We check the winter hardiness, the manufacturer and find out how to choose plants with the correct root system. These tips will help to make the landscaping accurately attached to the country area.
1 Check winter hardiness
There are eleven climatic zones with different medium minimum temperatures, they are called winter hardiness zones. The first zone is the coldest, the mosses, herbs and some shrubs grow here. Eleventh zone - tropics, with liaans, palm trees and orchids.
Moscow and St. Petersburg are between the fourth and fifth zone, Krasnodar is shifted to the sixth, and Sochi - to the ninth zone. Choosing a plant, make sure that it is suitable for the zone of winter hardiness of your site.
2 Find out the manufacturer
Seedlings from European and domestic nurseries every couple of years have transplanted to a new place, turning relative to the parties of the world, so they are prepared for landing in the soil and have a harmoniously developed root structure. They were poured in a timely manner and fed, checked for the presence of parasites and diseases, so you can be confident in their quality. Purchase seedlings of any plants in the natural markets along the tracks are unsafe, since one patient plant can not only die, but also infect others.
3 Select the root system
Plants come on sale with a closed root system, that is, with a lump of land on it and open - without soil. The second option is cheaper and easier during transportation, but be sure to check how long the tree is in such a state. Manufacturers are counting on the fact that this seedling will be in the ground fairly quickly, otherwise the risk is the risk that the plant will perish.
A tree with a closed root system should have a dense complex of land, which is not falling apart and is not very creepy. On the edges of it should be the white living tips of the roots.
4 Check the trunk and crown
The barrel of a seedling should be smooth, without damage. Check the bark, especially at coniferous trees - it should not be too much resin, this is a sign of the disease.
Crown in a healthy plant is uniform, foliage is not frightened and does not fall. At the same time, the fiction of the old needle is a normal phenomenon, since the plant survived the load.
5 Find out the age of plants
The older the plant, the more difficult it is to get used to the new place. Therefore, it is best to acquire seedlings about three to five years.
In order not to doubt the purchase, ask the certificate of the quality of the plant. The age, climatic zone and manufacturer should be indicated there.
6 Decide on landing time
Depending on when you plant plants, choose the format in which they are sold. For example, plants from containers and pots are planted from April to November. Saplings with an open root system are planted immediately after digging from the soil of the nursery - this is two to three weeks in the spring, when the snow came down.
Adult trees often transplanted in winter, digs them with a frozen soil.
But in the fall of planting new plants risky - with unrepent roots, they may not survive frosts.
7 Check the substrate
When choosing seedlings of colors, pay attention to the state of the soil. It should not be too wet or overwhelmed, be without white or green plaque. The gaps between the pot and the soil should also be.
