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  1. Tatiana SERGEEVA, biologist, Belgorod.

    "Lazy" rooting

    Spread damp moss on a piece of fleece and place cuttings of herbaceous perennials or shrubs on top of it. Then roll up and secure with tape. Do not tie too tight so the moss and cuttings can absorb moisture well. Place this package upright in a bowl of water and store in the shade. As soon as you notice that the tops have begun to grow, it means that roots have formed in the cuttings - it's time to plant them in a school or pots.

    Herbaceous perennials and semishrubs

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  2. Summerman, gardener and gardener (anonymous)

    In July, it is time to propagate herbaceous perennials by green cuttings - using young stems and leaves.
    In this case, it is useful to treat them with stimulants, for example, "Kornevin". It is better to root such planting material in a cool greenhouse (or cover the cuttings with a plastic bottle). The plantings are regularly sprayed and aired.
    After rooting (from 1 to 1,5 months), the greenhouse is opened. For the winter, plants are covered with spruce branches or leaves. Seated in the spring. Stem cuttings can propagate aquilegia, swing, lupine, oriental poppy and other flowers. They are taken during active growth: in some (lupine, poppy) - during the entire growing season, and in others (aquilegia, phlox) - before flowering.
    Usually the upper part of the shoot is used, which is cut into pieces with 2-3 internodes.

    In some cases, lateral rosettes or small processes with a part of caudex (stem tissue) are torn off (not cut off). Cuttings are planted obliquely to a depth of 1-1,5 cm. Leaves are cut from incarvillea, lupine, phlox (in July), ash tree (in June), etc. Well-formed ones are chosen and "pulled" from the stem "with a heel." They are planted at an angle of 45 degrees. The rooting time is different - for example, from 1 month for Incarvillea to 2,5 months for Ash.

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  3. Vladimir STAROSTIN, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences

    Nomad is a beautiful herbaceous perennial that is very worthy of introduction to the culture. It grows in moist forests, less often - in open places. The plant is quite shade-tolerant and hygrophilous. Soil loves fresh, slightly acidic, rich in humus, but can grow on stony.
    The most noteworthy in the plant are the melliferous flowers. They are up to 20 mm long, collected in inflorescences along 3-8 pcs., Have the shape of a boat. At first they are crimson-purple, then red-violet with bluish wings, then violet, then bluish-blue, at the end of flowering become blue-green. Simultaneous finding on the plant of flowers of all the listed colors looks original. But there are intraspecific forms, in which all the flowers remain permanently white.
    Flowering in the nomad continues from early May to mid-June. Then the fruit appears - many
    the epoxial bean, in its mature state it opens, the valves curl with force, scattering the seeds a long distance. The species propagates well with seeds and cuttings. A plant taken in nature with a rhizome can easily be transplanted into a garden.
    In folk medicine, the concoction is considered a medicinal plant. Its aerial part is used as a diuretic and choleretic agent. Mature beans are used for toothache. In addition, it is a good fodder plant for animals.
    In horticulture, the concoction can be used to create curbs, decorate alpine hills. Amateur gardeners can easily carry out the first stage of cultivating this plant. And in the future, when it firmly enters the culture, there will undoubtedly be decorative decorative varieties, even more beautiful.

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  4. Anna LAZYUK

    In the new season I decided to expand my flower garden. My neighbor in the country at the site has a large number of perennials, and she promised to share them. Tell me, which plants are best to choose for planting in early spring?

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    • Anna

      For most perennial crops, early spring is the most favorable time for transplanting and planting. But there are also a few exceptions. For example, garden irises are recommended to be planted immediately after flowering. Approximately in 3-4 weeks after transplantation, they will begin to grow a root system.
      For a pion transplant, it is better to wait until the end of August, when the buds are already formed on the plant. At this time, it will be appropriate to divide the rhizome into pieces with 2-3 kidneys.
      Mack oriental can be planted only when it completely fades and discards the leaves. The transplantation at other times will lead to the inevitable death of the whole plant.

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  5. Tamara Ivanovna Roshchina, P. Lyubuchany. Moscow Region

    I live all winter in the country, so in the autumn I never cut off high inflorescences
    and leaves of herbaceous perennials. Thanks to this, a real winter fairy tale takes place on my site. The garden gets the opportunity to live and be beautiful, even in this difficult time for plants. Also, the variety in the winter landscapes is made by coniferous trees. I spend all the pruning early-early spring, as soon as the snow comes down, so that nothing decays.

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  6. Ivan Sergeevich Vasyukov. city ​​of Kirov

    BETTER - LESS
    Always remove part of the flower buds from perennials. After this procedure, they begin to bloom much better. Levkoys, asters, zinnias, daisies, heleniums. golden ball, cornflowers, carnations - plants that, after removing several buds, give larger and lush inflorescences.

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