In spring, flower shops sell tubers of crown anemones, considered the queen of spring flowers. Its flowers are very similar to poppies. I’ve heard a lot that it’s impossible to germinate these tubers, and I myself once had a sad experience with anemones.
Germination of anemone tubers
It turns out that anemone tubers need to be soaked before planting, and the tubers themselves cannot be immersed in water: they absorb a lot of water, just like a sponge, and then rot.
Pour warm water into a saucer, add a drop of epin or zircon. You can use biological stimulants, such as aloe juice, as well as any other root formation stimulants, for example, Ribav-Extra. Soak the fabric in this solution and wring it out a little (water should not flow from the fabric). Wrap the anemone tubers in this dampened cloth and place in plastic bag. Anemone tubers should remain in this state for no more than 5-6 hours.
While the anemone tubers are soaking, take a shallow bowl, add a little soil, mix with sand (you can even use sand alone). The soil mixture for germinating anemones should be light and permeable. Lightly moisten the soil and place the soaked anemone tubers directly on the surface. After this, cover the container with the anemone tubers with glass or place it in a plastic bag and place it in a cool place. Anemone tubers need to be checked periodically; the soil should not dry out; keep it moist.
After about ten days, roots and growth points appear on the anemone tubers. Now you can see which side you need to plant the anemone tubers. If a small sprout appears on a tuber, then this tuber can already be planted in separate pot for germination. If there is no growing point, continue to lightly moisten the soil and keep the tubers in a cool place. With this method of germination, all anemone tubers usually germinate, unless they rot, of course. Sprouted anemone tubers are planted in pots with the sprout up at two tuber heights.
Planting anemones
After the anemone tubers have been planted in pots for growing, it is advisable that the room temperature does not exceed +12 0 C, otherwise the high temperature in the room will cause the anemone sprouts to be very frail. However, not only anemones, but also others garden flowers Lower temperatures are only beneficial. If the temperature is higher, the anemone tubers may rot. When the anemones take root and produce full-fledged sprouts, then the increase in temperature is not scary for them.
When the temperature outside is equal to the temperature in the room, the anemones can be safely transplanted into the garden. It would be good to shade them in the first days so that the spring sun does not burn the tender leaves.
Anemone tubers can be planted in open ground immediately after soaking. When planting in open ground, observe the planting depth of anemone tubers - it should not exceed 5 cm or two times the height of the anemone tuber.
Anemone care
Anemones grow well in sunny places, but in partial shade next to hosta and heuchera, their flowering is no worse. The only thing that anemone does not tolerate is acidic soil, fresh manure, and low areas where water accumulates. All of these risk factors will lead to rotting of the anemone roots.
Anemones grow well in light, loose, nutritious soil with a neutral or alkaline reaction. To increase the pH of the soil, lime and dolomite flour can be added to the soil during autumn digging. If the soil on the site is heavy, loamy, add sand, peat, compost or humus to the planting site.
Crown anemones easily tolerate a lack of moisture in the soil. Anemones can and should be watered only during the period of growth and budding, if the weather is hot and dry and there is no rain at all. During precipitation, anemones do not require additional watering.
Anemones are responsive to fertilizing with complex fertilizers, especially during budding. Anemones are practically not affected by diseases and pests.
At proper care Daughter nodules are formed on the tuber; they are separated during digging and used for further propagation of anemones. Anemones also reproduce by seeds, but they bloom only after 2-3 years. If you decide to propagate anemone from seeds, then collect seeds only from brightly colored flowers, because anemones grown from seeds have paler flowers.
Preparing for winter, storing anemone tubers
Crown anemone is too southern a plant for our harsh winters; its tubers can freeze even under cover.
After the anemone's leaves and stems have dried, carefully dig up the tubers. They can be stored dry in paper bags or cotton bags in a substrate of sawdust, sand and peat until autumn at +20 0 C; from autumn to spring, anemone tubers should be stored at positive temperatures up to +5 +6 0 C. Paper or fabric should not they will allow the tubers to suffocate, and a mixture of sawdust, sand and peat will prevent the tubers from drying out.
But if you couldn’t find the place where the anemones were planted (after all, there are different situations), do not despair: knowing the approximate location of the anemone planting, try to cover it with a dry mixture of sawdust, peat, sand, and cover it all with waterproof film or other available means. The main thing is that autumn precipitation and spring flood waters do not fall under the shelter (well, this is rather a backup option). In the spring, you can make a small greenhouse in this place so that the anemones sprout as quickly as possible. If you are lucky and the anemone tubers do not freeze in winter, then next year you can see the anemone bloom again in the fall.
