Clematis planting

Clematis - heat-loving and photophilous plants. Therefore, landing clematis begins with the selection of a suitable location. Clematis can not be planted in the shade and deep penumbra, they prefer sheltered from the wind sunny places. You can not plant clematis on the lowland, whereaccumulate and stagnate moisture. This leads to rotting of the roots. In extreme cases, you can additionally pour a mound of soil. The level of groundwater must be at least 100-120 cm.

Clematis are very demanding on the richness of the soil. They need water-permeable loamy soil. The reaction is neutral or slightly alkaline (carbonate). Clematis prefer well-fertilized and loose fertile soils, but they will not grow on moist, saline, acidic, heavy soils. It should also be noted that clematis is harmed by sour peat and fresh manure.

If there is clay soil in your garden, preparesoil for clematis should be in advance. Dig a pit of 60x60x60 cm, put a layer of drainage (crushed stone, perlite, etc.) 10-15 cm thick on the bottom. Put a hole in the pit instead of the infertile soil fertile with the addition of humus and 400 g of dolomite flour (or 200 g of lime and 150 g of superphosphate) and move well. It is best if the clematis planting is carried out a year after the soil is prepared, so the soil will have time to settle and neutralize.

Since most clematis are characterized by liano-shaped stems, It is necessary to install a system of supports with a height of 2-2.5 m, which will support the vines in the event of a strong wind. It is desirable to install detachable supports, which can be removed for the winter. The diameter of the supports for young clematis should not exceed 2 cm.

Clematis can not be planted close to a fence or wall, the distance must be at least 10-20see. If a clematis planting is made near the house, the support should be installed at a distance of at least 30-50 cm from the wall, so that the water does not fall on the creepers. It is better to plant clematis from the south or south-west side of the building.

When is landing clematis? It depends on what kind of seedlings you take. Clematis seedlings with open root system it is best to land in late May - early June. And seedlings with closed root system, growing in containers or pots, it is fashionable to pass up to October. Usually plant one- or two-year-old seedlings (annual ones are cheaper).

When choosing seedlings, make sure that they do not have visible signs of disease and mechanical damage. The seedlings should have well developed roots,shoots and buds. Escape should be two (one is allowed), unblown kidneys - two to escape, branched roots - five or more. Before planting, the seedlings are disinfected in manganese.

If the seedlings have dried roots, before planting it is necessary to soak them for several hours in cold water. A Clematis planting is carried out as follows. At the bottom of the landing pit, you need to fill the hillock of the earth, put a seedling on it and evenly distribute the roots along the bump.

The root neck of clematis is covered with soil for 3-8 cm (depends on the development of the seedlings). In the ground you need to make a groove so that water does not spread during irrigation. The ground level should be 5-7 cm below the edges of the pit. In two weeks it will be necessary to pour the earth to the brim of the pit.

When planting several plants for a permanentthe distance between them should be 70-150 cm (depending on the variety). When the clematis planting is complete, the seedlings need to be cut, leaving 2-4 lower buds. Then gently tie the clematis to the pedestal, pour them abundantly. When watering, be careful - Clematis should be watered abundantly, but not flooded!

How to care for clematis after planting? Immediately after planting, the plants must be protected fromwind and pritenit. Suitable screen or just an old umbrella. Then care will be reduced to regular watering (at least once a week, in a strong heat watering to increase to 2-3 times) and the removal of weeds. If the soil is not clogged, it is necessary to loosen it regularly. In the first year after planting clematis can not be fertilized, but fertilizing is desirable.

If the landing clematis was made correctly, These plants will gladden you with their beautiful flowers for a year.