It is believed that peonies excellently grow on one site for ten or more years, without requiring division or movement to another place. Nevertheless, sometimes there is a need for transplantation, due to the excessive duration of vegetation on depleted soil, modification of the summer cottage and its redevelopment or worsening conditions for the growth of culture. For example, next to peonies a tree can grow and shade them.
In any case, whatever the reason, it is necessary to choose the right moment for transplantation and prepare for the flowers a new favorable place in the garden. In this article we will talk about when it is possible to
transplant peonies, how to properly grow and feed them. Before changing the "residence" of flowers, you should choose a good site and carry out preparatory work.
When can peonies be transplanted? We select a plot for flowers
Peonies are planted either in early spring or late autumn, although the autumn period is much preferable. Before embarking on a plant, it is necessary to create the most favorable conditions at a future place of growth.
For these beautiful plants, sunny, open areas are suitable. Peonies do not like wetlands and lowlands, and also poorly tolerate neighborhood with tree shrubs and fruit trees with a powerful root system. Next to these flowers, you can only grow
herbaceous plants that can not harm the root system of peonies and delay the development of the bush. The best for these flowers is sandy loamy or loamy soil. When it is possible to transplant peonies, and which site to choose for them, we examined, now we will talk about the preparatory work. For each bush, it is first necessary to dig a landing pit, the dimensions of which should be 600 x 600 x 600 mm. If you plan to transplant several bushes, then a distance of at least 100 cm between the pits is maintained. The soil from the pit is removed and used to prepare a fertile substrate, as well as the subsequent design of the rhizome. Experienced growers are advised to prepare the substrate in a large, convenient container for mixing the components. The mixture consists of equal parts of humus (compost), sand, peat, garden soil. Also, superphosphate (up to 100 g per bush), wood ash (400 g), bone meal (400 g),
iron sulfate (1 tbsp.) And potash (1 tsp.) Are added to it. After preparing the earthen mixture, the planting pit is half filled with it, and the rest is covered with ordinary garden soil (without fertilizers). This is done so that the rhizome of the peony does not come into contact with organic matter and does not suffer. Ultimately, the pit should be covered with an earthen mixture so that about 10 cm remains to the edges. The prepared soil is rammed and carefully watered. Finally, you can proceed to the immediate landing of a peony.
When can peonies be transplanted, and how to do it right?
In order to correctly plant a peony, you should arrange its roots so that the buds are at a distance of at least 5 cm from the soil surface. The bush is neatly covered with soil, and a mound appears above the pit, protruding above the level of the treated soil. Subsequently, the earth will settle, the
root system will deepen, and the kidneys will be at the required height. In general, planting and replanting peonies is not difficult, the main thing is to carefully install the rhizome in the center of the pit and cover it with earth. In the first year, peony bushes may look somewhat weakened and not bloom, but there is nothing to worry about. The main thing is that in the second year the plants become larger and more powerful.
Transplanted bushes should be carefully looked after, and for this you need to know how to feed peonies. It should be remembered that these plants do not fertilize the first 5 years after planting. Peonies feed in the spring when they have sprouts. To do this, use a mullein solution - half a bucket per bush. During the ovary buds reapply fertilizer. How to
grow peonies? Proper care of these flowers consists in timely watering (it is especially important to water the bushes in early June in the absence of rainfall), in addition, loosen the soil, remove faded peduncles, preventing the appearance of diseases. In late autumn, the entire surface of the peonies is removed to the very base.