When you can plant crocuses in the spring. Crocuses - planting and care, the secrets of proper cultivation

  There is something mysterious and touching in the picture, which can be observed with the arrival of spring, when right from under the snow they pull fragile stems with delicate buds of primroses to the sun. It causes delight, surprise and a storm of positive emotions, that is why crocuses are so loved by gardeners: planting and caring for them do not take much effort and do not require special expenses, and the result is inspiring. Popular and breeding of these bulbous flowers at home.

Soil and site requirements

For planting crocuses in the garden, it is advisable to choose an open area that warms up well and is illuminated by the sun. But their cultivation in the open ground will be successful in the shade of deciduous trees. In early spring, when it is time for the crocuses to bloom, their branches will not be covered with dense foliage and will not block the light they need from the plants. In heavily shaded places: under conifers, near the walls of various buildings - the development of perennials slows down. They form fewer buds, which, moreover, do not fully bloom. The natural environment for crocuses are meadows, where perennial grasses are abundant in the vicinity of them. This makes it possible to plant them in the area next to the ornamental plants of medium height: peonies, ivy.

Primrose bulbs are demanding of soil moisture. In order for crocuses not to end their rapid decay and death, it is important to choose a dry well drained area for them. It is possible to determine a place suitable for flowers according to compliance with 2 requirements:

• on it after thawing of snow or rains moisture does not stand;
• groundwater lies far from the surface of the earth.

Ideal for crocuses loose soil, providing them with bulbs free access of air and moisture and rich in nutrients. Light loams are suitable for them. Culture can not be called demanding in terms of soil quality. Its cultivation is also possible on depleted soil. Individual hybrid varieties of crocuses are successfully bred in areas with dense clay soil.

Mandatory conditions for the full development of colors - neutral soil reaction and good drainage. If plants are planted in acidic soil, lime, dolomite flour, ash, and chalk are preliminarily introduced into it. They will help optimize the content of hydrogen ions in the earth and create favorable conditions for the development of crocuses.

Dense clay soil before placing the bulbs in it must be made more porous, adding coarse river sand, well-rotted compost or gravel of small fraction.

It is possible to enrich the soil for flowers by digging it with organic fertilizers. Suitable for this compost, rotted manure, peat.

Landing features

Planting crocuses in open ground, depending on their variety, can be carried out in summer or autumn. If the flowering period of the plant occurs in the spring, its corms are placed in the soil in September. The depth of the hole depends on the structure of the land on the plot. When planted in loose soil, it is equal to 2 bulb diameters. In a situation if the soil in the garden is dense and heavy, the depth of the pit is equal to 1 diameter. A drainage layer of gravel, coarse river sand, broken brick, rubble or pebbles is laid on its bottom. If the selected crocus is afraid of moisture, the beds for it should be made high.

Plant bulbs need at a distance of not less than 7-10 cm from each other. They are thoroughly inspected beforehand, discarding those that are damaged and diseased. Growing crocuses will require regular transplants, which are carried out every 3-5 years. During this time, a lot of babies appear on the bulbs, and the flowerbed begins to resemble a lawn covered with flowers. Therefore, initially the plant is better to plant at a considerable interval. After placing the bulbs in the ground beds abundantly watered.

If a crocus variety is chosen for breeding, which blooms in the fall, they are planted until mid-summer. Then their delicate buds bloom in September or October. Growing such varieties has its own specifics. It is not recommended to plant them in open ground with dialed or already opened buds. Otherwise, the chances of successful survival of the plant are negligible.

If the crocus with buds has withered after being placed in the ground, it is necessary to cut off the dead foliage and flowering stem from it. Next year he will release new ones. However, the plant will fully bloom only after 2 years, when its bulb accumulates enough strength.

Secrets of crocus forcing

Admire the elegant crocus buds in winter. They feel comfortable at home, while taking care of them in a pot is not at all difficult. Ideal for forcing the Dutch varieties of plants with large flowers. Their bulbs are subjected to thorough inspection, selecting approximately the same size.

