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It is necessary to feed daylilies in order to get an ornamental plant with abundant flowering. The funds are selected taking into account the growing season, the work is carried out in compliance with the recommended dosage. Lack of nutrition affects the growth of culture, the result of excess will be the absence of flowers.
The decorative form can be preserved only if the conditions of agricultural technology are observed.
Features of feeding daylilies
A common problem faced when growing daylilies is chlorosis. The disease occurs against the background of a decrease in the production of chlorophyll in the leaves and a violation of photosynthesis. Development slows down, the plant looks weak, budding becomes defective: flowers are rare, small in size. A more severe form causes wilting and yellowing of the green mass, in this case we are not talking about flowering at all.
The main reason is malnutrition. If the soil is poor, the plant needs top dressing. Even on fertile soils, daylilies respond well to metered fertilization.
Daylilies are fed with preparations corresponding to the vegetation stage:
- in the spring, when the leaves of the plant bloom and the process of shoot formation begins, nitrogen-containing agents are introduced. They will be the impetus for growth;
- when laying buds, potash and phosphate fertilizers are used;
- when flowering is over, potassium and phosphorus are used, but organics are completely excluded.
Apply top dressing at the root or spray the plant. Many gardeners, based on personal experience, recommend combining events. Part of the drug is embedded in the ground or diluted in water for irrigation, the second half of the substance is treated with the above-ground mass.
Fertilizing daylilies with folk and organic fertilizers
For feeding, they use not only the means of the chemical industry, but also prepared independently. A good result gives herbal infusion. It is prepared as follows:
- Mowed grass from the site is crushed for quick fermentation.
- Placed in a container (not metal), poured with water so that it covers the grass by about 15-20 cm.
- To ferment faster, add Carbamide about ½ tbsp. l. for 25 liters of liquid.
- Insist on the sun for 1,5 weeks, the grass is periodically mixed.
The finished infusion will be dark brown in color with no foam on the surface.
The working solution is prepared at the rate of 1/10.
Wood ash is used for feeding, but the composition of the soil must be taken into account. Daylilies require a neutral or slightly acidic soil, and ash reduces acidity.
Make an infusion of bird droppings or mullein, use a concentrate of 1/10.
An overview of industrial biologicals that have proven themselves well for daylilies will help you choose the right option.
Host-father
Organo-mineral humus product based on Gummi-90 biofertilizer. It is necessary for enrichment with phytobacteria and loosening of the soil. Contains a set of elements necessary for the growth of daylilies (magnesium, potassium, iron).
Apply in early spring or at the time of budding
Ideal
The main component of the product is biohumus obtained from the vital activity of earthworms. The macroelements necessary for the growth of daylilies (phosphorus and potassium) have been added to the composition. “Ideal” refers to alkaline fertilizers, when used, the composition of the soil is taken into account.
Use at the beginning of the growing season, not suitable for autumn feeding
Bucephalus
Means based on extracts from horse manure. The composition includes organic compounds with nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, a set of macronutrients and humic acid. Effectively fights soil pests, prevents the accumulation of heavy metals and nuclides by daylilies from the soil.
Used as a root top dressing
Zircon
A preparation that stimulates growth, shoot formation and budding in daylilies. The biological supplement is based on echinacea purpurea and a complex of natural acids. The action of the agent is aimed at stabilizing processes at the cellular level, increasing the resistance of daylilies to abnormal environmental factors.
It is not recommended to use in combination with alkaline products.
Humate + 7
The main composition of the preparation is humus and a set of micro- and macroelements necessary for the growth of daylilies. The main purpose of the tool is to build up and strengthen the root system.
Strict adherence to the dosage is necessary, oversaturation with humates can stop the growth of daylilies.
Fertilizing daylilies with mineral fertilizers
Organics is aimed at improving the condition of the soil, but is less effective as a direct top dressing, therefore, along with biological agents, mineral and complex fertilizers are used.
Potassium nitrate
The main components of the drug are nitrogen and potassium. They help build green mass and promote abundant flowering. Used as the main root top dressing at the beginning of the season. At the time of budding, the plant is sprayed with a solution.
Due to the nitrogen content, it is not suitable for autumn top dressing.
