How to feed gladioli in spring and summer

The decoration of the suburban area is gladioli. To delight with flowering, beautiful but whimsical crops require care. How to feed gladioli for active growth and flowering? What to include in a flower menu? These questions deprive many summer residents of peace.

Description of gladioli

The flower is legendary. According to legend, the flowers grew from the swords of captured Thracian warriors, whom the Romans turned into gladiators. 2 captives: Sevt and Teres, made friends in captivity. By order of the Roman military leader, in order to entertain the public, they were to fight with each other. The winner was promised freedom and return home as a reward.

Top dressing for a luxurious bloom of gladioli

But the young men abandoned the fight, at the same time driving their swords into the ground. They were put to death for disobedience. When the bodies of the warriors touched the ground, a miracle happened: the swords released their roots and blossomed. In honor of the brave gladiators, the plants got the name gladioli. They symbolize friendship, loyalty, selflessness.

The plant is highly prized for its decorative properties. Distinctive features of the flower:

• the form;
• dimensions;
• coloring;
• flowering duration;
• long preservation in the cut.

Peduncle height varies from 0.5 to 1.3 m.

The word is translated from Latin as a sword. Gladiolus is like a sword. The inflorescence of the culture is a loose 1- or 2-sided ear. The dimensions of the inflorescence of dwarf varieties reach 25 cm, up to 120 cm in large-flowered ones.

Varietal variety of gladioli

Gladioli are striking in their varietal diversity - there are 5000. The variety lives on average for about 10 years.

The leaves are alternate, sessile, linear or xiphoid, up to 80 cm long. The roots of gladiolus are corms.

The membranous capsule filled with winged seeds is the fruit of the flower. Their number is 250. The seeds do not have a dormant period. Sowing seed material after harvesting is accompanied by germination after 2-3 weeks.

Correct fit

The lush bloom of gladioli is taken care of ahead of time. They dig up the area on the bayonet of the shovel and bring in rotted manure: 2 buckets per 1 m2. The soil is fed with potassium-phosphorus fertilizers: per square - 40 g.

With the arrival of spring, 20 days before the planned planting, carbamide is embedded in the soil: 20 g per 1 m2. When planting tubers, the soil is treated with phytosporin or potassium permanganate.

Fitosporin for processing

Among the popular means of fertilizing gladioli is garlic tincture.

Before planting, the onions are kept in a biostimulator. Optimally, gladiolus grows on rich chernozem and sandy loam with a slightly acidic pH level. Soil acidity negatively affects the splendor of flowering.

Essential nutrients for replenishment

Gladioli need nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, sometimes magnesium and calcium. When growing flowers in summer cottages, they are limited to making feeds, which contain 3 main nutrients: phosphorus, nitrogen and potassium.

Fertilization Tips

What types of dressings are needed for gladioli

After planting the onions, the flowers are fed with nitrogen, which is responsible for growth, thanks to protein substances. Foliage discoloration signals nitrogen hunger. It turns into a pale green, a rich green hue speaks of an excess of nitrogen. Green mass develops, resistance to phyto-diseases decreases.

Phosphorus - this is what gladioli are fertilized with before flowering, affects the rate and number of bud formation. It provides hydrocarbon exchange. Its lack provokes:

• paucity of buds;
• poor flowering;
• developmental delay.

Feeding of young gladioli with phosphorus-containing compounds is carried out in the spring when 5 or 6 true leaves appear. The replenishment of phosphorus at the budding stage is especially appreciated, the element is actively consumed in preparation for the formation of flowers.

During bud formation and throughout flowering, a potassium-containing feed is useful. It helps metabolic processes and the formation of carbohydrates. If an element is introduced, disease resistance and cold resistance increase. Lack of potassium is responsible for the poor intake of trace elements in the corms.