But if you want, you can force anemones at home and get gorgeous blooms in winter time.
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Anemones - decorative perennials flowering plants from the ranunculaceae family. Due to its special sensitivity to even a light breeze, causing the flower petals to move, the plant was nicknamed “anemone”.
Description
- The long stems of the flower reach a height of up to 80 cm and are located vertically. Not a large number of leaves are collected in a rosette;
- Anemone flowers are single or collected up to 4 flowers in umbrellas; consist of 4-27 sepals; double or semi-double buds of various colors;
- The fruits are nut-like, bare or covered with small fluff.
Spreading
Anemone flowers can be found in Russia, Europe, North America and East Asia. The plant was brought to us from the Mediterranean. Anemones grow in areas with temperate climate, in meadows, slopes, edges and deciduous forests.
Kinds
Nowadays, there are more than one hundred and fifty species of anemone.
Plants are divided into three types according to flowering time: spring, summer and autumn. The most popular varieties are wood anemone, tender anemone, crown anemone and Japanese anemone.
- Lesnaya. Double or simple buds, arranged one at a time, up to 6 cm in size, with large leaves. The flowers are collected in a continuous half-meter bush;
- Tender. All kinds of flowers, like chamomile, the size and color depend on the type of variety. The height reaches no higher than 20 cm. The leaves are openwork;
- Crown anemone. Buds of various colors are up to 6 cm in diameter. Inside there are stamens with black pistils. A small plant with leaves collected near the roots in a rosette, up to 30 cm high;
- Japanese. Pale or bright flowers collected in groups. Has dark green leaves. Flowers are collected in bushes reaching a height of up to 40 cm.
Landing
The following components are important for the growth and development of anemones: light, humidity and soil composition.
- Plants will grow magnificently in loose, fertile soil;
- The soil should have an ideal structure with sand and small pebbles to create drainage. So, a sufficient amount of water and air will flow to the roots;
- Anemones do not tolerate acidic soil well. Therefore, before planting them, add wood ash or dolomite flour;
- The planting site should be spacious, sufficiently sunny, protected from drafts;
If you are in doubt which side to plant the tubers on, it is easy to determine. On pre-prepared swollen tubers, small tubercles of buds will be noticeable. It can be determined by the shape of the tuber; the top should be flat and the bottom should be sharp.
Care
When caring for anemones, it is important to maintain the required level of humidity. To root system did not die from excess moisture, the plant is planted on a hill, creating good drainage. To keep the soil at a suitable moisture level, mulch is used. If the soil is not moist enough, the plant will grow and bloom poorly.
- During light frosts, the flower can remain in open ground. To do this, the plant is covered with tree branches and created thick layer mulch;
- Various decorative mixtures, peat and fallen leaves can be used as mulch. Such material will help maintain soil moisture and prevent weeds from growing;
- When weeding, you should not use a hoe so as not to accidentally touch the roots of the anemone flower. It is best to remove weeds by hand;
- During flowering, the anemone must be fertilized with minerals and liquid organic matter. Fertilizers can be excluded from feeding if they were added to the soil before planting.
Reproduction
Anemone reproduces by seeds. It should be borne in mind that even from freshly collected seeds, less than half germinate.
To increase seed germination you need to:
- Keep the seeds in the cold for about two months. This must be observed during spring sowing, for winter, this is not necessary;
- Choose light and loose soil, and sow the seeds shallowly, since small sprouts are very fragile and will not be able to sprout under a thick layer of soil;
- Monitor soil moisture so that seedlings do not die. This is especially important during spring or summer sowing, when seedlings are expected to appear within 30 days.
Anemones can be propagated by tubers. Varieties with branched roots are suitable for this.
- Reproduction is best done in spring. The roots of the plant must be divided so that the buds from which green sprouts appear are on each divided nodule;
- Anemones with a tuberous root system are left in warm water for several hours until they swell, after which they are planted in pots with soil to a depth of 7 cm. Watering regularly, make sure that the soil remains moist;
- Unlike young plants, adult anemone flowers do not tolerate planting well, so it is better to replant them with a large lump of earth.
