Gardeners prefer to plant perennial plants on their site, because they are able to grow for quite a long time in the same place, becoming only more magnificent from year to year. But each plant has its own term. To prevent your favorite flower from dying, you need to update it.
Are your perennials growing slower and looking bad? It means that the time has come to renew them, that is, to divide and replant them. It is better to carry out this procedure in early spring or autumn, since at this time the flowers are at rest.
Gardeners divide perennials into three groups. The first includes those flowers that need to be transplanted every 2-3 years, these include feverfew, cloves. In the second group, plants that require rejuvenation every 3-4 years, for example, Heuchera, lupine. The last group of perennial flowers does not require a transplant at all, for example, delphinium, hazel grouse.
To renew a plant, first select a transplant site. Please note that perennials can be planted in their original place only after 4 years. Dig up the soil and apply fertilizer. The soil must be prepared based on the needs of the flower, for example, mallow prefers fertile soil.
Knead up the substrate around and inside the roots. Dig up the plant carefully, being careful not to damage the root system. Divide the overgrown bushes so that each flower has 2-3 stems or buds, giving new shoots. Remove old and diseased parts of the perennial with a sharp knife or pruner, cut the cut with charcoal. Cut out dead roots. Some flowers, such as lilies, must be etched in a weak solution of potassium permanganate (more precisely, bulbs with roots) before planting.
Then plant the plant in a prepared planting hole, pour with settled water. Cover the soil near the perennial with peat, compost, or paper to reduce moisture evaporation. If you decide to replant the plant during intensive growth, remove the peduncles and some of the leaves. It is best to divide the bushes in cloudy weather.
