Primrose transplant: at home and breeding methods

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Transplant rules
Home care rules
Possible diseases after transplant
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Primroses, or primroses, are small herbaceous plants that bloom for several months. Caring for primrose in a pot at home includes a number of procedures, including watering, feeding and transplanting a flower to a new place.

Transplant rules

Garden primroses need to be replanted as they grow. The houseplant is transplanted, if necessary, into a larger pot if the old one is already too small. Primroses have a weak and fragile root system; they must be transplanted carefully. If a person does not know when to transplant indoor primrose, and acts at random, he can harm the plant.

It is better to use a small watering can for watering.

When a primrose transplant is required:

In the garden, the plants have grown, they fit too tightly to each other;
The primrose has ceased to bloom profusely, the flowering time has decreased;
The roots of the flower are bare. Such primrose can freeze in winter and die if not transplanted in time.

If a decision is made to plant a flower by dividing, the bush is dug out with the roots and washed. The plant is divided into 2-3 parts, the cuts are treated with crushed coal. The cut parts first take root and grow at home, after which they can be planted in open ground.

Flower in the open field

Transplanting a garden plant to a new place and planting a primrose from a pot are carried out according to the same scheme. Flowers are planted in open ground at a distance of 10 to 30 cm from each other.

How to transplant a room primrose:

20 minutes before transplanting, the flower must be watered so that the soil becomes soft and pliable;
The pot with soil is carefully laid on its side, the plant is held. At the edge of the pot, you need to pick up the soil with the roots with a tablespoon or spatula. The plant is pulled along with a lump of earth;
2-3 cm of shallow drainage, for example, expanded clay, are poured into a new pot. From above it is necessary to fill up and compact with hands 2-3 cm of earth. The soil must completely cover the drainage layer so that the roots do not touch it;
The flower is placed in a new pot along with a lump of earth so that it is centered. The rosette with leaves should remain on top, it does not need to be buried;
The gaps on the side of the flower are filled with earth, lightly crushed with your hands.

Dependence on the variety and type

Primroses are versatile flowers that take root at home and outdoors. The process of transplanting garden and room primroses is different. Homemade primrose requires a transplant only if it is a perennial. Houseplant varieties that bloom in spring can be transplanted into open soil in the garden for the winter.

Garden varieties, which include Japanese primrose, orchid and tall, are originally grown in greenhouse conditions. Only in the 2nd year after self-cultivation of seedlings or after purchase are they transplanted into open ground.

Ear primrose

One of the favorite varieties of gardeners is ear primrose, planting and caring for which practically does not differ from other varieties. Its distinctive feature is resistance to dry weather. In the wild, ear primrose grows in rocky areas. Every 3-5 years, it is transplanted by dividing it into parts. The plant is small, so the bushes are planted at a distance of 15-20 cm from each other.Such large species as fine-toothed primrose are planted at a distance of 25-30 cm.

Note! Transplanting into open ground is possible only for those varieties whose flowering begins in spring. For example, Obkonika primrose blooms in winter, and in March the period of its flowering ends. It is pointless to transplant this variety into open ground.

Time and place

First of all, the owners of indoor and garden plants are interested in the question "when to transplant primrose: in spring or in autumn?"

The transplant time is chosen based on the type of flower:

Primroses that bloom several times during the season should be replanted after one of the blooms - in spring or autumn;
If the plant blooms once in the spring, it is recommended to replant it in the fall.

Home primroses are transplanted into open soil after they have faded. Transplanting into a new pot is also done after flowering. You cannot move the primrose to a new location when it is blooming or during bud formation.

What to look for when choosing a place for primrose in the garden:

Illumination. The flower should grow in good ambient light. It is better to avoid direct sunlight;
Humidity. In open areas, you need to choose flat places; on higher elevations, the plant will dry out. In the lowlands, water accumulates and stagnates, which can destroy the flower;
Land. The primrose takes root in loose and nutritious soil;
Neighborhood with other plants. Primroses can be found next to any plants, but in rainy regions, the flower must be planted separately in an open area.

Indoor plant space is a new pot that needs to be chosen correctly. Its size should be 2-3 times larger than the flower itself. Primrose has short roots, so choose a wide but shallow container. It is better to give preference to clay pots or wooden flowerpots - these materials allow the roots to breathe.

Flowers in a wooden pot

Note! Transplanting a primrose after flowering is the best option. If the transplant was remembered in late autumn, the plant can still be moved to a previously prepared substrate of peat and humus. A layer of sand and ash is poured into each hole, a plant is placed and buried with the prepared mixture.

Transplant frequency

You can not transplant flowers at your own discretion, whenever you want. The plant gets used to its former place, and any changes for it are stressful.

Transplanting street and indoor flowers has its own characteristics:

Regardless of the variety, an adult garden primrose is transplanted to a new place no more often than once every 3-4 years;
Domestic perennial primroses require transplanting every 2-3 years. They are transplanted more often as needed, for example, if the flower is growing in a small pot.