For cultivation of crocuses at home it is better to use shallow, but wide containers. 5-10 bulbs are planted in them, depending on the size of the pot. The soil in it is poured neutral, light, porous, well breathable air and water. At the bottom of the pot stack drainage. This element when planting crocuses is required in the garden and at home.

When the bulbs ottsvetut, care for them do not stop. They need to be watered and fertilized. For dressings, complex mineral compositions are usually used, intended for indoor plants, dissolving them in water in a smaller proportion than indicated by the manufacturer. Gradually reduce watering at home begins when yellowness begins to appear on the leaves of crocus. After they are completely dry, the bulbs are removed from the pot and carefully removed from them the remnants of the soil. Then, wrapping them in a clean napkin, placed in a cardboard box, which is placed in a dark and dry place. The bulbs are kept there until the beginning of autumn, and with her arrival it is time for their planting in the garden.

Agricultural engineering rules

Caring for crocuses in the open field does not take much time. They practically do not need watering. To moisten the soil in the garden will have only in the case when there was no snow in the winter and rains in the spring. The amount of water produced by the bulb affects only the height of the plants; in general, they tolerate drought well. In the summertime, watering crocuses is even harmful, in the resting phase dry soil is preferable for them.

The essential elements of care for flowers include:

• top dressing;
• regular soil loosening;
• weed removal.

During the period of active growth, the plants must be fed. Fresh organic fertilizers are contraindicated to them, their introduction can provoke various diseases. Feed them only mineral compounds. Of these, it is better to choose those that contain a lot of phosphorus and potassium and a little nitrogen. Its excess in the soil stimulates active growth on the flowers of excess leaves, because of which they can be affected by fungal diseases. It is especially dangerous in wet weather. It is permissible to use peat or manure for soil enrichment, but only completely rotted.

It is recommended to conduct two dressings. The first is carried out in early spring, while the snow has not yet melted, spilling complex fertilizer over it. Crocuses are fed for the second time when it will be 14-21 days from the beginning of their flowering, using drugs with a minimum nitrogen content. During this period, potassium is especially needed for plants. It helps their bulbs to turn into high-quality and healthy planting material. After the foliage on the crocuses turns yellow, they are left alone until the end of the season.



  Crocuses are wonderful plants that are among the first after long, dreary months filled with snow and cold that will fill the garden with bright colors and will give a charge of positive emotions. The very personification of spring, they look spectacular on the alpine hills, giving them a unique charm. It will be impossible to look away from the magnificent living carpet, if you plant them in a thick canvas in a flower bed or lawn. And growing them in pots at home will allow you to admire the magnificent flowering in winter.

In addition to high decorative qualities, crocuses are surprisingly unpretentious, even an amateur who has no experience in gardening can cope with their planting and reproduction. They need only minimal maintenance in the form of dressings, soil loosening and weeding. Plant crocuses on your plot, and you will not regret your decision for a minute!

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Perennial and graceful plants that belong to the Iris family are crocuses, for many flower admirers they are the most favorite ephemeroids, because their bright and short flowering against the background of almost melted snow always leads to wild delight.

The simplicity of these colors, their propensity for rapid reproduction, the extraordinary ability to withstand weather vigor, can be misleading to care for them, we can decide that crocuses do not need any care. But if you still want to see in the plot against the background of abundant bright foliage, not revealed small buds, but colorful and large goblet-shaped flowers, then you will need to take care of the favorable development of crocuses even before their disembarkation, when purchasing planting material and with proper preparation places.

Like the rest of the ephemeroid plants, crocuses usually appear in favorable conditions above the soil surface, while the rest of their livelihoods take place in the corm, or differently in the underground part. For an absorbing number of species, the optimum favorable condition is coolness, a temperature of 4-8 ° C, and high soil moisture, which in our climate with a long fall and a mild, little snowy winter can be from September to May.

At that time, different types of crocuses themselves chose the time when they needed to grow the leaves and bloom, and thus they were divided into autumn-flowering and spring-flowering groups.

