Cultivation of blister at the summer cottage

Bubbyplodnik is a beautiful shrub that retains its decorative effect during the whole vegetative period. Forms a dense spherical crown of drooping branches. Corrugated leaves give it a specific appearance. Along with its high decorative effect, the bambooberry is distinguished by its simplicity of cultivation.

Fuliculus: Description

The plant is classified as deciduous shrubs of the Pink family. The name "bubble" is an exact translation from the Latin "physocarpus", where "physo" is a bubble, and "carpos" is a fetus. Grows mainly in North America and East Asia, has 14 different species. All of them are easy to grow, not demanding to the landing site, fast-growing. Therefore, they are willingly planted as a hedge or in a single landing.

The shrub grows up to 3 m in height, covered with corrugated leaves for three to five lobes resembling leaves of viburnum. Inflorescences are formed from 5 - 7 white simple flowers with numerous prominent stamens. Flowering begins in early summer, very abundant. By the fall on them are formed no less attractive fruits - swollen leaflets, which turn red as they mature. The adult shrub of the calinifolia plump drops the bark in wide stripes.

In our latitudes, cultivated two types of shrubs that have several different varieties. They differ mainly in the coloring of the leaves.

How to choose a place for shrubs

In general, the plant is not demanding to the landing site. But for it to reveal its beauty to the full, it is important to choose the right habitat for it.

Lighting for the cultivation of blueberry

In general, the plant likes abundant lighting, but it also feels good in partial shade. However, we must remember that with a lack of lighting, it loses its decorative effect.Therefore, try to plant a shrub with beautiful leaves away from spreading trees in sunny areas. Then the callophyllus grows according to the description of the variety. In the shade, it is permissible to plant a variety with low leaf ornamentation.

But no matter what sort you choose, they will feel equally well along the roads and in a gassed area.

Type of soil for growing

Like any other plant, the bladderberry feels better on fresh, loose, fertile soil. But it will also grow well on lower quality primer if two basic conditions are met. Planting calypod should be carried out in well-drained soil in which there is no lime.

Basics of planting saplings of Califolia

Planting seedlings begins with the correct choice of planting material. Buy it only in the nursery or garden center. So you increase the chance to get a healthy plant that matches the selected species. If seedlings are sold with open roots, then they are best planted in the fall, although it is acceptable in the spring. If the roots are closed, such plants will take root even in summer.

Under the seedling prepare a hole with a diameter of 50 cm a week for two before planting. This is done to ensure that the disturbed land settles. Drainage is laid on its bottom, and then humus or garden soil on a peat base. The seedling is carefully removed from the container so as not to disturb the earthen room and not to damage the root system. Then it is immersed in a pit, sprinkled with soil and buried by 5 cm. This will help wake his sleeping buds.

After planting, the plant is abundantly watered. You can add a solution of "Kornevina", but the young shrub is unlikely to learn a lot of useful substances, since all the forces will be aimed at survival. Pristvolny circle is recommended to humus humus or peat. It is important to ensure that At first, the soil around the bush did not dry out and a crust did not form.

Fuliculus: care

If the bladder is properly maintained, he lives on average 25 years. During the growing season it develops very quickly, adding up to 40 cm in height, both in width and in height.It tolerates frosty winters even without shelter, although with strong frosts, the tips of the shoots can be damaged.

Watering

The plant does not tolerate drought, so it is important to water on time and abundantly. Ensure that no water gets on the buds or leaves during watering, otherwise burns may occur. Accordingly, the procedure is best done early in the morning or late in the evening. In the summer it should be carried out twice a week, pouring 40 liters of water under each adult bush. If the soil around the shrub is not mulched, after each watering it is necessary to remove the weeds and loosen the soil.

The nature of the soil, the age of the plant, and the climatic zone also affect the frequency of irrigation. If the bubble grows on loams in a hot climate, watering begins in spring and ends in autumn. On clay soils there is a danger to pour the plant. With an excess of moisture, it can die, get sick.

Top dressing

Plant feeding is carried out twice a year: in spring and autumn. In the spring, a mullein is used, dissolving 0.5 l of fertilizer, a tablespoon of urea and ammonium nitrate in a bucket of water. One adult bush requires 15 liters of such a mixture.

In the autumn another mixture is prepared: take 2 tablespoons of nitroammofoski on a bucket of water. Feed consumption is the same.

Pruning

The bush requires both sanitary and formative pruning, as it develops very quickly. In the spring they remove shoots that grow inside the bush, as well as the diseased, broken, frozen.

In the same period, it is recommended to do a formative pruning of the blisters, although it is permissible to do this in the fall. To do this, the branches are cut at a height of half a meter, then you get a wide and spreading bush. If you want to have a lush top, but a modest base, from the bottom you need to cut thin shoots, leaving 5 - 6 main, slightly shortening them.

In the sixth year of the life of a shrub it is necessary to conduct a rejuvenating pruning, removing the plant on the stump. This is done at a height of 40 - 50 cm from the ground, then the bush will grow wide and powerful. For any type of pruning place cuts always need to handle garden pitch, so that they do not get infection inside the plant.

Major diseases and pests of the calypod

The shrub is resistant to diseases and pests, therefore even beginning gardeners willingly plant it. Sometimes young leaves start to turn yellow and the shoots at the top of the crown dry up. This indicates the development of chlorosis due to insufficient plant nutrition. In this case, it is necessary to inject under the root or spray the leaves with a solution "Ferovita", "Ferrilina", "Antichlorosis" or iron chelate. Filling up the lack of iron in the bush, you quickly bring it back to normal.

Reproduction of bladder

Many gardeners have not only the question of how to grow a califlora, but also how to multiply it. At home it is propagated cuttings, layering or dividing the bush. Seeds, as already mentioned, to multiply the shrub is not recommended, as it loses its decorative effect.

Bubblepod for reproduction cuttings cut before the start of flowering. This year's shoots will fit with two or three internodes that have reached a length of at least 10 cm. The leaves are removed from the bottom of the cut-off shoot, and the top is shortened by half.

Cuttings should be soaked in a solution of any stimulator of root formation. Then it is planted in a temporary bed filled with a mixture of peat and sand. Landing watered and closed with a transparent film. Care is a regular airing and watering. In winter, the bed should be wrapped, and in the spring, cuttings can be planted in a permanent place.

The easiest way to breed - layering. For this spring, choose a healthy and powerful shoots that grows out. Leaves are removed from it, leaving only the apical.Escape vertically immersed in a groove specially dug near the bush, leaving the green part of the plant on top, covered with soil and pinned with pins. The cuttings are watered, the soil is loosened and weeded around it. In the fall, the layering is ready for separation from the mother bush. She needs to be sheltered for the winter.

It is possible to multiply a bush by dividing a bush. But to resort to this method is recommended only if the gardener has a knack for transplanting shrubs. To this end, in spring or autumn (especially experienced gardeners can do it in summer), they dig up a bush, divide it and quickly replant it in previously prepared pits. The success of the event depends on how quickly you manage to plant the plant - it is important not to let the roots dry out.

Caloniferous bilipod - beautiful shrub, which can be used to create a hedge, and for a single landing. Ease of care, low soil requirements, resistance to diseases and pests have made it a favorite plant for beginners and experienced gardeners.