The upcoming winter forces us to protect our plants. The basis is digging specimens that will not cope during frosts. However, we need to know how to do it so that they can survive and in the following year decorate our garden with their beautiful flowers.
Many of the decorative plants are not ready for wintering in the ground, because they are too sensitive to. Therefore, they should be dug up before cold days come. Thanks to this, they will be able to survive and enjoy us with their charm in spring.
Among the plants that require this, there are, among others, begonia. Remember to gently clean and dry their tubersand then store in sand or in peat at 5-8 degrees Celsius. It is similar with Dali, which are also sensitive to cold. They should be dug after the first frosts, and then their cleaned rhizomes in boxes with dry soil or peat. They should be kept at a temperature of about 5 degrees Celsius.
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Also and Glades must be dug up before winter arrives. Their onions, after thorough cleaning, are placed in sand or sawdust, storing them at 5-8 degrees Celsius.
Kanna is also a specimen that does not cope with low temperatures. This plant, due to its specific requirements, must be stored along with the lump of soil, which should be slightly moistened from time to time. It is best that it is kept in a dark and cool room with no temperature jumps.
Similarly, in the case of crocosmia, eukomis and tiger. The onions of these plants should be dug, clean thoroughly and placed in peat or in the sand, Storing them in a room where the temperature is 5-10 degrees Celsius.
Of course, this process must be carried out in the right way so as not to damage our plants. First of all, for digging flowers, it’s best to choose a dry and rainless day. Then after removing them out of the ground, Carefully dry and clean each fragment of the plant.
In the case of, such as Glags and Dahi, It is worth protecting them by making seasoning. We can do it dry, sprinkling tubers and rhizomes with fungicides or wet, soaking them for 30 minutes in a fungicid solution.
It is also worth Avoid storing our plants near fruit and vegetablesethylene, because it will negatively affect the condition of the bulbs.
