The technique of growing buttercup garden

Buttercup garden - beautiful and unpretentious in the care of the flower, its bud is a bit like a rose, and by popularity, at one time, he even overshadowed the tulip. For some time, the buttercup was forgotten, until the breeders started breeding varieties with bright buds of various shades.

Growing buttercups yourself from seed

Growing buttercups from seeds is a bit of a hassle.

Collecting planting material from your own flowers is problematic, and germination will be low, so it is best to buy seeds in a special store.

Optimal sowing time

When self-collecting seed material, it is desirable to remove it from the first flowered buds, as this will preserve the characteristics of the plant.

When performing the procedure, it is desirable to wrap the bud with gauze so that the seeds do not wake up. Sowing is carried out in the last decade of February or in the first week of March.

Capacity and soil for sowing

Seeds are sown in seedling boxes or containers, in pre-prepared light soil (peat land, leaf soil and sand in a ratio of 1: 1: 0.5), deepening them by one centimeter. On top of the seedlings sprinkled with soil and moistened with a spray.

Care of seedlings

The container with seeds is covered with glass and left in the room, the temperature of which should be maintained at + 10 ... +12 ºC. Room with seedlings should be regularly ventilated and monitor the condensate on the glass surface.

After three weeks, when the first shoots appear, transfer the capacity with the crops to the lighted and warmer place. The southern window sill would be ideal, but the seeds from direct sunlight should be covered. The temperature in this room should not fall below +20 ºC.

When about five leaves appear on the seedlings of the garden buttercup, transplant them into peat cups, adding humus to the peat.

Planting buttercups in the garden

Buttercup tubers should be purchased in March and stored until planting in a warm ventilated place. If you grew seedlings yourself, consider that the buttercup does not tolerate the transplant. Seedlings are usually planted in peat tablets and planted in open ground in them.

When to plant

Buttercups are planted in spring, in the middle of May, when the soil and air are sufficiently heated. The optimal place for a plant is a territory with light penumbra closed from drafts: it is possible, next to a not too spreading tree or tall shrubs.

How to plant

Before planting buttercups in open ground, you need to choose the right neighbors. Against the background of large and bright colors, the buttercup will be invisible. Moreover, this plant is an invader and, if it is planted too close to other plants, it will begin to grow and occupy space for its root system.

Before planting, the tubers of buttercups are soaked in water or a weak solution of manganese for 12 hours. The soil should be light and loose, not acidic. Before direct planting the soil is fertilized with humus. When the roots of the plants spread out from moisture - you can start planting.

Dig five holes at a distance of about twenty centimeters to the tubers and a place for drainage, about twenty centimeters between the holes. Sprinkle the tubers with the stem down in the hole with drainage, sprinkle with soil and pour (not abundantly).

Features care for buttercups in the garden

Buttercup care is trite: follow the rules for watering, fertilizing and caring for the soil.

How to organize watering

Watering the buttercups should be done regularly, but moderately, with a strong over-wetting of the soil, the root system will start to rot. In the rainy period, it is desirable to cover the plant film. During the flowering period, watering is gradually reduced and completely stopped when the buds fade and the leaves turn yellow.

Weeding and loosening the soil

For growing buttercups, it is important to maintain the friability of the soil, since the root system needs oxygen. Be sure to weed and clean the soil from weeds, dry leaves, fallen dry inflorescences and twigs.

Top dressing and fertilizer

During the development of the seedling and the formation of leaves, the plant is fed twice a month with fertilizers, which include nitrogen, which stimulates its growth and weight.

The best option is "Kemira-Universal".At the time of the laying and development of flower buds, the plant is fed with potassium and phosphorus compounds (also twice a month).

Cropping flowers

When the plant begins to bloom it is necessary to remove dried shoots and inflorescences, especially during the period of rapid flowering. Since the buttercups bloom unevenly, the timely removal of faded buds will retain the decorative appearance and continue flowering until the first half of August.

Dispelling buttercups

With all the necessary conditions, the correct forcing will make the buttercup bloom within three months. Therefore, planting dates depend on the desired timing of obtaining buds. Usually, the distillation is performed from August to November.

Buttercups are planted in garden soil mixed with sand and humus. Tubers horns down deepen into the soil by three cm and covered with soil. If the seedlings are dry, before planting, hold them in a solution of epin for several hours.

For the procedure at home it is very important to observe the temperature: +10 ° C during planting, not higher than +20 ° C during further development. At very high temperatures, the plant grows heavily and loses presentability.

Proper storage of tubers in winter

In September, when the leaves and stalks of the plant are completely dry, the tubercles of buttercups need to be dug up. Note, the rhizome of buttercups is fragile, so you need to be extremely careful to dig them out and clean them from the ground.

Peeled rhizomes are freed from babies, and for disinfection they are kept in the base solution for half an hour, then they are dried well for about four days.

Dried root bulbs are stored in a paper bag, in a cloth bag, in moss or peat pot, the main thing is a dry, cool place, for example, a basement.

During the winter period, regularly check the condition of the bulbs: if you find those affected by the fungus, treat them with a little green. A plant that is too corroded by the disease must be discarded in order to avoid damaging healthy specimens.

After the winter, sort out the planting material, pick the dried or rotted, weak bulbs, and prepare the rest for planting.

It is simply impossible to tell everything about buttercups - the whole book will turn out, but the recommendations given above will help you to decorate your garden with another decorative one that is worthy of attention and admiration for the plant.