The most famous species that bloom in the fall are:

1. Crocus Sharoyan;
2. Crocus plant;
3. Crocus Pallas;
4. Cute crocus;
5. Crocus banatsky.

The most famous species that bloom in spring are:

1. Golden crocus;
2. Crocus net;
3. Crocus Adam;
4. Crocus two-flowered;
5. The narrow-leaved crocus.

Purchase of planting material

Most gardeners, unfortunately, think that crocuses are exclusively those with bulbous flowers that bloom in the spring and, when purchasing planting material, practically do not pay their attention to the flowering period of one or another species. This characteristic is not unimportant: in spring and autumn crocus development cycles in corms do not coincide at all, first of all, this should be taken into account when determining the timing of planting of these plants.

At exhibitions and in flower shops, planting material, as a rule, is sold with a certain note “Crocus Autumn Flowering”, the species that bloom in springtime can often be found in natural markets. Buying planting material in a flower shop allows you to purchase high-quality and exclusively varietal material. But the survival of corms is the most reliable in the material that was bought on the spontaneous market.

In early spring, as a rule, the annual development cycle of crocuses of the spring species begins, and some species begin to grow leaves in February. A little later, in April, buds and flowers begin to appear, which bloom alternately within two to three weeks, after flowering until the seeds mature, the leaves continue to grow and dry only by the end of the first summer month, that is, in June. The growth of leaves, the flowering of buds and the formation of seeds is carried out at the expense of all the accumulated nutrients in the corm bulb over the past year. Corm slowly dies as it is exhausted. By the end of the flowering time, a new corm is formed on the top of the old one, it has buds of renewal of leaves and flowers, and in the process of future growth and drying of leaves, it accumulates nutrients as much as possible. Approximately by the middle of the second month of summer, it goes into a state of rest, and in the autumn period it becomes active again, grows new roots, accumulates nutrients and completely stops the formation of the kidney with the embryos of future organs, leaves, flowers, and new bulb.

It is obvious that the full development and flowering of this plant depends mainly on the maturation of the corm, in turn, this includes the preservation of the leaves before they dry, the removal of boxes that contain seeds that only weaken the corm, and the planting itself before the end of dormancy.

Crocus Autumn Planting

The best time for planting spring crocuses is considered to be September, because later planting material begins to grow easily with traumatized roots. Do not forget that the premature removal of leaves or transplantation of vegetative flowering plants brings with it a significant disturbance of life rhythms and a strong developmental delay, the tubers themselves from such stress often die. They will recover for a long time, then they may even bloom, but often this happens at least two years later, and by this time a very frustrated gardener may accidentally lose all planting material or not dig up it.

Crocuses and their landing in the winter

In a fairly mild climate, crocus bulbs can be planted safely not only when spring comes, but also before winter. First of all, it is imperative to choose the right planting material. The most important thing is that all the bulbs should be without regrown roots and stems, be in a holistic shell, and be healthy. Crocus planting in the autumn should be carried out only with high-quality bulbs. Because various fungal diseases are very difficult to cure, and in high humidity in the autumn it is simply impossible.

In order for your work to be a hundred% successful, you need to observe some very important aspects. Next, we consider the basic requirements of how to plant crocuses in the autumn period:

1. The main feature of this culture is that for all the bulbs in no case can not overwet the ground. It is for this reason that coarse sand, gravel, or something similar should be added to the ground for planting. Due to this, adult and blooming flowers will be more fluffy and with lush green foliage.
2. The most whimsical varieties are recommended to be planted only on artificial heights. Before planting this plant in the winter for this stack a thick layer of drainage from gravel and rubble and make a high bed. Also, the bulbs can be planted on an alpine hill, this is also a great place for them.
3. Crocuses are planted in autumn only in slightly acidic or neutral soils. For this purpose, only completely decomposed peat or rotted manure are allowed in the form of fertilizers. Lime can also be added only in very small quantities. If you plan to make mineral supplements, it is recommended to use only with minimal potassium and high phosphorus content.
4. Before planting crocuses in the autumn, it is recommended to thoroughly dig the ground beforehand.
5. The actual depth of crocuses depends on many factors. If you want to get a friendly inflorescence, then all the bulbs should be deepened to the same depth.
6. In order to prolong the crocus blooming rock, you should increase the depth of disembarkation. The ideal hole on light soils for adult bulbs should have a depth of ten centimeters, for heavy soils the depth should be no more than nine centimeters. For small onions, this depth should vary between five and four centimeters, respectively.

