Astra, landing and care in open soil

Do you want your courtyard or an intic area to decorate the stars? In this article we will reveal you a secret how to do it. And let's start with the story of a beautiful Chinese legend. Once, a long time ago, two Chinese monks went on a journey to the stars. They tried to find a way that could lead a person to heaven. They walked for a long time, reached the very top of the Altai Mountain, but they did not manage to approach the stars. Disappointed in his dreams, they descended to the mountain foot, where they saw a beautiful meadow from the motley colors, which in their form were very similar to the stars. The monks decided that this is the heavenly bodies that God decorated the earth. They dug out several bushes of these wondrous colors and began to grow them in their monastery. The monks called them Astray, that in translation from Latin means "star". So these flowers are called today. In addition, people were able to withdraw a lot of varieties of this plant. Already there are 200-500 species, each of which is beautiful in its own way. Flowerba with Astrami will become a real autumn decoration of any yard.

The botanical description of the plant

Aster - Flower rhizome. He just leaves, inflorescence has a baskets, similar to panicles or shields. Marginal flowers can be a variety of shades, they resemble the mind sharp long tongues. The central flowers have a different form - tubular, fine. They are, as a rule, only one color - yellow. In our country, aster cultivated since the beginning of the XVII century. Since then, numerous botanists managed to bring varieties of asters, Each of which is mainly propagated by seeds. Planted these flowers can be about borders. Also, one can create a group planting or decorations for balconies.

aster species

All asters are divided into two groups:

1. Annuals - are large fluffy flowers that have a head on a long stalk. It is because they are autumn bouquets and flower arrangements.
2. Long-term - it is mainly asters that grow bush.

Now separately describe the types and varieties of each group of plants.

Annuals asters

Annuals asters include more than 4,000 varieties and have a very complex classification can not be called complete, because every year its subparagraph may be modified due to research that is conducted botany. Just note that in this classification asters are not divided by color, because each variety of asters can take absolutely any colors other than green and orange. Asters in the classification, which we present below, can be divided by the following criteria:

1. According to the time of flowering:

- early - asters, which begin to bloom in July;

- medium - asters, which are beginning to bloom in August;

- later - bloom from the beginning of autumn.

2. The height of the bush:

- dwarf - their stems do not exceed 25 cm;

- undersized - stems reach a height of 35 cm;

- sredneroslye - stems have a length of 60 cm;

- Tall - grow in length 80 cm;

- giant - aster stems greater than 80 cm.

3. On the purpose of cultivation:

- srezochnyh - they are tall and giant asters with large flowers;

- Casing, - medium growth and dwarf asters, which are often grown or flowerbeds, or in indoor pots;

- universal - these include sredneroslye asters, which can be cut and for bouquets, and grow at home.

4. According to the structure of inflorescences aster:

- Tubular - their flowers are exceptionally tubular;

- Transients - have several tongue flowers, and their middle is filled with tubular flowers;

- Language - their flowers are exclusively bonded and they can share on the principle of the body of inflorescences into several types:

• nexle Simple: Edelweiss, Pinocchio, Vallerce, Salome Rainboy, Margarita, Madeline, Sonneshtein;

Astra "Edelweiss"

Astra "Pinocchio"

Astra "Vallerzee"

• crown: Ariaka, Tikum, Aurora, Print, Laplates, Princess, Astra Anemonevoid, Ramona, Erfordia, Princess Giant, Fantasy;

Astra "Princess"

• polish: Victoria, Matsumoto, Mignon, Rosette;

Astra "Matsumoto"

• curly: Comet, Tigeger Pavz, Ostrich Pen, Queen, Astra Chrysanthemum, California Giant;

Astra Chrysanthemumoid

• character: Milady, Lido, Triumph, American Beauty, Germany, Astra Pionic;

Astra "Milady"

• tiled: Voronezh, Victoria, Tausendshen;

• needle: record, exotic, riviera, old, compliment, risen, jubilee;

• hemispherical: Miss, Amor, Rosid, Astra Pomponnaya.

Perennial Astra

Perennial Astra Classified in blossom timing on:

1. Rannuneyurovy:

• Astra Alpine - blooms in May, its stem grows with a length of 15-0 cm, the inflorescences are small - up to 5 cm in diameter, externally similar to daisies. It has two varieties: Astra Alpine Glory and Astra Wargrave;

• Astra Italian - Outwardly similar to the chamomile, blooms in the middle of summer, as a rule - at the end of June - early July, has inflorescences, the diameter of which is 5 cm, stalks of bush can reach a height of 70 cm. It has two varieties: Astra Rosea and Rudolf grade Goeth;

• Astra Bessarabskaya - grows a bush, the height of the stem which reaches 75 cm.

2. Ossennetsnets:

• Astra Shustathe height of the stem is 20-60 cm, well limp. It has three varieties: Niobe, Alba Flora Captivity and Blue Berd;

• Astra Novobelgian is the most common Astra in our country. It happens a dwarf to 35 cm high. And such include varieties: snowsprite, jenny, audrey. Speed \u200b\u200b- up to 75 cm tall: Royal Velvet, Winston S. Churchill. Tall - up to 140 cm tall: Dusties Rose and Desert Blue;

• Astra Novoangali - its bushes can reach 160 cm in height. It has three varieties: BROWMANN and CONSTANCE septemberg.

