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Anemones in the fall: planting
Anemone is a herbaceous perennial often used to decorate home gardens. The best time to plant it is spring, but if the winters in the region are not very harsh, you can plant anemones in the fall and enjoy their bloom in early spring.
What you need to know when growing anemones
Anemones grow intensively, but at the same time they have fragile roots. The contact of the root branches with other specimens can harm the plant, therefore, a place for planting must be chosen spacious and without drafts.
Anemones planted in autumn bloom in early spring
Growing different varieties of anemones differs, but there are some general rules:
- spring reproduction is carried out by dividing the roots, and autumn – by seeds and tubers;
- in the fall they fertilize the plant with mineral complexes, and in the spring – with organic ones;
- in hot weather, the flower needs regular watering;
- to protect the anemones from frost for the winter, they are covered with dry leaves.
An important condition for growing a flower is proper watering. With a lack of moisture, flowering will be scarce, and an excess can lead to root rot. To maintain optimal soil moisture, a raised site is chosen for planting, and drainage from small stones is arranged in the hole.
How to plant anemones in autumn
For planting in the fall, only freshly harvested seeds should be used, since they have a short shelf life. The planting material is only slightly buried in loose soil so that the fragile sprout can break through. In early spring, when the snow melts, the first shoots appear. But in this case, there is a danger of their death from waterlogging by melt water. To avoid this, experienced summer residents are advised to do the following:
- Prepare planting containers and fill them with nutrient medium.
- Moisten the soil and plant the seeds before frost.
- Dig in the planting containers on the site until spring.
- With the onset of warming, remove the containers from the ground so that the melt water does not harm the seedlings.
- Care for the sprouts in containers until they are strong, after which the seedlings can be planted in the open ground.
When planting in spring, the tubers of the plant are pre-prepared. To do this, they are placed in warm water for a certain time to swell. Planting anemones with tubers in the fall does not require this procedure, since in the spring they are saturated with melt water and will sprout without problems. Anemones tubers are buried in the ground to a depth of 5-7 cm, while drainage is made in the planting hole in order to avoid diseases due to waterlogging.
Basically, all varieties of anemones tolerate winter well, covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves or peat. The only exception is the crown anemone; it is advisable to dig up its tubers and store them in the cellar until spring.