Who wants to please themselves with new plants in a summer cottage without spending extra money? The issue is relevant for all gardeners and gardeners. Try to save your family budget and replenish your garden with new beautiful plants.
Share plants
Division of the bush is the most common and effective way of propagating plants. You can perform the separation procedure only for shrubs aged 4-6 years, since during this time they have time to grow stronger. From one uterine plant, several young ones can be obtained.
It is necessary to pull the bush from the ground and shake off the earthen lump. Then carefully separate the roots, common roots can be torn by hand or cut with a sharp knife. Sprinkle the root powder with charcoal powder or activated charcoal to prevent decay.
Planting perennial shrubs can be done in the fall two weeks before the onset of cold weather, so that the plant has time to take root. Root growth continues until the soil temperature reaches + 4 ° C.
When planting, the soil is fertilized with nitrogen, potash and phosphorus fertilizers. The new bush, which has gained strength in the fall, will spring to growth 2-3 weeks earlier than the spring seedlings.
Purchase from the nursery
Experienced experts recommend buying seedlings in the nursery. Benefits of this purchase:
- prices are cheaper than in the market or in a small garden center;
- the plant is guaranteed to be grown in your climatic zone and will take root better;
- a guarantee of acquisition of quality seedlings.
Joint purchases
In order to save on wholesale prices for planting material, you can join on the Internet a group that wants to purchase goods of interest at reduced prices.
The organizer of a joint purchase finds a supplier and offers interested people on the site to unite to purchase, this is in our case planting material.
The organizer acts as an intermediary, participants pay for its services, usually the organizational percentage is not more than 20% of the wholesale price of the goods. The participant pays, in addition to the cost of the goods, the organizational percentage and delivery costs.
After collecting orders, the organizer buys the goods at the wholesale price and sends it to the participants.
Swap with neighbors
Between summer residents there is always mutual understanding and mutual assistance. They will gladly share last year's surplus seeds or seedlings. It can be an exchange - you can offer your friends an excess of their planting material.
Thematic groups in social networks
There are groups of gardeners on social networks where participants share their experience in agricultural technology for growing crops. And also discusses various topics that concern novice gardeners and gardeners, there is an exchange of views.
Including people joining in the search for trusted suppliers and joint purchases of planting material. Summer residents share the secrets of saving money on the purchase of garden plants, exchange information about the best fruitful varieties and rare plants in their areas.
It is planned to create a portal for gardeners and gardeners, where it will be possible to conduct meetings in electronic form on previously agreed topics.
Sow in the winter
When sown in autumn in open ground, the seeds naturally go through stratification, and in spring the plants will be stronger than those grown from seedlings.
When the seedlings sprout in the spring, they must be protected with a film from temperature extremes.
Seed harvesting
To obtain seeds, it is necessary to use the fruits of varietal crops, not hybrids, since they do not inherit the best signs of their “parents”.
Important rules for storing seeds:
- we harvest only well-dried seeds, for example, vegetable crops, otherwise during storage they will be covered with mold and deteriorate, the moisture level of the seeds should be below 10%;
- Before long-term storage, we free the seeds from garbage and separate the damaged specimens: put them in a weak solution of sodium chloride and remove the pop-up seeds and garbage, rinse and dry the rest;
- seed storage is recommended at a temperature of 0 ° С - + 5 ° С and air humidity not higher than 55%, in a dark place, without a sharp temperature difference. Since it is difficult to find such an ideal place, it is better to store seeds in living rooms, where there is no temperature difference;
- it is recommended several times during the winter to sort out the seeds in order to remove rotten and diseased.
It is better to store the seeds in cloth bags or paper bags, for large seeds, cardboard boxes are better suited in which holes can be made for ventilation.
It is possible to store well-dried seeds in the refrigerator in vegetable containers without moisture and without a sharp drop in temperature and humidity.
Make cuttings
Autumn is a good time for cuttings. In the spring you will have rooted plants that can be planted on the site, sold or traded.
Cuttings can be planted in pots or dug in the garden, covering them with mulch for the winter.
Shoots
Many dwarf plants and ornamental shrubs can perfectly fit into the interior of a glazed loggia or balcony.
The method of propagation by layering shoots is natural for many shrubs. The lower shoots in contact with the ground can germinate, they are slightly buried and pressed with a stone. After a few weeks, when the roots appear, the shoot can be separated from a large plant and planted in a separate container.
After rooting the shoot, transplant it into a potted container and make drainage to drain excess water.
If the glazed balcony is warm, then it is not necessary to clean the pots in a warm place even in winter.
It is possible to effectively design your garden at no particular cost. Try it out using our tips. And the originality of the design depends on your imagination.