Crocus planting time in autumn

It mainly depends on when you want to get a bloom. The planting time for crocuses, which will bloom in springtime, fluctuates very significantly, for example, from mid-September to November. Most often it directly depends on temperature and weather conditions.

In any case, it is recommended not to tighten it too much with planting of bulbs, it is better to plant them in October. Thus, the roots will have time to develop as much as possible, and the plant will become quite strong. Also pay attention to the nature of the soil on the site and the amount of precipitation.

Crocuses - care and landing in the autumn

Almost all types of crocuses that bloom in springtime are quite demanding for significant lighting. It is recommended for their landing to choose open places and carry out group disembarkation. If you plan to build a natural meadow, then the bulbs must be planted at different distances from each other. For a carpet of flowers, it is recommended to use a grid of three by three centimeters and plant at least fifty bulbs per square meter.

When planting this plant in the autumn can be faced with the problem of the occurrence of rodents. It can be easily solved by planting the bulbs in a special container. You will simply plant the bulbs in a container with the ground, it is necessary to make drainage holes in the containers beforehand, and place the containers on the plot to the soil. Likewise, you can protect your plants well from mice and at any time remove them from the ground without any damage to the plant.

Crocuses, like all bulbous-bulbous ones, do not like strong stagnation of moisture in soils and heavily damp and swampy areas, this is especially true for those species that inhabit mountainous rocky slopes in nature. It is extremely undesirable to increase the soil moisture in their dormant period; they are considered to be more resistant to fungal various diseases than tulips. Crocuses do not impose special requirements on soil fertility, but they undoubtedly develop better with a neutral reaction in cultivated plots.

The site selected for planting crocuses, two weeks before planting, it is recommended to carefully dig up to a depth of no more than thirty centimeters, adding humus to the digging. After planting crocuses, beds should be watered and slightly mulched with pine litter, it will help to retain all moisture much longer. And in the case of a snowless winter with the onset of severe frosts, additionally cover with a thick layer of dry foliage.

Most gardeners practice planting crocuses in pots, which they immediately try to dig into their plot. This technique allows you to absolutely transplant already flowering plants and present bright blooming flowers as an original gift, not only in the spring, but also in the autumn holidays. However, it should be borne in mind that a sharp increase in the temperature of the air for crocuses is not at all desirable, and at home this gift will very quickly lose its magnificent appearance and stop blooming altogether. If you store the plant in a strong cool, at nine degrees of heat on the loggia or in the veranda, then after it has faded and forms seeds, you can plant the clebronum in the ground, especially if it is a species that blooms in springtime. If this is a type of autumn crocus, then it is recommended to continue to keep the pot in a cool and dark place until the spring period, or prikopat again in the garden. The temperature in a cool place should not fall below zero.

Proper and competent planting of such a magnificent plant, like crocuses, during the autumn period allows any gardener to make a well-known fairy tale a reality. But in order for these amazing bulbous flowers not to disappoint you, it is necessary to take into account that in cloudy and rainy weather they do not reveal their flowers, and the flowering of late-flowering species planted in the dacha will not happen at all, because by this time the summer cottage the season is likely to end. Nevertheless, the autumn crocuses, beautiful and noticeably enlivening the dreary and quiet atmosphere of the falling asleep garden plot, deserve no less attention than the crocuses that bloom in the springtime.

Spring miracle - tender crocuses are loved by absolutely everyone, and are also considered to be one of the most unpretentious garden primroses. Pots with germinated flowers are usually given for spring holidays, and crocuses planted in open ground serve as an excellent decoration of the garden plot. Features of growing this amazing flower, as well as important secrets to ensure proper care are described in our article.

