This plant is able to survive in almost any conditions and spread along solid thick carpets. In early spring, when all the garden inhabitants are still asleep and even the grass is not going to be pecked, the periwinkle in the garden starts to please with greenery. If you want to decorate your site and spend a minimum of time for this, then the periwinkle will be an ideal solution. About the secrets of growing and caring for this plant, we will discuss in this article.
Periwinkle: cultivation
The plant is resistant to many external factors and rather unpretentious in care. Consider the basic tips on how to plant and grow a periwinkle.
- First, you should choose the right location. To the ground the plant is not exacting. Excellent tolerates both direct sunlight, and strong shading. The most suitable are partial shade or periodic shading throughout the day.
- To grow a bright green carpet and achieve abundant flowering, it is best to plant seedlings on fertile, loose and well drained soils. Ideal will be a place under an apple tree, a pear or a cherry.
- Periwinkle garden loves organic and mineral fertilizers. Suitable humus, deciduous land or compost . During the forcing period, 30-40 grams of urea per each square are added. meter. At the beginning and end of the season, adult plants that have already formed a carpet are fed with peat compost.
- To get a lush branched bush, pinch the tops. With regard to irrigation, then for the growth of the vincex is enough natural precipitation. To water regularly it is necessary only in the early spring when active growth begins. If you add phosphates to the water, this will prolong the bloom of the vinca shower.
- During the spring pruning of the tops, the cut parts can be stuck directly into the ground. In time they will take root and the carpet will become even denser.
- Another important point of planting and care for the periwinkle is the preparation of the plant for wintering. Adult plants tolerate cold without problems. But all young seedlings must be covered with a layer of leaves or spruce lapnika.
- When planting a vinca and caring for it, some problems may arise. First of all, these are the bald patches. As a rule, they cause fungal diseases. Also, the plant can hit the scabbard, which can be combated with a soap solution.
Periwinkle: Reproduction
Propagation periwinkle in two main ways: seeds and vegetatively.
Reproduction of the periwinkle with cuttings is not difficult. It is enough during the spring pruning to plant the seedlings in washed sand and cover with a jar. It is even possible to put the cuttings in a container of water. This variant of reproduction is most simple. You can start work in the spring or in the period from August to September.
Cultivation of vinca from seeds begins with the preparation of a seat. Seeds are planted to a depth of about 2 cm. Crops must be covered with a film, since the process must take place in total darkness. The temperature should be around 24 ° C.
As soon as the seeds proklyutsya, you need to lower the temperature and put boxes with seedlings in the light. After two weeks, you can start applying fertilizers. The best suited for feeding with low phosphorus and nitrogen in the form of nitrates. You can dive seedlings after they have four real leaves on them and the height of the vincer reaches 8cm.
The easiest way to plant a vinca beautifully lush carpet - the use of taps. It's enough just to sprinkle a little on the ground and in a short time they will take root, forming a dense carpet of green foliage.