Diseases and pests
Anemone rarely gets sick. Sometimes the appearance of a plant is spoiled by spoiled leaves damaged by slugs and snails. To get rid of them, they are collected by hand, after spraying the plant with metaldehyde dissolved in water. Sometimes anemone bushes are affected by leaf nematodes. In this case, the bush should be dug up and the contaminated soil at the planting site should be replaced with new one. If there is high humidity, fungal diseases may occur on the plant, such as powdery mildew, white rot. Fungicides will help in the fight against them.
Digging and storing tubers
Tuberous anemone varieties are very susceptible to frost. In areas with cold climates, the lower part of the plant is dug up and thoroughly dried.
- Place in cotton bags or paper bags;
- To prevent the roots from drying out over the winter, a mixture of peat, sand and sawdust is added to these bags;
- Next, leave to store in a cool place at temperatures up to +6 degrees. A cellar is good for storage;
- During storage, tubers need to be inspected occasionally; any that are rotten should be removed.
Use in landscaping
The decorative double anemone flower begins to bloom from early summer to late autumn.
That is why gardeners love to decorate their plots with them. Anemone looks beautiful in flower arrangements alpine slides, potted crops. Some types of anemone are used in decorative floriculture.
Anemone flowers cut at dawn or late evening will look great in a vase.
The stems of the plant secrete juice, which can cause skin irritation. Therefore, you should wear gloves when cutting flowers.
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Anemone: features, plant types
Anemone is a plant of the buttercup family, which is actively grown by domestic gardeners and is known to most as beautiful name"daughter of the winds" By appearance Anemone is very similar to ordinary poppy.
The plant is represented by a wide variety of species, among which there are both low-growing and tall varieties. The latter, unfortunately, do not take root particularly well in our climate, so domestic gardeners grow mainly low-growing species.
Interestingly, among anemones you can find those species that require extremely complex and troublesome care for an amateur gardener (this is often due to the characteristics of the plant’s root system), so we will consider only those species that are unpretentious in care and growing conditions.
Among these, the following varieties can be noted:
- Anemone is tender. A tiny plant, reaching only 5-10 cm in height.
Anemone tender
- Oak anemone. Not particularly common in our latitudes. The plant is medium in size - it will grow up to 0.3 m in height. The flowers grow of medium diameter (about 3-4 cm) and are pale white in color. True, sometimes there are varieties with soft blue or lilac flowering. The varieties belonging to this variety are very unpretentious.
Oak anemone
- Anemone buttercup. Unpretentious plant, characterized by medium growth - it reaches only 25 cm in height, blooms very luxuriantly with beautiful small pale yellow flowers. At the same time, the plant is very unpretentious to care and can survive in almost any soil.
Anemone buttercup
- Japanese anemone. Unlike previous varieties, Japanese anemone (like the variety presented below) are large perennials with a well-developed root system. The plant is distinguished by large and even peduncles, reaching a length of about 0.8 m.
Japanese anemone
- Anemone hybrid. The variety is represented mainly by semi-double, rather large varieties with lush bright blooms.
Anemone hybrid
Planting anemones in open ground
Before planting a plant, as usual, a series of preparatory activities, which includes the selection and preparation of a place for planting anemones, as well as the preparation of planting material.
The area for planting anemones must be shady, well protected from the wind and at the same time very spacious.
Advice. When choosing a place to plant an anemone, be sure to take into account the specific growth of this plant: he needs a lot free space, which is due to the powerful large root system.
The soil on which the anemone will grow must be light, loose, well-drained and nutritious. The ideal option for anemone is loose loam or deciduous soil with the presence of peat.
If the soil in your area is heavy and, in general, not particularly suitable for growing anemones, try improving its structure by adding a little fine sand to the soil (this will make it lighter and looser) or dolomite flour (if the acidity of the soil is high).
An unpleasant feature of anemone is the fastidiousness of its seed material: anemone seeds germinate very poorly and require careful preparation before planting. It's about about the well-known stratification. There are several ways to harden anemone seeds. The simplest of them is as follows: the seeds should be placed in boxes with a light soil mixture and immersed deeper into the soil on the site, not forgetting to cover them, for example, with spruce branches. During winter period the seeds will naturally freeze, and in the spring you can safely plant them on the site.
Anemone shoots
If you plan to grow an anemone by planting its tubers, they should also be prepared: soak them in warm water for several hours, then transplant them into containers with prepared substrate (peat and sand) to a depth of about 5 cm.