Even despite the miniature size, the crocus planting is visible from afar, delighting the eye with bright colors. In total, about 300 varieties of 80 species of this flower were bred. They differ in a various color, can have decorative additional rims and frames, and also pronounced peduncles. Spring crocuses are traditionally grown, but there are many varieties that bloom in the fall.

Outwardly, the inflorescences of crocuses are rather elongated, resembling an onion in shape. Stem is inconspicuous, the leaves are also inconspicuous. Flowering lasts from two to four weeks, the plants have a soft aroma and can be used for medicinal purposes and as a seasoning for dishes.

All types of crocuses are divided into the following groups:

The classification of crocuses also implies a division into yellow-flowered and blue-fluffy colors. In the wild, white crocuses are quite rare, but selectively bred varieties are distinguished by a variety of such variants.

In Holland, large-flowered crocuses are also distinguished, being more decorative and better adapted for garden cultivation.

How and when to plant

Before buying it is very important to make sure of the quality of the planting material. Crocus bulb onions can vary in size and configuration, but must be firm to the touch and without visible damage and flaws.

Crocus planting features:

• To deepen the bulbs of a plant should be the same height as the size of the planting material.
• It is desirable to allocate a separate site for the plant, free from other cultures. Sleeping bulbs are very easy to damage when digging and weeding the ground, which means that crocuses have a better place to grow.
• The site should be well lit, do not have swampy areas. It is desirable to choose the soil is not acidic, if necessary, use liming.
• The planting of spring crocuses is made at the end of September, so that immediately after the snow melts, they can bloom safely.
• Autumn crocuses are planted at the end of May, after which the plant goes through a period of rest. Autumn crocuses bloom at the end of August.

On the video - when planting Crocuses in open ground:

Buying a potted and already flowering plant in pots, many hope to transplant it freely into the ground. Unfortunately, such expectations often become a real disappointment.

The fact is that crocus does not get acclimatized in a new place and for successful cultivation of an already sprouted crocus it is necessary to cut off the entire above-ground part and leave it alone until the new season.

The crocus will be able to fully adapt and re-bloom only after a year, so it’s much better to buy onions rather than ready seedlings.

And here, and how to do it correctly, is described in great detail in this article.

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How to care

Regular care for this plant is optional. During the flowering period, it is desirable to generally restrict access, only if necessary performing weeding or loosening the top layer of the earth. The plant develops quite actively, but after flowering, the leaves and the stem often wither. Before digging out the bulbs, it is best to make sure that the above-ground part is completely dry. Further activities are aimed at collecting and storing planting material until the next spring. For watering is best to use

How to dig crocuses:

• After drying the aerial parts of the plant, the tubers are removed from the ground, dried and rejected.
• If necessary, the division of the bush from the children, who land at some distance from the parent bulb.
• After all the bulbs have undergone revisions, they are preferably treated with a disinfectant solution or ash to prevent decay and the spread of disease.
• Large varieties of crocuses are desirable to dig out each year, as they have a habit of digging into the ground. Subsequently, the plant growth slows down and you can not wait for the next flowering.
• If you plan to further cultivate the plant, after rejecting old or rotten bulbs, they are planted in the same place.
• Crocus bulbs are a favorite delicacy of most pests, so it is advisable to use special formulations to scare away slugs and rodents.

On the video - how to care for Crocuses:

Often used the so-called forcing crocuses to achieve their winter flowering. It occurs in room conditions, and the landing material needs to be landed in October - November. The first three months to keep the pot in a cool place, immediately after the new year, you must bring it into the room. And here is how transplanting to the open ground Chrysanthemums in pots, is described in great detail in this

Sprouts appear fairly quickly, flowering begins in mid-February. after the crocuses have flowered, they need to ensure complete rest until next year. It is not recommended to use the same bulbs twice to prevent the death of the plant.

