White brush inflorescences, purple autumn foliage and ruby clusters of viburnum berries are of particular importance for Ukrainians. This is evident from the reverent attitude of the people to the plant in toponymy, literary and artistic creation. In general, culture is valued not only for its beauty and nutritional qualities, many are aware of its medicinal and melliferous properties. From her will be an expert in the yard of creative romance and economic practice. We will understand in more detail where to plant viburnum on the site, how to take care of it.
- How to choose high-quality seedlings
- Location selection
- Lighting
- The soil
- How to plant viburnum seedlings
- Optimal timing
- Site preparation
- Landing process
- How to care for shrubs
- Watering, weeding and loosening the soil
- The role of mulch
- Top dressing
- Preventive treatment
- Cropping and crown formation
- Wintering
How to choose high-quality seedlings
It turns out that thanks to the efforts of breeders, the culture that is familiar to us today differs from that sung in folk art and is very many-sided. Therefore, first you need to decide what you want to see in your garden.You will have to choose from ornamental varieties, on which there are never berries, fruit-bearing, tree-like or bush-like, tall, dwarf, and ground cover species.
All roots should be fresh, even, smooth and clean. To ensure freshness of the seedling, lightly scratch the bottom of the rhizome. If fresh greenish wood appeared at the wound site, it means that viburnum is suitable for planting.
Her shoots should also be healthy looking. Choose small copies, as they take root faster and are easier to adapt to new conditions, easy to maintain.Experts positively respond to seedlings obtained by vegetative means. It is said that such samples begin to bear fruit already in the second year after planting, it is advised to prefer only the seed method when planting at home. It is also recommended to choose for planting two-, three-year saplings.
Location selection
Reflecting on a suitable area for viburnum, note that it is very demanding on soil fertility and lighting.
Lighting
Culture prefers to grow in an open area with good lighting or in a small shade. For viburnum an excellent option would be an economic courtyard, where luxurious bushes will hide ugly buildings.
The soil
Regardless of the species and varietal differences, viburnum quickly takes root and grows well on light nutrient-rich land with a neutral or slightly acidic pH.
The main thing is that the selected area was not wet, because stagnant water during a thaw or in bad weather will have a detrimental effect on the plant.Ideal for it are well loosened chernozem, light sandy cakes and peatlands.
How to plant viburnum seedlings
Viburnum bushes and trees absolutely do not cause trouble to gardeners, but still in the initial stages of cultivation require some attention. Find out when to plant viburnum and how to do it right.
Optimal timing
Viburnum can be planted in spring or autumn. In the first case, the plant will take root well and will have time to adapt to frost, and in the second it will grow the root system and with the onset of heat will quickly start growing.
If you plan to plant seedlings in the spring, you need to have time before budding in the trees. And be prepared to constantly moisten the soil under a young plant. Autumn planting is done during the period of massive leaf fall. It is important to rooting at least 2 weeks before the first frost.
Site preparation
Before planting young seedlings need to clear the selected place from weeds and dig up the soil well. Acid correction is recommended in the oxidized areas, which is carried out with the help of dolomite flour, well-known fuzz or old plaster.
You can check the pH of the usual table vinegar. If, when a few drops fall on a lump of earth taken from a 15-centimeter depth, they begin to foam and hiss - in the area an alkaline medium. You can acidify it with citric acid.
Landing process
When the land on the plot is prepared, and the roots of the seedling are treated for drying with a special clay mash, you can proceed directly to planting. To do this, dig a groove with a half-meter height and width.
Mainly focus on the size of the roots. In the pit they should not be cramped.At the bottom, lower the thin layer of claydite or brick dust, top with a mixture of equal parts of peat, humus and 60 g of mineral complex fertilizer. Then pour the hole (in the spring it should be done until the ground absorbs water), put a seedling on top, straighten its roots and fill it with fertile soil.
Experienced gardeners are advised to shake the trunk so that in the process of planting the voids formed in the roots are filled up. Do not forget after this to properly tamper the trunk circle. If you want a few species of viburnum to spill around, retreat from neighboring plants for at least 2 m. At the end of all the work, pour the area again and grumble.
How to care for shrubs
Kalina in growing is very undemanding and grateful for the elementary conditions, in the care she needs moisture, pruning, as well as preventive treatment from diseases and pests. We will understand everything in order.
Watering, weeding and loosening the soil
Young seedlings need to pay much more attention than mature shrubs. They need frequent watering, but in small portions. Viburnum bushes are very moisture-loving, so they should be moistened to the extent of drying the top layer of the earth. At the same time, it is not necessary to transform pristvolnye holes into swampy slime. Excess moisture is fraught with fungal diseases and putrid infections.
In such conditions, the plant is likely to wither. The amount of water during irrigation depends on the age of the shrub and weather conditions. Under the three-year-old seedlings poured about two buckets of liquid. The main thing is that the ground under the plant is soaked to a half-meter depth.
The role of mulch
According to gardeners, the best material for mulching is compost, sawdust or peat. Cover up mulch soil in pristvolnyh circles under viburnum necessarily several times a year.
The best period is April-May, when the ground is still wet, but already warmed. This is done in order to protect the roots from overheating, retain moisture and live the earth with useful substances that are obtained as a result of the decomposition of mulch.
Agronomists are not advised to use coniferous hairpins and sawdust for these purposes, as they contribute to the oxidation of the substrate.
Top dressing
If you choose the right terrain, you will water and mulch it in time, then you will not have any problems with dressing, as it is easy to take care of the viburnum, and you will not need to correct the substrate.
In such conditions, it is sufficient to apply any organic fertilizer to the trunk circles at the rate of 3-4 kg per square meter.
In the spring, when viburnum still does not bloom, mineral complex fertilizers are applied under the bushes, about 75-80 g per each landing hole. Agronomists advise to bring organics in the fall when plowing the site.
Preventive treatment
Every spring on the bushes of viburnum should remove all the apical shoots. This is done with the aim of destroying the clutch of eggs of viburnum leaf beetles, leafworm, caterpillars, scale insects and aphids, who like to feast on the sap of the plant.
Cropping and crown formation
The above diseases are also accompanied by a heavily thickened crown. Therefore, it is important to clear the crown in time from the shoots competing with each other and directed inside the bush. After the procedure, all branches should be evenly lit and not cast a shadow on each other. You can cut your hair in both spring and autumn. But most experts are prone to the March scrap, when the juice movement has not yet begun. At the same time it is necessary to remove part of the old shoots, replacing it with young ones.
Of these, you need to choose the strongest and most viable instances. And if the time has come for a cardinal rejuvenation, cut off all the old sprouts low near the ground - a developed root system will quickly increase the biomass on the remaining young shoots.
This is necessary in order to activate the expansion of the crown.
Wintering
Mature viburnum bushes tolerate even harsh winters, as viburnum is adapted to moderate climatic conditions.Therefore, such instances do not require any preparation for winter. But the young seedlings, especially in the first years after planting, need human help.