Seedlings are planted on permanent place only by the second year of the plant’s life, it is advisable to carry out this process in the spring (each plant should have at least 2 leaves). Although growing anemones will be quite successful even with autumn planting, only in this case the area with the planted plant should be carefully covered with branches or foliage.
Attention! If the plant is grown by seed, be prepared for the fact that the first bright flowers will appear on the plant no earlier than 3 years after planting.
Subtleties of plant care
Caring for the plant is not at all burdensome: you just need to constantly maintain the required level of moisture in the soil and feed the plant only with the right fertilizers.
Throughout the growing season, the anemone should be watered generously and regularly. In particularly hot summers, watering should be very plentiful. But you should be very careful, since excess moisture in the soil can lead to rotting of the root system. To avoid this problem, choose an area located on a hill for planting anemones.
In spring or moderately warm summer, it is enough to water the growing anemone only once a week.
During the flowering period, it is advisable to feed the anemone with liquid organic matter (anything will do except manure); in the fall, provide the plant with nutritious mineral complexes. If nutritional components were added to the soil before planting the anemone, the plant will not need feeding at all.
Anemone loves generous watering
With proper care, anemone is practically not susceptible to any diseases. Sometimes, however, an area with an anemone can be visited
Crown anemone is part of the Ranunculaceae family. IN natural conditions it grows in Asia Minor and the Mediterranean. As cultivated plant Anemone has been known for a long time, more than 400 years. It is especially widely used in landscaping in Germany, Italy, Holland and England.
What kind of plant is crown anemone?
Anemone - herbaceous perennial, which grows well with moderate moisture. Counts ephemeroid-geophyte. This means that in a short period of time the plant goes through all stages of development from the appearance of shoots to the ripening of seeds.
Anemone starts release leaves quite early, since generative buds (with flowers) and nutrients is formed in the nodules in late spring of the previous year. When grown industrially, this crop also retains early spring development and a long period of dormancy, which occurs after the death of the above-ground part of the plant.
The vitality of culture is supported by tubers, which bear buds with leaves and flowers. Every year the size and weight of the tubers gradually increases, and uneven bulges appear on them.
Complex in structure leaves are located on petioles and collected at the base of the plant into a rosette. Flowers are located one at a time on shoots 20 to 40 cm long, which are covered with slight pubescence. Quite large inflorescences from 5 to 10 cm wide have a pleasant, subtle aroma. They are painted in various shades. Small seeds, covered with short down, ripen in the fruit - a multi-nut.
Based on the size of their terry, anemone varieties are divided into: two groups:
- plants with flowers that have one row of petals are included in the De Kan group,
- Cultivars with double and semi-double inflorescences belong to the Santa Bridget group.
Suitable growing conditions
Illumination
Although crown anemone prefers to grow in well-lit areas, it can also withstand partial shade. This plant is a short-day crop because it requires 12 hours of daylight or even less to flower.
Temperature Preferences
Also, anemone is not very demanding of heat. It quite easily tolerates a short-term drop in temperature to 5 degrees below zero, and leaves - up to 10 or 12 degrees below zero. This plant does not survive in open ground. severe frosts for a long time, especially if the ground is not covered with snow. Therefore, in regions with strong negative temperatures, beds with anemones are sprinkled with mulching material or planted in the spring.
This perennial plant is often grown as annual crop.
Humidity Requirements
When cultivating this plant, it is worth remembering that it cannot withstand waterlogging of the soil, especially when low temperatures. Regular watering is only required during flowering during the dry season.
Planting crown anemone
Anemone planting is carried out seeds or tubers.
Planting site in the garden
For planting crown anemones, select well-lit areas that are protected from powerful air currents. Groundwater should be located at a depth of at least 60-80 cm.
Soil requirement
During the entire growing period, soil moisture should be maintained at an average level. Both drying out and waterlogging leads to inhibition of plant development and even death. Crown anemone works best on nutritious, moisture-intensive, well-drained soils of medium density with a pH of 6.0-7.0.
In the regions with a humid climate It is best to plant this plant on ridges about 20 degrees high and about 120 cm wide.
Growing anemone from seeds
To get good seeds, powerful and well-formed flowers are selected during flowering. To avoid unnecessary pollination, all remaining flowers on the plants are plucked off.
The ripened seeds are collected and scattered in a small layer about two centimeters high and dried in a well-ventilated area for seven or ten days. They are stored in paper or linen bags.