The frequency of feeding

There are 4 stages of replenishment with the required elements. Fertilization is carried out in liquid form, which is more efficient than scattering over a flower bed. The stage of culture development determines the frequency of feeding. The plants are nourished at each stage of development with an interval of 5-7 days. Before and after liquid feeding, plants are watered to prevent burns, improve the delivery of trace elements to the roots.

The stages of flower growth, which determine the feed into the soil:

1. Formation of the first 2-3 true leaves.
2. The emergence of 6 leaves.
3. The beginning of the formation of peduncles.
4. Flowering phase.
5. After flowering for the ripening of the onions.

They feed flowers in the garden and between the main stages of development, feeding depends on the state of the gladiolus.

The main stages of feeding

The growth stage affects the introduction of organic matter, minerals. For good growth during planting, gladioli are fertilized in the open field with nitrogen.

When the buds ripen, phosphorus is required. Its lack affects negatively the number of flowers.

Phosphorus in plant life

Potassium is required during budding, which improves the immune system of the culture.

In order for the corms to ripen, potassium and phosphorus will need to be added.

Top dressing of bulbs before planting

Competent planting of gladioli includes the selection of a suitable site, as well as the preparation of onions for planting. Special fertilizer at the planting stage improves the protection of flowers from phyto-diseases, activates germination and saturation with useful substances.

Processing corms before planting

It will take 10 liters of water 1 g of potassium permanganate, 20 g of saltpeter and 10 g of boric acid. Dilute separately 20 g of copper sulfate in 1 liter of water. Stir the solutions. Pour the corms for half an hour before planting.

Foliar dressing

It is important for summer residents to know how to stimulate the dissolution of gladioli, than to feed the flowers. The introduction of foliar feed is appropriate. During the season, the plants are fed 3 times on the leaves.

In the budding phase, gladioli are sprayed with potassium permanganate, copper sulfate, boric acid or a complex mixture of trace elements.

To increase the number of flowers and the intensity of color, in the last days of June, plants are sprayed with a composition that will require:

• potassium permanganate - 1.5 g;
• copper sulfate - 1.5 g;
• zinc sulfate - 0.3 g;
• magnesium sulfate - 1 g;
• boric acid - 1 g;
• cobalt nitrate - 0.1 g

The components are mixed with 10 liters of liquid. In the last decade of July, flowers are treated with this composition again.

Foliar feeding of the plant

The third foliar feeding promotes the setting of a large number of babies. Foliar dressing is carried out only in the evening or on a cloudy day.

First feeding

In the spring, gladioli feed for the first time:

• saltpeter - 35-40 g;
• urea - 25-30 g;
• potassium sulfate - 20 g;
• superphosphate - 35 g;
• wood ash - 45-50 g.

The components are diluted in 10 liters of liquid.

When to finish feeding

The last feeding of gladioli is carried out with the arrival of the first autumn month. At the beginning of September, they are disinfected and at the same time fed with a composition that is prepared from 5 g of potassium permanganate per 10 liters of liquid, spent on a square of plantings. Stop fertilizing gladioli after September 5.

How to water properly

Make-ups will be beneficial when the composition, timing, and form of fertilization are correctly selected. Recommendations will tell you how to properly water gladioli for great flowering:

• use a liquid composition;
• water the soil intensively before and after recharge;
• loosen the ground, remove weeds;
• feed the plants in the evening;
• water between rows, not roots.

Organics for abundant flowering

Gardeners are interested in how to feed gladioli for abundant flowering. Organic fertilizers improve the structure of the soil.

Mullein

The flowers are fed by the diluted mullein. An infusion is prepared from cow cakes, diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10. The addition of mullein reduces the acidity of the earth, making it porous and light.

Chicken droppings

The product is used in dry and liquid form. It has a positive effect on the soil structure. Replenishes potassium reserves, allows the flower to quickly build up green mass, and helps to bloom.

Chicken droppings are used in a ratio of 1:15, insisted for 3 days, irrigate the aisles.

