Autumn is an extremely active time for gardeners. In addition to traditional procedures such as harvesting, reproduction and pruning of perennials, it is time to think about what will blossom on your site in the spring. If you want to see a bright flower garden in the early spring, it makes sense to plant flowers from autumn. In this there is a reason - so, in the opinion of many florists, plants adapt and temper over the winter, and in the spring, rid of the need to get used to the new conditions, they will direct their efforts to growth and flowering.
In addition, the planting planned for the fall can be more rational - you have much more time to think and look. In the spring, the desire to fill an empty space in the flower beds can become uncontrollable and you will start feverishly buying everything in a row without thinking about the appropriateness of such acquisitions. In order to achieve the desired result, you need to know what flowers are planted in the fall.
What flowers can be planted in autumn?
For beginners and simply not very experienced florists for autumn planting, bulbous and small-bellied flowers are best suited, namely: tulips , daffodils , scylls, crocuses, muscari, puskinia, hyacinths, anemones.
The choice of flowers for planting in the fall should be taken with all responsibility. Remember that not all flowers are suitable for this or that site - they are so beautiful on catalog pictures, they can look disharmonious in your flower bed.
No less carefully you need to purchase and planting material. Even good amateurs can distinguish good bulbs from bad ones-they are taut and large, visible damages, like stains, cracks, outgrowths and rotting traces are absent.
Planting bulbous flowers in autumn
The bulbs are planted deep enough, it is believed that over the bulb should be a distance of about three her heights. Before planting, the material needs to be treated to prevent diseases, for example, for half an hour, hold bulbs in a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
Before planting, prepare and fertilize the land. Since flowers are not used for food, you can resort to mineral fertilizers. Ready mix can be bought in the store, and you can do it yourself, mixing ammonium nitrate, superphosphate and potassium sulfate. Such top dressing will not only contribute to better rooting of bulbs and further growth of plants, but also deter some harmful insects, such as a bear, from them.
What perennials plant flowers in the fall?
Planting perennial flowers in autumn can be carried out by sowing seeds, by dividing rhizomes, for example:
- asters, daylilies, irises - for the winter their terrestrial part dies off, and in the spring it grows again and blooms;
- Aquilegia or catchment - unpretentious and resistant to cold plants. It begins to germinate under the snow, blooms in May-June. It reproduces by dividing the bush;
- Rudbeckia or the golden ball is a non-controversial plant with abundant yellow blossoms. Blooms until late autumn, multiplies also by fission and seeds;
- peonies - feel great in dark places. They can be planted in autumn by dividing the rhizomes;
- phlox - in autumn they can be propagated by sowing seeds;
- chamomile - is sown with seeds in the autumn at a distance of at least a meter from each other to give the plant the opportunity to grow.
It is best to plant perennial flowers in the very beginning of autumn. The soil has not yet cooled down after the summer, it is easier to loosen and dig up, and the rainy season will save you from the need for irrigation.
Among the annual flowers planted in the fall, the following can be named: cornflowers, marigolds, delphinium, astra Chinese, matthiola, kosmeya, calendula, mallow, poppy, lemon and many others.