Crocuses, landing and care

Saffron, or as it is basically called, Crocus is a magnificent spring flower belonging to the Iris family. To please the eye, they begin early in the spring and bloom from 7 to 10 days, while the leaf of the flower does not fade until the summer and perfectly decorate the garden of his foliage. It is a perennial plant, so please please your gaze for many years. Optionally, with the onset of rest, the crocus tube can be digging out and stored in the sand. It is done in those cases if you want to move the flower to another garden section or remove the patients of tuberukovitsa.

There is a crocus to low-speed plants reaching only 10 cm in its height. The stem from the crocus from the moment of flowering does not grow, remaining in its original form. Flower leaves as it were assembled in a bundle, and can grow during flowering and after it. There are also such types of crocuses that leaves do not have.

Planting crocuses in open ground

Flowering spring crocuses must be planted in the soil in the fall (preferably in the first week of October), and the blooming autumn - in the summer (first half of June). Despite the fact that crocuses are sun-label plants, they are not poorly growing in a half. It is best for planting a crocus into the ground choose a light, loose and nutrient so that they go better. Before boarding the crocus tubers in the ground, place small gravel or sand - they will serve as a natural drainage. Croks of acidic soils do not like, be sure to add organic additives to the soil (compost, manure or torus with lime) so that the plant gets as much nutrient elements as possible. If you plan the tuber in clay soil, take care of adding ash there.

To enjoy the bloom of crocuses in the spring, the tubers are best planted at the end of September - early October. In the loose ground, the crocus bulb must be placed on the depth, twice the size of the tuber itself. With severe soil, it is enough to plant a bulb to a depth equivalent to its size.

Be sure when landing a crocus, observe the distance between the bulbs of 7-10 cm. If you do not intend to dig bulbs after flowering, but you want to leave them in the same place, then in no case put the bulbs closely with each other: for 3-4 years around it Could miss a whole colony of children. After landing in the ground, be sure to pour the site. Every 5 years of crocus tubers need to be replant.

Caring for crocuses in open soil

• Crocuses are completely unpretentious colors, they do not require any special care measures. Every 5 years of crocus tubers need to be replant in order to proper.
• Drop the crocus tubers in the summer after the flower leaves will yellow. After you dug up the tubers, they must be dried and store somewhere in the shade.

• Before planting in the ground, due to the large presence of diseases and pests, the bulbs are strongly recommended to withstand in the solution of manganese. This will kill the fungus and prevent the spread of the disease.
• If you want to have good, big tuber nests, it is recommended to dissemble them every year. Such measures will allow children more space and grow up.
• Crocuses are enough drought-resistant. They should be poured in cases where winter and spring were without abundant precipitation. The height of the crocus directly depends on the resulting moisture.
• Do not forget that the soil must necessarily loose and remove all weeds so that they do not close the plant. During the growth of crocuses needed feeding. Avoid nitrogen fertilizers, because they are able to provoke the appearance of fungal disease in wet weather. So, in one calendar year, the flower must be fought twice: early spring and during flowering.

Flowering crocuses in autumn

At the time when yellow leaves fall, and many flowers are flowing, crocuses please us with their delicate inflorescence. There are no little species of this flower, giving the beauty of their flowering in autumn. They bloom at the beginning of the leaf fall, creating contrast of autumn and spring. Their flowering continues from one week to two, but they bloom in the fall they are much more abundant.

In order for crocuses the most bright and spectacularly looked at your garden plot, experienced gardeners advise landing them in the following places:

• Under shrubs and trees - they will create a snowdrop effect.
• In curb, in the foreground.
• Small bands to scatter all over the garden.
• Artificial reservoirs and fountains.
• On the Alpine Gorki.

Unlike spring crocuses, autumn does not require so much light, and can grow in half and even in the shade. They are not lovers of drafts and winds, so you choose the protected areas for the landings. It is best to protect against wind to provide them with "neighbors." Crocuses do not like moisture, so consider that if the soil is wet you, use drainage when disembarking. For a natural drainage, large sand, pebbles and even foam plastic are perfectly suitable.

Watering crocuses autumn is better not worth it. They do not like moisture too much and therefore, if you want to enjoy the beauty of the flowering of this amazing flower as long as possible, do not allow excessive soil moisturizing.