Rules for planting and caring for dogwood in the open field

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Dogwood is not often found in our area. But since this plant has unsurpassed useful properties, it is worth considering to start growing it at the dacha.

Planting dogwood and the subsequent care of him - the procedure is absolutely not complicated, which is even for a novice gardener. This shrub is unpretentious, and at the same time has tasty berries.

Duration of ripening of dogwood in Moscow region, Krasnodar region and in Ukraine

Cornel prefers the warm climate of the Caucasus and Transcaucasiawhere it grows in mountain forests, on sunny edges, as well as in thickets of other shrubs. In addition, it grows in Ukraine, Crimea, Central and Southern Europe, as well as in Western Asia. In Russia, dogwood is successfully cultivated in various areas - the Moscow region, the Krasnodar Territory and other regions.

The start of flowering of common dogwood occurs in March, and the end - in April. Ripen fruit closer to mid-autumn, depending on the region of growth. When the fruits are ripe, they begin to fall from the bush. The ripeness of the fruit of the dogwood can be determined by taste.Crop harvested every year in September, and the roots - in late November.

For long-term storage of berries at home they are cut off as they begin to ripen. The fruits are placed in small baskets where they ripen., and then stored at a temperature of 0 - +2 C.

Pleasant, sweet and sour to taste with a specific aroma, dogwood fruits are often consumed fresh, and experienced housewives rush to buy cornels, to make delicious jams, jellies, jams, juices, compotes, marmalades, or simply to fill the fruits with sugar and store. Also, the berries can be saved by freezing.

Breeding dogwood bones at home

You can propagate the dogwood with the help of a bone sprout it. To do this, take ripe berries, free the bone from the pulp and placed in boxes with wet sawdust or moss for one year, regularly maintaining a moist environment. This method is carried out stratification of seeds before planting. The stone of this plant is not divided into cotyledons. In this regard, it should be placed in the ground no deeper than 3 cm. Unstratified bones germinate only through 2 years, while not all. Germinated seeds sprout in the year when they are sown.

It is simple to care for seeds: watering, top dressing, at the beginning of growth shading from hot sunshine. During the first year, seedlings grow to 3-4 cm, by the end of the second - before 10-15 cm. The berries of cornel, grown from seeds, are harvested after 7-10 years from the time of sowing.

Dogwood varietal properties, like all fruit plants, retains during vegetative propagation. Cornels can be propagated by grafting, green cuttings and replanting. The most effective way - reproduction by budding, the rooting of the eyes at the same time is 92-97%

When to plant dogwood in different regions of Russia?

The best period for planting shrubs on open ground in the southern regions is autumn. The time for planting a dogwood is not difficult to determine - as soon as the leaves of the poplar fall. It is recommended to plant this plant in the fall, because during spring planting it is necessary to plant it in a fairly short time: between how the soil warms up, and the period when the buds of the shrub begin to bloom.

In the autumn period, cornels are planted no later than mid-October, for 2-3 weeksand before the onset of frost. Well watered and heaped shrubs have time to settle down, they endure winter well and begin to grow rapidly in early spring.

Advantages and disadvantages of autumn planting

Autumn planting has several advantages.:

• Cornel seedlings planted in autumn manage to heal damaged roots during the winter and add new suction roots to the spring. Due to this, the young plant is able to withstand the early spring droughts and dry winds typical of the southern regions without complications.
• It is much more profitable to buy cornel in autumn. Gardeners and nurseries sell freshly planted planting materials, resulting in a huge selection of products at affordable prices.
• Autumn planting delivers quite a bit of trouble. It is enough to do only one watering, and the rest of the work will be done by nature on its own. The rainy weather in the autumn provides the dogwood with the necessary state of humidity and comfort.
• Another important advantage applies time saving. Autumn planting of dogwood seedlings frees up a large amount of time and effort for other work, which becomes quite a lot with the onset of spring.

Autumn planting has certain drawbacks.:

• Severe frosts can ruin still immature plants. In winter, there are strong winds, snowfalls and other weather problems that can break down young trees and shrubs.
• Danger for shrubs are rodentseating seedlings in late autumn and in winter.

Sometimes freshly picked berries of a cornel with a pericarp are planted in August. Germination in this case is 70-80% 1.5 years after sowing.

Important rules when planting dogwood

Certain rules should be followed during landing.:

• Plant dogwood preferably in a shaded placebetween the trees. Thus, you can save garden space and solve the problem of using low-light areas on the site.
• When choosing a site groundwater placement should be considered, as the cornel root system branches at 1 m from the ground surface.
• For good yields recommended to plant several different varieties of plantsi, because they bloom at one time.
• When planting a bush humus, manure, mineral fertilizers are not used. Only water is needed.

Below is a detailed description of the process of planting dogwood in the garden.