Note! The primrose can not only be transplanted, but also propagated. 3-4 years after planting, the time comes when you can plant the primrose by dividing. From 1 bush, 2 or 3 new flowers are obtained at once, if you divide it into parts.

Home care rules

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Primrose is unpretentious, but you need to properly care for it. After transplanting, the plant must be provided with timely watering and sufficient light.

Watering

Excessive soil moisture is not allowed, the plant needs to be watered at the moment when the top soil layer dries out completely. In spring and autumn, the plant is watered 3-4 times a week, in winter, watering is reduced to 2-3 times a week. In summer, the soil is moistened daily with a little water. You can use only settled or purified soft water.

Flower with dew

Note! During watering, water is poured to the stem, it should not fall on leaves or flowers.

The soil

Primrose loves light and nutritious soil. In the store, you can buy a ready-made substrate or mix it yourself from leaf, sod and peat soils in equal quantities.To make the soil loose, add 1 part of coarse sand to it. Before use, the sand is disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate or calcined in a pan.

Fertilizer

During dormancy, the plant does not require feeding; primroses are fertilized during the flowering season every 14 days. As a top dressing, you can use complex formulations for flowers that contain enough zinc and potassium. Fertilizers with phosphorus are useful for the plant; it is better not to use mixtures with nitrogen. Primrose does not need a lot of fertilizers, so the amount indicated on the package is reduced several times.

Note! Before the first buds appear, the earth does not need feeding, otherwise only the green part will grow. Top dressing is applied when the primrose blooms at intervals of 10 days.

Illumination

For all types of primrose, it is important to choose a well-lit place; in the shade, the plant does not take root well. In the garden, it is better to choose places on the west or east side, in these places there is diffused sunlight, which is necessary for primroses. Planting is allowed on the south-east and south-west side of the house next to other plants that will create a little shade.

Indoor primroses should be placed on a windowsill in rooms oriented to the West or East. You can not put the flower on the windowsill on the south side, the plant will wither from exposure to direct sunlight.

Note! In the cold season, it is better to remove the flower from the windowsill if there is a heating radiator under it. From a high temperature, the plant will begin to wilt, despite good lighting.

Possible diseases after transplant

Having figured out when to plant primrose, you need to think about its safe growth. Primroses are vulnerable plants, after transplanting they can develop viral and fungal diseases.

Downy mildew

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Primroses prefer cool weather, which is why they risk getting sick with peronosporosis. Another name for the disease is downy mildew. The disease occurs when the flower is in open damp ground at a temperature not exceeding 10 ° C. Downy mildew often appears in spring and autumn, when it rains outside.

How to recognize a disease:

The upper part of the leaves is covered with shapeless spots, painted in a pale yellow or green color. The spots can be brown with yellowness, brown or dry, slightly convex in shape;
Together with spots on the leaves, areas with a powdery bloom of white or beige-gray color are formed;
Over time, the spots change color to whitish, weaken and become soft. Leaves can change shape, bend.

The affected plant is treated with a soap and soda solution 2-3 times a day for a week. For the solution, you need to mix 1 liter of water with 10 g of laundry soap and 1/3 teaspoon of soda. In the fight against downy mildew, treatment of the leaves with fungicides helps.

Note! The causative agent of downy mildew can be stored for a long time in the seeds that were collected from the affected flower. Future crops are at risk of disease.

Spots on the leaves are yellow

A common problem in all plants is yellow spots on the leaves. It is not always possible to immediately determine the cause of the problem.

Yellowed leaves

PYatna in primrose occurs with such diseases:

Anthracnose. The disease affects the entire aerial part of the flower, at first it manifests itself in the form of light yellow spots with a dark edge. Over time, the spots darken and form depressions. In the later stages of the disease, the plant is completely depleted and dries up. The disease occurs if the plant is in acidic soil, or it lacks potassium and phosphorus. If several leaves are damaged, the flower can still be saved. Bad leaves must be removed, the remainder must be treated with a fungicide;
Yellow-brown spotting. The plant is covered with pale yellow spots of a rounded shape.Often the problem occurs in spring or autumn, when it is damp and cool outside. To cure primrose, you need to remove all spoiled areas and irrigate it with a solution of Bordeaux liquid with a concentration of 1%.

Gray stains

A common fungal disease of primrose is gray mold that attacks the leaves and stems. Wet spots of gray color with a bloom over time increase in size and begin to rot. If you do not take action in time, the flower may die.

Gray rot

Because of what the disease occurs:

High humidity and high temperature;
The soil is poorly ventilated;
The plants are too densely planted;
Not enough sunshine;
Excess fertilizer in the substrate.

For planting, it is necessary to use high-quality clean soil mixtures to prevent rotting. The affected areas are removed, the plant is treated with fungicides.

Note! The fungus that causes rot is stored in contaminated soil for up to 2 years and is transmitted to healthy plants if they come into contact with soil or a diseased flower.

An ornamental, beautifully flowering plant is a perennial primrose, planting and caring for it at home requires precision and consistency. Garden varieties are transplanted every 3-4 years, domestic varieties - every 2-3 years or as they grow. Proper and competent care will ensure lush flowering for many years.

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