Secrets of planting and proper care for herPlants from the family of cypresses have long been used for the design of urban landscapes and suburban areas. Particularly in love with summer residents enjoys a generous thuja - a frost-resistant beautiful long-living plant, characterized by an unusual form of leaves and applicable for the formation of living fences and avenues. Let's see why the multiplication of tuja by cuttings is more preferable and which rules of leaving the plant are the primary ones.
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It seems better to produce thuju? Why is it not customary to grow thuya from a seed? Everything is very simple: in order for the seedling to become applicable for planting in open land, it will take more than 5 years, besides, in the process of growth, the tree will lose all sorts of varieties without bite and will reincarnate into the ordinary wild plant. An unprecedented plus is the greatest preparation of the seedling to local, specific growth conditions. The seeds of thuje are undemanding to the soil, but for the sake of planting it is better to extract a gentle and nutritious soil consisting of consistency of sand, coniferous and leafy earth
For the sake of planting, we choose strong healthy seeds that have lain a full winter period near the snow, because the effect of stratification tempers them and prepares them for the upcoming development in similar weather conditions. In the spring we place seeds in boxes with a nutritious ground, we pour a layer of the earth mixed with coniferous sawdust. Because of young shoots should be closely taken care of: close through direct sunlight, clean through weeds, moisturize accurately, feed a weak substance of fertilizers. And only for the 5th year the grown up seedlings can be planted for an unchanged room.
Thuja from the cuttings is a more effective method
Experienced summer residents know that most of the coniferous plants are perfectly produced by cuttings. Between them are different varieties of juniper, fir, pines - in other words plants that feel great even in a terrible northern climate. Proudly, and the fact that to be the tree-propagation trees retain their accessory to a particular variety.
For the separation of shoots, April is usually chosen. Flawless cuttings are obtained from shoots of 2-3 years of growth, from the highest part of the crown. It is better not to extract the pruner, but try to force the stalk manually. The length of the part to be separated is about 20 cm. A piece of last year's tree species, a small heel, rich in nutrient substances, will be preserved for the end of the branch. For June, if the plant is experiencing the second growth period, June harvesting will be ready for the season later, because this year they simply"wake up." Needles and small twigs from the bottom of the cuttings should be removed , in order to be in contact with the moistened soil or the sand did not come out of decay
In order to disinfect the young shoots, we lower them for a couple of minutes in a powerless manganese solution, and then soak for a day in"Kornevin"or a similar growth catalyst.
For the sake of landing, boxes with river sand or the consistency of sand and garden soil, placed in suspended good (like a variation - arrange for bricks, stones, boards) are suitable. The bottom of the boxes is perforated, so that the water flows freely and does not stagnate, and the roots are continuously supplied with oxygen. Then we spread the drainage discharge from the small pebbles. Dust before the introduction of a better boil in a zinc-coated bucket or tank, and then soak 3% of the substance of potassium permanganate. We deepen the cuttings only for 1.5-2 cm, carefully compact the earth and soak with water. We look, so that after each next watering the water does not wash the soil, and the stalk remains for its own place. For the sake of summer or winter feeding of tuya seedlings, drawers and simple flower pots of the appropriate size are suitable - the volume should exist fairly, so that the roots are not too narrow.
The place in which boxes with seedlings will live must be shady and warm. Rooting the shoots perfectly occurs at a temperature of + 18-22 ° C, in a humid environment. If the cold is predicted, for the sake of warming it is permissible to remove polyethylene greenhouse film. The first two months should be daily spraying, in separate hot conditions two-time - by morning and evening.
Occurrence of illumination - it's time to plant the entrenched cuttings in a hole in the ground for intentionally selected beds or in pots installed in a greenhouse. Roots by this time achieve a length of 8-10 cm. Direct attention to the soil - thuja prefers acidified soil mixed with peat. Cultivation of seedlings occurs 2-3 years, small upbringing consists of irrigation, weed removal, permanent weeding.
Like to choose ready-made seedlings?
If there is time, lack of restraint or you can not wait to decorate the area near the house with beautiful plants - get all the ready-made seedlings already. Sometimes they offer specimens grown for adjacent cottages. If you trust the merchants, you can also buy them frankly, however, it's better to get the quality products of good quality all the same in professional nurseries. Between hundreds of samples you can choose a healthy, tempered, disease-resistant, accustomed to local climatic conditions plant. Saplings of the nursery differ in age and size: it is allowed to buy the smallest and without the help of others"bring"them before the planting period, and it is allowed to bribe huge, ready for the sake of decorative works for the site
Direct attention to the criteria in which the plants are kept: whether the temperature is right, whether the bottom in pots is sufficiently moistened. Probably, permanent irrigation is not carried out, and the standards being implemented are politically for the sake of the species on the day of their realization. Khvoinki should sit tight, do not shower, look colorful and strong. For stems and twigs, there should be no spots, divorces and other signs of disease.
Having delivered the seedlings back home, try to be allowed to transplant them quickly for a shaded part and water.
Features of the vernal landing in the land
The undemanding tuja perfectly suits at any age comfortable for the sake of garden work, but seasoned gardeners advise to live planting thuja in the spring, tying up the actual plant cycle to biological clocks.
Before planting, determine in advance the place, comfortable for the sake of plants. Being a landscape design project remember that Tuya loves a little shady places. For clear illuminated areas, it dries and hardens the coolness, in bad places it develops badly and lures decorative properties. The light smallness, the wind-closed room, the near-ground ground waters are the reasons that promote the proper growth of thui.