Spring crocuses - the best decoration of your site. The appearance of bright flowers can not but rejoice, especially after a long winter. Crocuses differ in a variety of colors and shapes of petals, and their cultivation is quite capable of even in a small area. Despite the prevalence of this culture, there are many important nuances of successful cultivation. On the intricacies of planting and storage of crocus bulbs will tell you our article.

Love primroses, but do not know how to plant them correctly? Want to enjoy the beauty of crocuses, but are afraid to make a mistake? We will dispel your doubts and give all the answers.

Secrets of the successful cultivation of early crocuses are correct autumn planting and subsequent care of the plants.

Crocuses planted in mid-September will bloom in April and May. The flower bed will be bright and beautiful, if you choose the appropriate fall planting material. Quality corms are considered to be:

• without mechanical damage;
• without regrown roots, stems;
• dense, with dry scales.

Planting bulbs in open ground

Training soil  for planting crocuses is also a very crucial stage. For these flowers, nutrient loamy or sandy soil with good drainage is ideal (if the soil is too wet, the bulbs will simply rot). Before planting, it’s enough to dig up such land to a depth of 20-25 cm.

If the site is too heavy or poor soil, then it can be improved. So, they dig up heavy clayey earth with the addition of sand or compost (1-2 buckets per 1 sq. M), bring peat or lime into it (0.5 kg per 1 sq. M), and also superphosphate (40 g per 1 sq. .m)
Note Superphosphate is used no earlier than a month after making lime.

The sandy soil is poor, and therefore when perekopka it adds peat, leaf humus or rotted manure (5-7 kg per 1 square meter).

Before landing it is important to hold pretreatment  planting material: pickle the bulbs in a solution of fungicide (Vitaros, Skor, Maxim, Fundazol or even potassium permanganate) or growth stimulant (Appin). This procedure will help prevent the appearance of rot and bulb diseases.

Before using any of the drugs be sure to read the instructions to it. But, as a rule, most solutions are prepared by diluting 2 ml of the fungicide in 1 liter of water. This amount is enough to process 1 kg of crocus bulbs.

In the solution of the onions pickled on average for 30 minutes.

Landing rules

• Crocus bulbs are most conveniently planted in special containers.
• To create the effect of a flower carpet, plant bulbs at a distance of 3-5 cm from each other.
• Crocus planting depth - 3 bulb height.
• The landing site is desirable to mulch the fallen leaves or fir branches. This will save the plants from death in the harsh winter.

Crocus growing

Crocuses are unpretentious plants, but timely weeding, loosening, watering and feeding are very important for their successful cultivation.

These primroses are afraid of waterlogging. They will not die from an excess of moisture, but they will not be so beautiful and slim. After a snowy winter, crocuses do not need additional watering until dry weather sets in.

Crocuses are watered every 7-10 days (about 30 liters of water per 1 square meter).

Properly selected and timely made fertilizers  also contribute to the good development of plants. Crocuses feed 3 times:

• The first top dressing is one month after planting (50 g of calcium nitrate per 1 square meter);
• The second dressing is in half a year, before the beginning of the growing season (calcium / potash / ammonium nitrate - 50 g of fertilizer per 1 square meter).
• The third dressing is in the middle of May after flowering (30-40 g of phosphate fertilizer per 1 sq. M).

If every 7-10 days spray plantings with growth stimulants (Heteroauxin, Zircon, Epin-extra), then fertilizers can be used a quarter less.

Digging and storage of bulbs

After flowering, the leaves and flowers of plants are cut off. The bulbs can be left until the next spring in the ground (after covering them for the winter with spruce branches), or you can dig them up. Then the crocus bulbs are sorted out, discarded sick and poor-quality specimens, cleaned from the ground and dead scales. If there is a slight damage, they are treated with brilliant green or neatly sprinkled with earth.

After this pretreatment, the bulbs are shipped for 7 days in the shade to dry, then sorted by size and laid out in containers with air vents. In them, the bulbs can be stored until September - until the next planting.

Crocuses can be transplanted to a new place every year, and up to 5 years can be grown on the same plot. Just follow our advice and enjoy the arrival of spring, looking as the first tender flowers make their way out from under the snow.