How to grow asters

As we mentioned early, growing Astr. carried out with the help of seeds. There are two ways to make it right:

1. Fashionable way - The most reliable, although it requires certain efforts and more time.

Seedlings Astra It is necessary to start hanging out in early April or May. The month will depend on the Astra variety you want to plant. Before sowing seeds AstraFirst, they need to be soaked in a solution of manganese. To do this, they must be wrapped in the fabric and leave in the liquid for 10-12 hours. After that, the fabric in which the seeds were, you need to squeeze well, put in a simple plastic bag and put in a warm place so that they start germinate. During this time, you can prepare containers for seedlings of Astra. It can be any drawers, as well as room pots for flowers. Put the fertile land in them that do not forget to prevent the fungicide solution. Make a groove in the soil.

When everything is ready, you can start hanging around the crumpled seeds. From above, they are recommended to float with a small layer of sand, approximately 0.5 cm, and to pour a weak solution of manganese. Then cover the boxes with glass or film and put in a warm place where the air temperature will be equal to 20-22 ºC. After about 5 days, you will already see the first shoots.

When this happens, the container with the seedle move to the room where the air temperature will be equal to 16ºС. When the seedlings appear about 3-4 leaves, you can begin to dive. Use the 4x4 cm scheme, the roots of the seedlings are preferably a little shorten, and the soil into which the transplant will be carried out, it is necessary to eat ash.

You can transplant seedlings to the ground in mid-May in the evening day. The place for her disembarkation should be carefully picking. It should be bright, sunny, without drafts, it should not be formed by water. In addition, it is not recommended to disembark astes to the place where tomatoes or potatoes grew. The soil, where the Astra will grow, you need to eat well by a humorier or a special tool acquired in the store, and is good to pour. It is necessary to observe between the seedy distance of 20-25 cm. A week after transplantation, seedlings need to be treated with potash-phosphoric fertilizers.

2. Reckless way - Changing Astra is driving immediately into a permanent place of growth.

You can do this or early spring - in early March, or in the fall. By the way, astes lined in front of winter are less subjected to all sorts of diseases. The planting method is simple: you need to make grooves in the soil - 4 cm in depth, no more. They should be abundantly pouring water and seed seeds in them - better collected last year, a maximum of two years ago. From above, they need to be well covered with soil, it is desirable to immediately mulch or cover with a greenhouse. If you are using a greenhouse, it can be removed when the first shoots will appear. Apply it already when frosts come. Sprouted seeds will need to be conserved so that between the colors there was a distance of 10-15 cm.

By the way, how to assemble seeds asters. After the flowers are faded, and the center of the inflorescence will take a dark color and forms a gun, make it up and put it in a warm place so that it is good. It is from him that you will collect seeds.

Methods astra landing

If you choose a seaside method of reproduction of Astra, then you need to know the rules for landing seedlings in open ground:

• Teach the seedlings to their permanent place of growth gradually - take it out on the fresh air once a week and feed it with fertilizers. It is necessary so that the plants have better come across.
• Before falling into an open ground, make sure that the skeleton of each seedling has reached a height of 10 cm, and it has 6 large healthy leaflets.
• Choose such a place to disembark Astra, where there is a good drainage. Better if it is a land plot, where Tagtess or calendula has previously grew. In advance, the place for ASTR needs to be switched and fertilized by humus, superphosphate, potash salt and sulfate ammonium. If a plot is fresh and non-exterminated by other plants, it can not be fed.

Which care is needed Astra

Astramy care is one pleasure, since these flowers are absolutely unpretentious, besides frost resistant. However, this does not mean that the gardener will not require any effort. Here are some basic rules that must be respected to the asters are beautiful and healthy:

1. The soil where the asters grow, you need to loose and pour from weeds after heavy rains or each watering.
2. Before the Astra begin branching, hurt the stems so that the roots faster develop and sprout well.
3. Do not let the Astra are in dry ground or, on the contrary, do not allow excess of moisture at the point of gravity. In the summer, in a strong heat, on 1 m² of ASTR will need about 3 buckets of water. If the flowers do not fly on time, they will lose their decorativeness lush color.
4. In the season, when Astra blooms, they need to be minimal for at least three times.
5. If Astra has dried flowers in the flower bed, they must be removed.
6. Make sure that insects do not settled on the Astrach that will destroy flowers.

If you do not comply with these simple rules, you will probably come across such difficulties:

1. Seeds may not climb. If this happened, urgently reset the seeds. So, the soil was inappropriate for them.
2. Asters may be hurting fusariasis if they are planted on the site where tomatoes, potatoes, tulips or gladiolus grew up in the past. You can plant astes in this place only 5 years later. With this disease, your flowers may also face if you fertilize the soil by manure.
3. Astra loves a web tick, so he is often settled on them. If you have noticed that the inflorescences of ASTRA is incomplete, then it is time to take measures - to process flowers by pesticides. By the way, besides the tick, the threat of Astra are still bugs and a word, which are causative agents of jaundice in colors.

conclusions

Astra is a beautiful plant with bright motley flowers and an extraordinary aroma. It creates beauty on the plot, makes it bright and attractive for the eyes. To plant Astra on their flower beds, you will not have to spend a lot of time, and there is no special care for them. Therefore, if you don't know how to decorate your yard in the fall, plant Astra, you will definitely regret it!

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