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For proper growing season, many flowering ornamental plants require a periodic change of location. It is necessary to replant bergenia into new planting holes every 5-6 years. This allows you to rejuvenate flower beds, as well as obtain a large amount of new planting material.
When is it better to transplant bergenia to another place?
Experienced gardeners and landscape designers have long noticed that prolonged growth of flowering crops in one place has an adverse effect on the health of the plant. Over time, flowering and active spring-summer vegetation decreases - this is a consequence of a decrease in soil fertility. To preserve bergenia, it is advised to root it in a new place, rich in fertilizers and minerals.
The most optimal time to change the place of bergenia is autumn. Immediately after the end of budding, the plant begins preparations for wintering. At this time, vegetation processes are minimized, so replanting will cause minimal damage. Depending on the climate of the growing region, the time may shift significantly.In the southern regions of the country, bergenia is replanted at the end of October or closer to the beginning of the calendar winter.
The most optimal time to transplant bergenia is the end of September
The procedure can also be performed in spring and summer. In such cases, it is worth understanding that the plant is actively growing, so you need to be as careful as possible with it. After planting in prepared holes and backfilling with soil, the bergenia is mulched for 1 week with a thick layer of sawdust and watered abundantly - this will provide the roots with a sufficient supply of moisture for acclimatization in critical conditions for the plant.
Preparation and transplant algorithm
Before transplanting the bergenia to a new place, it must be dug up. Considering the rather massive crown of the flowering plant, for convenience it is recommended to tear off the bottom row of leaves. After this, the main trunk is dug up with a shovel, retreating 20 cm from it on each side, after which it is taken out along with a lump of earth, trying not to damage the roots. Then they are carefully freed from the soil and washed in water.
Changing the location for bergenia is not only a help in improving vegetation processes, but also the opportunity to obtain a large amount of planting material. The dug out bush is disassembled into 4-6 parts, evenly dividing the root system using a sharp knife. The old rhizome is most often removed.
A whole bergenia or a plant divided into several parts is planted in pre-prepared recesses. It is best to make planting holes a couple of months before transplanting - this will improve soil aeration. Regardless of the chosen seating method, the distance between the planting holes should be at least 50-60 cm. The further algorithm of actions is as follows:
- Each seedling is treated with a light solution of potassium permanganate for disinfection.
- The hole is half filled with loosened soil.
- Prepared bergenias are placed in planting holes, carefully straightening the roots.
- The roots are completely covered with leaf soil to the level of the root collar.
Immediately after transplanting, the soil around the bergenia is compacted. A special soil mixture from the store is poured into the resulting depression so that it forms a small hill above the root collar. You can prepare such soil yourself. To do this, leaf soil is mixed with compost and peat in a ratio of 2:1:1 a month before replanting. Fertile soil will significantly improve the survival rate of the plant and speed up its acclimatization.
Care after transplant
Many gardeners value bergenia for its unpretentiousness to growing conditions relative to other flowering plants. It requires minimal care - periodic watering, rare application of bait and treatment against insects and pests. However, in the first year after transplantation, you need to actively help the growing season so that a healthy plant brings less trouble in the future.
Mulching immediately after transplanting will allow the bergenia to retain the moisture necessary for the roots.
A young plant needs abundant mulching. It is produced using sawdust or spruce needles. Immediately after the winter period, the remaining leaves are completely removed with pruning shears. At the end of the first summer after transplantation, it is necessary to cut off the flowering inflorescences.
Temperature and humidity
When you see Badan for the first time, you can confidently note that this plant is very moisture-loving. To maintain the juiciness of the leaves, they need periodic spraying with a spray bottle. On dry days, you can increase the frequency of application.
As for temperature, active vegetation occurs only during the warm period. Despite a fairly easy winter at -20 degrees, bergenia requires insulation during spring frosts. In order not to damage fresh leaves, they are covered with a special film at night until the onset of consistently warm weather.
Watering
The moisture-loving plant needs a lot of water immediately after transplantation. Since a special drainage layer is not created for bergenia, the moisture leaves quite quickly even with abundant mulching. When planting in spring or summer, flower beds are provided with abundant watering throughout the growing season.
Abundant watering is the key to the health of the seedling immediately after transplantation.
If the transplant took place closer to the winter period, abundant watering is carried out only in the first 2-3 days after it. In this case, it is important that the roots have time to take root in the new place without starting a new vegetation cycle. Abundant, frequent watering on the eve of winter can provoke active growth of the root system - under such conditions, the death of the seedling becomes inevitable.
Top dressing
Immediately after transplantation, fragile bergenia needs a large amount of additional fertilizers to speed up life processes. In the fall, the bushes are treated with a superphosphate solution at the rate of 20 g per 12-liter bucket of water per square meter. m of soil. If bergenia was transplanted in the spring, immediately after it it is worth treating the seedlings with complex fertilizers for flowering crops.
Diseases and pests
Bergenia has excellent immunity to most serious ailments that owners of country flower beds and landscape designers struggle with. If you follow all care measures, you don’t have to worry about the health of the bushes after replanting. Lack of moisture or fertilizer can cause the following problems:
- Leaf spotting. Occurs when the wrong place for transplantation is chosen. In this case, the lower part of the leaves is covered with a solid white coating. On the outside, the leaf blades are painted with light spots with distinct black edges.
- Root rot occurs when there is excessive moisture. Most often associated with leaving mulch for a longer time.
- Excessive moisture after transplantation also leads to the appearance of spider mites and common aphids.
If, some time after transplantation, traces of damage or colonies of insects are found on the bergenia, it is necessary to take action as quickly as possible - treat it with a fungicide or insecticide. As a preventive measure, you can spray the seedlings with a soap solution every 7 days.
Adviсe
Every gardener must remember that bergenia, like any other flowering crop, does not like transplants. Such procedures are most often caused by the urgent need to preserve the proper functioning of the flower. Changing the location should be taken as seriously as possible, trying not to further injure the bush. Experienced gardeners try to replant as rarely as possible. With its roots growing slowly, bergenia can easily live in one place for up to 10 years.
Badan does not like too frequent transplants
The most dangerous period for a young seedling is the first winter. In addition to abundant mulching after transplantation, bergenia can be covered with spruce branches or straw.This approach works best at sub-zero temperatures and in the absence of snow cover. After snow falls, it is worth removing the entire layer of mulch and insulation. This will prevent the roots from rotting during the long winter.
Conclusion
It is not recommended to replant bergenia more than once every 5-6 years. The procedure allows you to significantly rejuvenate the plants, as well as obtain a large amount of new planting material. With the right approach to the procedure and further care of young plantings, you can easily increase the area of the flower garden due to rapidly growing seedlings.