It must be taken into account that the seeds have low germination rate. Even for fresh seeds it does not exceed 25%.
To improve seed germination, stratification is carried out, which consists of keeping the seeds at a temperature of 6 to 9 degrees for 3-4 weeks.
Sowing is carried out from August to February, depending on the growing region. Seeds are sown respectively in the ground or for seedlings.
For sowing seedlings, choose low containers with loose, breathable soil with a slightly acidic reaction. The seeds are evenly distributed over the surface and planted to a depth of 1 to 2 cm. The best temperature for the emergence of seedlings is considered to be from 12 to 15 degrees. During this period, moderate soil moisture should be maintained. Be sure to ensure that the soil does not dry out. After the first seedlings appear, the temperature is reduced to 10-13 or slightly lower. Temperature more than high values it quite sharply reduces the growing season and does not help the tuber gain weight.
In the southern regions, you can sow seeds directly into the ground. Sowing is carried out in late summer - early autumn (August-September). As soon as 2 or 3 pairs of true leaves are formed on young anemones, they are planted in rows with a distance of 7 to 10 cm. The distance between the rows is 20 cm. During this period of time, the temperature should be at a level of 10-12 to 16 degrees.
The entire growing time from sowing seeds to flowering bushes is about six months.
Planting anemones with tubers
Soil preparation
The beds and flower beds where the tubers will be planted must be dug to the depth of a shovel (30-35 cm) with the simultaneous addition of humus, then carefully leveled. This land preparation is carried out three months before sowing or planting. Two or three weeks before planting, the beds are dug up a second time with fertilizers containing potassium and phosphorus. For one square meter Approximately 50 grams are added.
Preparing anemone tubers for planting
When grown for cutting, one-year-old, two-year-old and three-year-old tubers with a width of one to three centimeters and a slightly rounded shape are selected for planting. Very small tubers should be grown to the desired size, while large and old ones are best used for landscaping.
To reduce the time it takes for tubers to sprout, they are treated in a solution of potassium permanganate for 18 to 24 hours before planting. There is another way of processing. First, the tubers are kept in running water from four to eight hours, and then soaked in a diluted fungicide (0.4%) for half an hour.
Another way to treat tubers is as follows: first, they are kept in water heated to a temperature of 50 degrees for half an hour, and then placed in a fungicide for 30 minutes. This helps protect plants from various fungal diseases for 60 days.
If the tubers are planted in unheated greenhouses or open ground, they are not soaked to avoid rotting.
To obtain flowers in early dates tubers are germinated for two or three weeks at 6-9 degrees Celsius. This is done in peat until sprouts about 5 mm long form. Sprouted tubers are well preserved for two weeks and can even be transported, but to do this they are gradually cooled over seven days to one degree below zero.
Tuber planting dates
Tubers are planted in a garden bed or dacha at different times. It all depends on the growing region and the time when there an acceptable temperature is established. The most suitable temperature for root regrowth of tubers is considered to be 9-12 degrees. At temperatures below 9 degrees, the rooting rate decreases quite significantly, and at temperatures above 12 degrees, the root system turns out to be underdeveloped.
Landing technology
- Before planting, the tubers are sorted by size (0.5-1.0, 1-1.5 and more than 1.5 cm).
- When planting tubers with a width of 0.5 to 1.0 cm, the distance between them should be ten centimeters, and with a width of 1 to 1.5 cm - 20 cm.
- The rows are spaced 20 cm apart.
- The planting depth for tubers with a diameter of 0.5 to 1 cm is from four to five cm, and specimens bigger size planted to a depth of six to eight cm.
- Moreover, on light soils, tubers are planted deeper than on heavy soils.
Features of growing cut anemones
Cultivation of crown anemone to produce cut flowers is best done in climate-controlled greenhouses, where the temperature is maintained at 10-14 degrees until buds form.
During flower development, the temperature must be adjusted depending on the degree of light. For example, in low light conditions the temperature should be about 8-10 degrees, and in more powerful lighting it is increased to 12-14 degrees.
It is known that at high temperatures and low light levels they do not grow. large flowers(3-4 cm wide) on fairly elongated peduncles. And at lower temperatures, large flowers are obtained on small peduncles. An increase in temperature to 18 degrees during the flowering period is possible only with powerful lighting.
Temperatures above 18-20 degrees inhibit the development of leaves and buds, and also reduce flowering time. When cultivating this plant, the difference between day and night temperatures is 3-4 degrees.
