If you want to create a beautiful flowering flowerbed and at the same time get not too complicated caring for plants , irises are exactly what you need. In many respects the flowering and general condition of the flowers depends on properly selected methods of care, in particular, transplantation. Below we will consider the basic rules, important points and general tips regarding the autumn iris transplantation .
Transplant and care for irises
As you know, this plant is very well established after landing on a permanent place. Quite logically there is a question about what for in general to transplant the flowers to a new place. If you have selected bright decorative hybrids for a flower bed, then for more than five years without division they can not please you with beautiful flowering.
Without a timely transplant of irises, bushes gradually begin to expand, which leads to the coloring of the color, the bloom itself becomes scarcer every year. The fact is that the soil gradually gives up everything that was useful and nutritious in it, as a result, bushes do not have enough space and nutrition. And therefore it is desirable for the period from the end of August or already in September to engage in the transplantation of irises.
Transplanting irises step by step
Since the terms of iris transplantation fall at the end of summer - the beginning of autumn, the plants are beginning to be prepared for this process from the beginning of August. At this time, completely stop making any fertilizer. The process of iris transplantation in stages is described below in stages:
- when the time for transplanting irises is appropriate, your task is to prepare the plants for this, namely, to cut off all the branches and old leaves, and also about a third too long root shoots;
- when digging out, you should be very careful not to damage the plants, it is advisable to dig a whole lump of ground directly;
- Now we select rootlets longer than 10 cm and divide the planting material into pieces by a pair of rootlets;
- it is imperative to transplant the irises in September and prepare a solution of potassium permanganate to disinfect the planting material and prevent possible fungal diseases;
- after such treatment, the roots are slightly dried and then they are selected for them to be a sunny place and planted;
- Before planting, prepare soil with very low acidity.
Why do we perform the transplant exactly at the very beginning of autumn? The fact is that later terms will not allow irises to grow and settle in a new place. It is also important to dig out the pit properly. To do this, look at the rhizome and prepare the hole twice as large as the diameter.
When planting plants on a new place, we keep the distance between plantings of the order of 25-30 cm to avoid decay. It is necessary to raise the landing place a little. So usually do high beds under the garden. When choosing a fertilizer, you should abandon manure.
It is absolutely not necessary to change the planting site. If you want to leave everything in its original place, then you should carefully clean the old place of dislocation from the weeds, the land must be dug and loosened.
Transplanting irises in the fall: further care
So, the plants are now in a new place, after a while they can be prepared for wintering. If these are Siberian or marsh varieties, then the entire ground part should be cut off. You can leave the process
In principle, plants tolerate winter well. But it is necessary to be afraid of spring frosts. Just begin to appear buds and with a sharp cooling they can die. If there is enough snow in your region in winter and there is no thaw, it is enough for a layer of peat on beds over plants. Instead of peat, it is allowed to use ordinary earth or humus.
In regions with cold snowless winters or frequent thaws, it is necessary to prepare carefully. Shelter should be necessarily dry. It is important that moisture does not fall on the rhizomes of plants after the thaw.