Horse dung

1 kg of overripe cakes are spent on a bucket of water, left to infuse for a day. Mix in half with liquid.

Fertilizing with mineral fertilizers

To support the growth and development of gladiolus, a solution of superphosphate (30 g) and potassium sulfate (20 g) is useful. The components are diluted with 10 liters of water. The volume of the mixture is sufficient for the square of the beds.

Fertilizer complexes for additional feeding

The introduction of an auxiliary feed will increase the flowering time of the gladiolus. At the budding stage, gladioli are fed with a complex of elements that are dissolved in 10 liters of liquid:

• potassium sulfate - 15 g;
• urea - 15 g;
• superphosphate - 30 g.

Exclude from the composition of nitrogen make-up in the future. A mixture for additional feeding is prepared using superphosphate (30 g) and potassium sulfate (20 g) on ​​a 10-liter bucket.

Complex mineral fertilizers in flower care

They use the complex preparations Fertika Lux and Kemira Station wagon according to the instructions.

Fertilizers for gladioli when planting in spring and summer

The landing of gladioli occurs in central Russia at the end of April and the first ten days of May. For the first time, a flower is fed when preparing the soil.

Before planting corms for 2 weeks, when digging on 1 square of a flower garden, urea is closed up (20-30 g). Organic matter (compost or humus) is also introduced when planting.

The main recharge is applied when 2-3 leaves appear, when the gladiolus needs nitrogen. Water the plants under the root with a solution (3 tbsp. L. Nitrate per 10 l of liquid).

The flower is fed at least 5 times during the flowering period. In summer, microfertilizers feed on the leaves are effective using:

• copper sulfate;
• potassium permanganate;
• magnesium;
• boric acid;
• gland.

The main crop needs in the summer season are potash salts. Plant nutrition for abundant flowering is a combination of potassium with phosphorus and nitrogen. Fertilize plants at the end of summer after flowering with potassium and superphosphate.

Then 200 g of the solution is diluted in 10 liters of liquid and the gladioli are watered.

The substances in demand for plant nutrition in August-September include potassium sulfate or potassium magnesium.

How to feed

Folk remedies for feeding

Gardeners use folk methods to feed gladioli.

Ash

The use of ash provides abundant flowering and saturation of the soil with phosphorus and potassium.

Banana peel

Suitable before landing. The fruit skins are dried in the oven and crushed. Before planting, the onions are added to the soil.

Banana peel tincture in water is applied before flowering and at the budding stage. Fresh raw materials are poured with liquid and insisted for 7 days. The problem is a large amount of consumables, you will have to collect the skins for a long period.

Nettle

The plant is distinguished by the content of nitrogen, iron, potassium and easily digestible vitamins. To prepare the infusion, a spacious dish is filled with 1/3 of its volume with grass. Pour in liquid, leave to ferment. The infusion of the product takes a week, then diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10. A glass of liquid is enough to fertilize 1 flower.

Herbal infusion for the development of gladioli

How to prepare top dressing with your own hands

If you prepare the make-up yourself, observe the following requirements:

1. In order for the buds to form and the saturation of the flowers to increase, it is necessary to feed the plants: for 10 liters of water, 15 g of urea and potassium sulfate, 30 g of superphosphate are taken. The components are thoroughly mixed with the liquid, treated with a solution of the aisle.
2. Complex dressings that contain trace elements, just right for flowers. Before flowering, gladioli are fed with potassium sulfate (20-25 g) and superphosphate (25-30 g). The ingredients are mixed and added to a 10 liter bucket of water.
3. Organic matter is used for fertilization: mullein, bird droppings, horse manure. The mixture is poured into 10 liters of water and left for 4-5 days to infuse.
4. A liter jar of mullein is added to 10 liters of water and the flower garden is watered between the rows.

To obtain a decorative effect, additional feeding of gladioli is required during the growing season. Proper care and fertilization of plants will ensure a beautiful flowering next year.