How to prepare a sapling?

During the purchase of planting material should focus on the root: the more powerful it is - the more rapidly the plant will develop. One should be wary of weak, weathered, thin roots with obvious signs of pain. You need to acquire powerful seedlings with 2-3 root branches, no less 30 cm in length. The bark on the trunk must be intact, and the branches intact.

To fully ensure the viability of the plant you like, you need to slightly cut the bark. If the incision is green - it means the choice is right if brown - it is necessary to continue the search for a suitable dogwood.

The rhizome of the seedling should be well hydrated. In the case of long-term transportation, it is wrapped in wet material and placed in a plastic bag. If the roots have dried out during the transportation period, they should be placed in water for several days before planting.. If after purchase it is impossible to plant a sapling immediately, it is added dropwise under a slope in a shaded place.Here it is important that the ground covers all the roots, as well as half the seed. It is possible to store a plentifully watered plant in this look for a month.

Choosing a place to plant in the garden or cottage

What is the most suitable place for growing dogwood at the cottage? For an unpretentious cornel any site is suitable. In order to harvest good yields, the soil must be fertilized, drained, moist and alkaline..

Dogwood does not take root in swampy soils. In addition, clay plots and poorly lit areas should be avoided. For the first 5 years the cultivation of this shrub is perfect penumbra. Then the dogwood can be transplanted to a sufficiently lit part of the garden. To save space, it is advised to plant a shrub between old trees, which, by their shadow, will protect its root system from drying out. Dogwood gets on with each of the fruit plants, except for a walnut.

Description of the process of planting seedlings on the open ground in the autumn

To properly plant the dogwood, follow these steps.:

1. Before planting, the plant should be carefully inspected again and pruning broken branches and damaged roots. Then it is good to process all the roots with a prepared clay mash. When planting in autumn, you need to carefully remove the foliage from the dogwood.
2. Deepening for seedlings should easily accommodate the rhizome. Will fit pit deep 30 - 50 cm.
3. Digging a hole into it drive a stake, which then will need to bind the plant.
4. At the bottom of the pits are placed approximately 15 cm pebbles or expanded clay. If the soil is poor, drainage by one third is covered with leaf soil.
5. Cornel prefers potassium-rich soil. It can be enriched with limemixed with the substrate in a ratio of 150 g per 1 mg.
6. When placing a seedling in a hole, its roots should be carefully stretched, and root neck to be under 2 - 3 cm soil.
7. Falling asleep hole, you need to follow, so that around the roots did not appear emptiness. To avoid this should be trampled down landed material and well watereds
8. Shrub necessarily needed grumble about 10 - 15 cm. This procedure is necessary so that the roots located superficially do not dry out. To do this, you can use needles of pine, sawdust, straw or hay.
9. Later 7 days after landing the dogwood around the dogwood should be compacted and re-watered.

Shrub care is an important time to get a good harvest.

Cornels do not need special care. The main thing - to constantly water it for one year from the time of planting. Watering is carried out 2 times during the week. So that the water does not spread over the territory, it is worth making a furrow around the seedling.

In the first growing year you need to monitor the condition of the leaves. If they begin to dry out and curl, it means that the plant lacks moisture. Also throughout the first 3 years gardeners need to monitor the cleanliness of the soil near the cornel. Weeds that are grown at a distance of 1 m from the plant should be disposed of.

To ensure improved air exchange of the layer in which the roots of the plant are located, it is necessary to periodically loosen the soil with a depth of about 10 cm.

Some gardeners add alternately humus and compost, or each year at the beginning of the summer period they add water with chicken droppings to the plants in proportion 10:1. Others make fertilizers from 0.03 kg of ammonium nitrate and one bucket of humus. In late August, 0.5 liters of wood ash is poured under the adult plant. And at the end of the harvest, it is desirable to add 0.1 kg of superphosphates. However, lime is recognized as the most important fertilizer. Thanks to her, potassium is present in the soil, which affects the future number of fruits.

When caring for cornels, regular soil treatment is important.. It is carried out annually at least 6-7 times, regardless of the age and fruitfulness of the shrub. Begin processing in the spring, and finish in the autumn, after collecting all the fruits. The final stage of loosening the soil around the plant is its mulching.

How to transplant ordinary dogwood?

If there is a need to transplant plants from one site to another, the method of reproduction is used by dividing the bush.

For one year, this method can be used in early spring or late autumn. The plant is removed from the soil and freed from old branches. The root is cleared from the ground, and the shrub is cut into several pieces. The roots are trimmed, the old processes are removed. After which the individual parts are planted in the prepared wells.

Common dogwood is a long-liver. It can produce excellent yields throughout 100 years. Therefore, if you plant a dogwood, it will please more than one generation with its tasty and healthy berries.