need to perform simple actions. Much depends on the landing site. Bushes planted on different sites, bear the cold in different ways. The bushes planted near a tree or fence will best bear the winter.
How to hide peonies for the winter?
Methods of shelter directly depend on the place of growth of the flower. If he is planted in a favorable part, then it will not be needed at all. Be sure to cover the peonies, which grow on the hill. Snow from there will creep or blown away by the wind. In this case, you need to think over additional protection.
For example, you can send planting with cover material and fix it with wooden boxes. For mulching use straw, opavshuyu foliage, spruce lapnik.
When planting in the lowland, peonies may suffer from stagnation of cold, moist air. It is there that the cold and damp accumulate, leading to the freezing of plants. To prevent this from happening, the tubers are covered with a thick layer of lutrasil, agril. It also applies burlap or agrofibre. The second layer of shelter is a hut of spruce lapnik. The thickness of the shelter should be at least 15 cm. In spring, shelters are removed.
Is it necessary to cut peonies to winter?
Pruning pions correctly in late autumn, when the first frosts occurred. This means almost complete removal of the above-ground stems with flowers. After that, there is only a small stalk above the kidneys. If the soil is dry before pruning, then it must be moistened.
To prevent pests from appearing on the flower bed, the cut off stems are immediately removed. Pruning is carried out in the late autumn, because during the vegetative period, flowering and after it the root system develops and strengthens. This is due to photosynthesis.
How to feed peonies for the winter?
Fertilizer is added in September-October. As organic substances, wood ash is used. It is poured around the bush and covered with mulch. Feed up for the winter peonies and potassium-phosphorus fertilizer. It is prepared according to instructions, poured under each bush. The main thing is that the substance does not get on the neck of the plant. The processing of one bush requires 10 g of potassium and 15 g of phosphorus.
Compliance with these conditions will help to properly prepare peonies for winter and protect them from cold weather.