The season for heathers in Poland is of course autumn. They usually begin to enjoy their eyes in August, but most of them can be a natural decoration even until the end of October or November. What’s more, some “donut varieties” of these charming shrubs can keep their buds in winter, because they do not open fully.
All you have to do is take care of them properly to enjoy great flowers for a long time. Regardless of whether you plant heathers in the garden directly into the ground or leave the wwkwiczas, You cannot forget about the most important care treatment, which is always watering in the case of heathers.
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Watering of heathers seems simple. However, you cannot give them ordinary tap water if you count on being healthy and beautiful for many months. These are acidophilic plants, so they grow best in low pH soils (4.5-5.5), while tap water is hard.
Tap water contains a lot of calcium and other minerals, which leads to a gradual change in soil reaction for more alkaline, and in such conditions the shrubs grow less wellas well as yellow, they die because they cannot take nutrients.
The best water for watering heathers is rainwater, because it is naturally soft and has a slightly sour pH. You can also use boiled and protruded tap water, or add a few drops of vinegar or lemon juice to plain water.
You can also water the heathers from time to time with a small amount of acidifying fertilizer from the garden storeintended for growing heather. azaleas or rhododendrons (they like similar conditions).
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Water the heathers regularly, providing them with small portions of water. Do not allow it to be transferred or to dry the root block. If you want to make life easier for your plants, when planting shrubs, relax their root block a bit, add micoriza and scatter the litter from the pine bark around the plants.
Thanks to this, they will take place for hyperplasia, and water intake from the soil will become easier. Water the heathers only in the morning or evening every 2-3 days when the ground dries. Water should be directed to the ground, not plants, Because soaking leaves and flowers can lead to diseases.
