Given the correct planting of peonies, when all the necessary fertilizers (manure, humus, superphosphate , ash, sand) were present in the landing pit, the first two years there is no need to deal with their feeding. But that in the third year they blossom well and abundantly, care is needed from spring until late autumn. In this article we will consider what you can feed peonies in the fall.
What and why fertilize peonies in the fall?
Beginners of florists may have a question - do you need to feed peonies in the fall? After all, their flowering ended in the middle of summer. Top dressing, of course, is needed. For example, the shelter in late autumn of cropped stems and roots with peat and humus (5-8 cm) contributes to their frost resistance and good wintering. You can also add ash or bone meal to this.
How to feed a tree-like peony in the fall?
Tree-like peonies are hybrids, bred by Chinese breeders. This plant reaches a height of 1.5-2 meters, gradually turning into a hemispherical bush. The plant is cold-hardy and does not die off every autumn, like a grassy peony, but, on the contrary, with each new season only grows.
After the blossoming of the treelike peony, it is necessary to cut off all the faded shoots up to the upper axillary point. And in autumn you need to make fertilizers. How to feed the peonies in autumn: pour 300 g of wood ash, 200 g of bone meal for each bush before the onset of rest period, then cover the soil well.
And despite the good winter hardiness of this type of peonies, it is better to cover them for the winter, as they might be damaged by a spring thaw. In order to prevent damage to the kidneys in the early spring, in October, it is necessary to thicken the trunks with peat, and in case of the onset of cold weather, cover it with fir branches and foliage. Then the wintering of the tree-like peony will be more successful.