The secret to long and lush flowering of irises: here's what to feed them in May

04.05.2024 01:30

A couple of weeks before the start of the calendar summer, summer residents usually notice that the irises have formed buds.

This is the most suitable moment for feeding the plant.

If you give the irises the necessary microelements in mid-May, then the representatives of the flora will certainly please the owner of a country plot with their incredibly lush flowering.

And this pleasant process will continue for quite a long time.

An expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh told about an interesting May trick.

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How to feed irises in late spring

Even before the beginning of the final month of spring, the summer resident should have scattered unburned wood debris around the plant.

After this, the soil had to be loosened a little.

But in May, nitroammophoska will have a positive effect on the plant.

Around the representative of flora it is necessary to make shallow (maximum - 10 centimeters) furrows. It is into these depressions that the above-mentioned agent should be introduced.

1 tablespoon of nitroammophoska is enough for each bush.

During the procedure, the soil cover must be moist. As soon as the fertilizer is in the soil, the product must be covered with soil.

Earlier, the expert told what to do if the cherry tree blooms every year but there are no berries.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / Belnovosti