Anemone care
All care for this crop consists of fertilizing, loosening, and maintaining a certain soil moisture.
Watering
If the plant is grown in unheated greenhouses or greenhouses, then soil moisture should be maintained at a fairly moderate level, especially at low temperatures.
After the first shoots appear and until the end of flowering, increased watering is required, as this helps in the formation of strong and long peduncles. When there is a lack of moisture in the soil, thin and short flower stalks appear.
To preserve moisture, anemone plantings can be mulched with peat or humus.
Top dressing
During growth, the anemone is fed with liquid mineral and organic fertilizers. For fertilizing, a solution is prepared from cow manure. For 1 m2 take 12-13 liters of this solution. A solution (1-2%) is also prepared from mineral fertilizers, in which nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium should be in a ratio of 1:0.6:1.7. Apply 12-13 liters per 1 m2.
Before the flowers bloom, plants are fed 2-3 times a month, and with the beginning of flowering, the amount of feeding is reduced to 1-2. If the anemone’s mass of green leaves grows too powerfully, then fertilizers with nitrogen are excluded from feeding.
When cultivating a plant in a garden bed or flower bed at low temperatures, the amount of fertilizing for the entire season is reduced to 3-4 times. The first feeding is carried out immediately after the shoots appear on the surface, the second feeding occurs at the time when the buds are formed, but the third and fourth times the plants are fed during flowering.
When fertilizing, be sure to ensure that fertilizers do not fall on the leaves. And if this suddenly happens, they must be washed off with water.
Also used for fertilizing mineral fertilizers in dry form, which are applied in small doses (from 10 to 20 grams per m2). Before applying dry fertilizers, be sure to carry out good watering.
Anemone bloom
Crown anemone blooms from one and a half to 3-4 months. The duration of flowering directly depends on the time of planting, the size of the tuber, temperature and air humidity. One bush usually produces from 5 to 20 flowers. If anemone is grown in an unregulated climate, then the largest number of flower stalks is formed in the spring from March to April.
Inflorescences are cut in the morning before watering the plants. In hot weather, flowers are cut off when the closed buds are completely colored. In the cool season, the flowers are cut half open, and in winter you need to wait until the anemones open completely. During cutting, damage to the inflorescences must be avoided, as they become a source of fungal infection. Non-marketable flowers are also removed.
Digging and storing tubers
The duration of the growing season of crown anemone directly depends on the temperature and humidity of the soil. At temperatures above 25 degrees and a lack of moisture in the soil, plants abruptly stop flowering and their ground part dries out.
When the leaves have dried by 50-70%, you can start digging up the tubers. They are dug out together with the above-ground part, and then laid out in low boxes in one or two layers and placed in well-ventilated areas for drying.
After about a week or ten days, the tubers are cleaned of leaves and soil. They are then sorted by size and placed in a cool and dry room for storage at a temperature of 12 to 15 degrees. Humidity during storage should be maintained at 60%. Under such conditions, tubers can be stored for 3 to 4 years without losing their ability to germinate.
Reproduction
You can propagate crown anemone:
- using seeds and
- dividing adult tubers.
When propagated by seed, varietal characteristics are not always preserved, since this plant undergoes quite strong gene splitting. To preserve valuable varieties, it is better to use vegetative propagation.
Propagation by seeds is described above in the section “Growing anemones from seeds.”
To divide tubers, plants older than 5 years are used. Best time for division - spring. Parts are cut off from the tuber with a sharp knife, each of which has 2-3 renewal buds. There is no need to thoroughly clear the soil from the mother tuber before dividing.
About diseases and pests
Among the diseases that quite often appear on crown anemone, it is worth noting:
- rust,
- gray rot,
- viral infection and
- transporosis
Pests that can attack this crop are:
- leaf bugs,
- bear,
- slugs,
- nematode,
- aphids and
- scoops.
To ensure that various diseases and pests appear on the crown anemone as rarely as possible, the following preventive measures must be taken:
- Do not plant plants too densely.
- Carry out weeding and loosening regularly.
- Water the plants correctly and regularly.
- When cutting or cultivating the area around bushes, avoid various damages shoots and peduncles.
- Maintain the best humidity and temperature conditions in greenhouses.
- Remove all plant debris promptly.
- Fertilize with fertilizers that contain more potassium than nitrogen. ,