Nitrofosca
A common remedy among gardeners, effective at the beginning of the growing season of daylilies. Consists of phosphorus, nitrogen and potassium – the main elements necessary for crop growth.
The tool is effective when used at the beginning of the growing season
Kemira
They produce a drug in different directions: for spring, autumn top dressing and universal. Mineral fertilizer is characterized by a long period of action.
The tool reduces the acidity of the soil
Aquarine
Chelated fertilizer of the latest generation. Does not accumulate in the soil, completely decomposes. Non-toxic to humans, safe for animals. “Aquarin” with a neutral or slightly acidic reaction is suitable for complex use with other chemicals.
Contains all the essential nutrients for daylilies
How to fertilize daylilies
For additional nutrition of daylilies, complex fertilizers, organic and mineral, are used, often they use products prepared independently according to folk recipes. Top dressing is foliar and root in nature.
How to feed daylilies in autumn
Autumn top dressing of daylilies is relevant after flowering. The procedure is carried out around the end of August or the beginning of September. Before winter, when the biological processes of the plant slow down, phosphorus and potassium-based products are added. Nitrogen preparations are not recommended. If there is a high concentration of nitrogen in the soil, daylilies will quickly grow, form strong shoots with dense foliage, but there will be no flowering. Therefore, organic matter is not applied in the fall.
Apply the tool “Kemira autumn” and sprinkle the root circle with wood ash. If there is mulch near the plant, it must be moved aside and fertilized on open ground; after the event, the material can be returned to its place. If top dressing is root, this condition is relevant for any season.
Feeding daylilies in spring and summer
Feeding daylilies is important in different seasons. At each stage of growth, the functionality of nutrition is different. If at the end of the season the activities are aimed at spring budding, then at the beginning – fertilizer is needed for a full vegetation. Daylily care includes top dressing in the spring, which is carried out in mid-April or early May (for regions with a temperate climate). Use a complex of mineral fertilizers. An ideal option for daylilies is Fertika. This is a preparation for root dressing, which is applied as follows:
- The root circle is watered abundantly.
- Scatter granules around the plant.
- Loosen the soil and water again.
For spring top dressing, this event will be enough.
When daylilies gain green mass and begin to lay buds, foliar top dressing is recommended, it is more effective. The absorption of micronutrients occurs through the pores of the leaf blades. Consider that their main localization is on the lower part of the leaves, so they should be covered to a greater extent.
For this growth time, humates based on sodium or potassium are suitable, powerful growth stimulants
For daylilies use “Ekorost” or “Prompter”. Can be replaced with an infusion of bird droppings or fermented weeds.
When the daylilies bloom, they stop feeding, they received a sufficient amount of trace elements, and the excess will only hurt.
Fertilizer application rules
The application of fertilizers for the crop is a prerequisite for agricultural technology. But the funds are suitable for different soil composition. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the indicator of the acid-base reaction of the soil and orient the top dressing to the composition.
If the soil does not meet the biological requirements of daylilies, top dressing may become ineffective. Before planting the plant, the indicator is adjusted, the alkaline environment is reduced by adding granulated sulfur, and high acidity is neutralized with dolomite flour.
When growing daylilies, certain feeding rules are followed:
- Make preparations only on well-moistened soil, after precipitation or watering. The procedure is carried out early in the morning or in the evening, when there are no direct rays. This will prevent the appearance of burns on the leaves.
- The working solution for feeding is made in compliance with a strict dosage, daylilies will more easily tolerate a lack of nutrients than their excess.
- The frequency of the event is carried out taking into account the fact that mineral compounds do not linger for a long time in the upper layers, they go deeper. Feeding is necessary every two weeks.
- If a nutrient substrate was laid when planting daylilies, the plant will not need to be fed during the first year of growth.
- It is not recommended to feed daylilies in early spring at unsteady temperatures, nutrients will become an impetus for growth, and in case of return frosts, daylilies may lose their main green mass. In this case, it will take longer to wait for the flowering of plants.
- On light fertile soils, the frequency of top dressing and dosage is reduced. Completely exclude the summer introduction of organic matter.
Conclusion
It is necessary to feed daylilies for lush flowering and a set of green mass. If the plant is not deficient in trace elements, it is less likely to get sick and resists pests well. The culture will overwinter with minimal losses of the root system.
