Lily

lily flowers........

Lily is a beautiful ornamental plant. The ancient Greeks identified the lily as the source of the divine teachings and considered it a symbol of hope.

The oldest cultivated lily is the snow-covered lily, it is for its beautiful and fragrant flowers and was called to get the essential oil and consider Madonna's lily a symbol of purity and nobility.

Many years have passed, but Lily continues to attract the attention of gardeners, so the number of her loyal fans continues to grow every year. Very few gardeners increase the collection of flowers, because it requires knowledge, time and above all - love of flowers.

Lily (Lily)

Why do we love this divine, majestic flower? For an unusual, pleasing scent, for the beauty of flowers of all kinds of colors, uninterrupted different heights.

For flowering from spring to late autumn (when choosing the right variety). Because lilies can grow in any corner of our garden: in the sun, in partial shade,

in the bushes, in a border, in a flowering tree, under a tree.

What a beautiful flower! Cup-shaped, bell-shaped, star-shaped, funnel-shaped, chalmovidini. And the color of the flowers is red, white, yellow, carmine, pink, golden, lilac, tiger, purple spots of orange. Not all and list; However, there are still no blue lilies.

The height of the trees varies from 40 to 150 cm depending on the species and variety and there are more stems with beautiful glossy leaves. Many people find it difficult to grow lilies. This is not entirely true. Now hybrid lilies are more frost-resistant, disease-resistant and they are more decorated. +

Lily (Lily)

Lilies are perennial herbaceous bulbs from the lily family with underground scale bulbs.

When choosing a site for growing lilies, it should be borne in mind that lilies need protection from strong winds, but low areas and stagnant humid air can damage plants by gray rot, so the site should not only be well protected from wind, but also well ventilated. Should be.

Since lilies are planted for a long time (3 to 4 years or more), soil preparation plays an important role in lily growth. They need loose, nutritious, developing soil, clean weeds. Soil with low moisture content of clay, waterproof and sand is not suitable for lilies. Places where lilies are planned to be planted should not be flooded, as water stagnation and contaminated drainage can cause the bulbs to rot and die.

For digging the soil, 5-6 kg of humus, 200 g of biological preparation "deoxidant", or half-liter cans of wood ash, or 2 - 3 tbsp. Table spoon of dalmite flour, as well as 1 tbsp. Spoon of urea, 2 tbsp. Table spoon of superphosphate (3 tablespoons of superphosphate and urea can be replaced with fertilizer "Nitrophoska"). Digging to a depth of 35 - 40 cm.

Landing

For planting, gardens buy bulbs or share 3-4 year old homes. In the first case, the bulbs choose uninterrupted, intact, larger, fleshy. They can not be stored for a long time, it is better to buy bulbs before planting or within a few days. Or plant your bulbs from a shrub that has grown in one place without planting for 4 to 5 years, where the whole home of the bulbs has been made, where there may be several developed large bulbs. These houses should be divided into bulbs at a time. It provides the best nutrition for each bulb, giving it the opportunity to form a strong plant with good flowers. To do this, dig the nests, cut the branches and break the nest with your hands to separate the bulbs. Often, well-ripened bulbs in nests are eroded

Lily planting can be carried out in spring or autumn. If the landing is autumn, it is best to do it all September and until October 20th.

Depth of planting bulbs is 18 -20 cm. Also, the depth also depends on the size of the bulbs. Before landing in the pit, pour up to 2 tablespoons of large river sand. Tablespoon, then add 1 tbsp. One teaspoon of barrier organic fertilizer and 1 teaspoon of flower fertilizer. All this is mixed and planted bulbs. In this case, you need to straighten the roots and sprinkle them with this soil mixture. We then fill

To protect the bulbs of lilies from rats and moles, they land in containers without a bottom. The pots are prepared from large polythene bottles, cut off the top and move to the bottom, leaving a vessel 20 - 22 cm high then you need to dig a hole to a depth of 20 cm and put a pot in it, add 2 - 3 tbsp. Table sand of river sand, 2 tbsp.

Table spoon barrier fertilizer, 1 tbsp. Spoon of fertilizer "berry", mix all these ingredients and plant an onion in a pot. After that, the pot is completely covered with a soil mixture of pit with humus and is compact not only in the pot, but also around it.

Lily Care

Planting care is normal: weeding, watering, ningle and top dressing. In winter, tubular hybrids and small onion areas are covered with icy soil in a layer of 10-15 cm mulching material.