If you are interested in astrantia, planting and care in the open ground, a photo - we will tell you how to grow this delicate delightful flower in our garden. To the soil is not picky, to the light - too. You can settle it in a sunny area, its flowers will be bright, in the penumbra it is not bad for him either, but the flowers will become somewhat paler, which will not spoil, however, their delicate beauty.
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Outdoor astrantia landing
A flower can be planted with seeds, sowing just in the ground, where it is reserved for it, preferably in the fall. When you have your own astrantia bushes (by the way, planted with seeds, it will give flowering for the third year), you can quite propagate them by dividing the bushes. This can also be done in autumn, but more often they are propagated in spring, before flowering. In addition to the benefits of reproduction, mother bushes receive rejuvenation, because the vegetative method is doubly acceptable for gardeners.
You need to plant young bushes in the pits, located about 30 cm from each other, compact the ground and spill abundantly. Thin out in the fall.
Care
After replanting the bushes, they need to be shed abundantly, fertilizer should be applied, it is better to complete the complex, by the way, this will prolong their flowering. Also, to prolong flowering, you need to remove faded parts. Watering is needed regular, but not plentiful, so that excess moisture does not collect, which will damage the plant. It is necessary to loosen very carefully, because the delicate roots are located close to the surface, they can not be damaged. Astrantia also loves top dressing in the form of spraying and gratefully reacts to them with good flowering.
For winter, insulate bushes with spruce branches, with the first warm spring to remove spruce branches to prevent bush rotting.
Astrantia disease
In principle, the plant is strong, practically not susceptible to disease, only bare slugs who love its delicate leaves can threaten it. If you notice such a nuisance - you need to remove and destroy the slugs with your hands, or use the Thunder preparation.
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