Caring for peonies after flowering in July is essential for their continued growth. Newbies are faced with the question of how to deal with this culture. In order not to ruin the plant, you need to know how to feed, prune and do other procedures.

Pruning rules

For the normal state of the flower, it is necessary to carry out the correct pruning after the buds wither. To exclude the formation of gray rot, you need to try so that fewer petals crumble under the bush, as they are saturated with moisture and deteriorate. Dried buds are cut off.

Pruning rules

And in August and September, the bush cannot be cut. The aerial part of the peonies is not touched. Although the plant has begun to turn yellow, it is still alive and preparing to bloom next year. It builds up regenerating buds underground. Their growth is interconnected with the aerial part of the peony. Also, nutrients accumulate in the leaves. They can only form as a result of photosynthesis, this process occurs only in the green part of the plant. Therefore, the next 1.5-2 months, the stems will be a source of nutrition. The bush may survive after such pruning, but the next year it will bloom sluggishly and weakly. If you cut out both leaves and shoots every year after the peony buds wither, then the plant will gradually wither and die.

All processes of growth and budding end by autumn. When all the petals have fallen, you can cut off the flower heads.

Additional Information. If you do not plan to plant peonies with seeds, then you can not wait until the box ripens and prune.

Usually, the shoots are finally removed by the beginning of frost.

Peonies can also lose their attractive appearance and grow very widely. They begin to shade nearby flowers and prevent them from growing normally. In such situations, pruning is also carried out. You just need to leave at least 3 leaves on the branch. Stems that did not have buds are not touched.

Mulching and feeding

Peony care after flowering

In the autumn period, a 10 cm layer of humus is poured under the peonies. Such mulching protects the buds and roots from the cold; in the spring it will be an excellent top dressing.

Fertilizers

Top dressing must be applied to peonies both before and after flowering. The flower lives actively during these periods. It is nourished and grows kidneys by spring.

As soon as the peonies fade, they need to be fed with wood ash (a liter of substance per bucket of water) and potassium-phosphorus preparations. Take a teaspoon of superphosphate and a third of Art. tablespoons of potassium salt per peony bush. The resulting mixture is scattered under the plant and the soil is loosened so that the dressing is evenly distributed. You can prepare a solution and pour it under the bush. The best time to fertilize is on a rainy day or when watering when the soil is well hydrated. After a month, the procedure is repeated. At the end of summer, fertilize for the third and final time. Feeding peonies in July allows them to accumulate nutrients in the rhizomes.

When the wilted flowers are cut off, you can spray the bushes with a solution of copper sulfate. This is a good prevention against gray mold. Also, in the middle of summer, boric acid is added to the water for irrigation in the proportion of one pinch per bucket of water - this is useful for good growth of renewal buds.

Microfertilizers are what you can feed peonies with in July after flowering. Prepare a solution of 2 tablets in a bucket of water.

Other types of dressings

In order for peonies to bloom magnificently, you need to fertilize them.

In order for peonies to bloom luxuriantly, you need to fertilize them.For young plants, top dressing with foliar application is suitable. From the second half of May, the bush is watered with the mineral preparation "Ideal". This procedure is done once a month. Pour from a watering can with a spray nozzle. To make the leaves better wetted, add 1 tbsp. soap or washing powder in a bucket of solution. The best time for work is evening or cloudy weather.

For already grown plants, foliar feeding is also used at the beginning of their growth and development. Starting from the second week of May, the plant is processed. The procedure is carried out three times with a period of 3 weeks. The first time they feed with a solution of 50 grams of urea in a bucket of water. The second time a micronutrient tablet is added to these substances. The third time, the solution is prepared from 2 tablets of micronutrient fertilizer and 10 liters of water.

If, before planting the peonies, the pit was prepared and top dressing was made, then in the first two years the peonies do not need to add any nutrients.

Important! Three-year-old peonies need to apply nutrients 4 times per season, especially after flowering.

With proper care, peonies will winter well and bloom profusely next year.

Watering after flowering

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When the peonies have faded, they need to be properly looked after: water, loosen the soil, separate the bushes.

In hot and sultry weather, flowers need rare but abundant moisture. One bush requires up to 30 liters of water. The location of the peony roots must be taken into account. They are 20-40 centimeters from the center of the bush. Therefore, water must be poured a little further than the plant stem.

It is convenient to dig grooves 10 cm deep so that the water does not spread. When drought strikes, water once a week, more abundantly.

Watering is carried out in the evening, so moisture is better distributed in the soil and does not evaporate.

For better moisture retention, the soil can be mulched. The soil under the bush is closed from the scorching sun, since July-August is the hottest period.

When the peonies need watering the most:

  1. Second half of May - early June. This period falls on the active growth of the plant and the setting of buds.
  2. Mid-July - August. At this time, the peony has bloomed, and renewing buds are actively forming.

Leaving in July

Loosening

After rain or watering, it is useful to fluff the soil. This will allow the plant to breathe. Around the stem is loosened to a depth of 5-7 cm. A little further, you can fluff the ground up to 15 centimeters.

Division and transplant

When to transplant peonies

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Peonies that begin to bloom poorly need to be divided and transplanted.

Additional Information. Due to the frequency of transplanting peonies, flower growers often have disputes, since some believe that it is better to transplant once every five years, others - ten.

The transplant period is determined visually by the state of a particular bush:

  • The plant is too old;
  • The bush does not bloom well;
  • The flower has grown greatly.

The best time to divide the bush is August, but you can carry out the procedure in early autumn.

Subject to all the rules for caring for after flowering, peonies will delight for a long time with a lush bouquet in their personal plot.