Proper care in the fall and tips for preparing Cannes for winter

Canna is a perennial that has become the main decoration of flower beds, flower beds, parks and squares thanks to large, decorative leaves of different colors and shades. The plant is unpretentious, rarely sick, resistant to drought. There is only one drawback - it is very sensitive to frost. Therefore, the main task of flower growers is to preserve rhizomes in winter. This article will show you how to prepare cannes for winter.

Content

1 Correct digging
2 Video "Storing Cannes in Winter"
3 Subsequent storage

Correct digging

Cannes care in autumn is different. This is a heat-loving plant, so you cannot leave the rhizomes in the ground for the winter. You can dig up tubers in the second half of September, having previously prepared them for this. Cut off the stalks, as well as dry and damaged leaves. Reduce watering to once a week, and stop altogether a couple of weeks before digging.

It is better to start work on a dry sunny day. First, we cut off the stems almost at the base, leaving 15–20 cm above the ground. Treat the sections with a manganese solution. It is better to dig out the rhizomes with a pitchfork - this way they are less injured. It is not necessary to shake off the whole land from the tubers. Divide the overgrown rhizomes into separate parts. Examine them carefully: cut the damaged areas to healthy tissue and treat with a manganese solution or sprinkle with charcoal.

The planting material is ready for storage.

Video "Storing Cannes in Winter"

This video will show you how to properly store cannes in winter.

Subsequent storage

Winter storage conditions affect the appearance of cannes in summer. How lush and long flowering will be depends on compliance with the rules for the chosen storage method.

There are several types of storage for canna rhizomes:

in the cellars;
at rest;
as a houseplant;
in the fridge.

For each of them, the preparation of flower tubers is carried out in different ways.

In the cellars

Cut, dug and treated plants must be dried in the shade under a canopy, so that when laying for storage, the soil on the rhizomes is not damp. We put the planting material in a box or other container of suitable size. We fall asleep with sand, peat and sawdust (only not coniferous) in a ratio of 1: 1: 1. In this form, we lower it into the basement or cellar. In the storage, the temperature should not exceed 6–8 ° C above zero, and the air humidity should not be lower than 50%. Check soil moisture once a month and moisten it if necessary.

At rest

Canna for storage at rest does not need to be trimmed. Remove only stalks. Dig up the plant with an earthen clod and place in a spacious flower pot, fill the voids with peat mixed with wood ash. The plant overwinters better in a room with good lighting and a temperature not higher than +15 ° C. A loggia, insulated balcony or veranda are suitable for this. Flower care is simple: water sparingly once every two weeks.

Like a houseplant

You can also enjoy the beauty of a tropical flower in winter. To do this, in early autumn, transplant the canna into a large flower pot so that the rhizomes are spacious. Cover with a mixture of high-moor peat, vermiculite and sawdust in a 1: 1: 1 ratio, and leave outside to allow the flower to adapt to the new container. Before frost, bring the cannu into the house and put it closer to the window (if it is high) or on the windowsill (if it is low).

For lush flowering, sunlight and frequent watering are needed. It is necessary to feed with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers once every two weeks.In January, the leaves will turn yellow and fall off, a dormant period will come, which will last 1.5-2 months.

In the fridge

Cannes rhizomes can also overwinter in the refrigerator if there are few tubers and the refrigerator is large. For proper storage you need:

Trim the stems at the root.
Dig up the rhizomes. Rinse thoroughly with running water and cut off damaged and decayed areas with a knife to healthy tissue.
Soak for 24 hours in a weak solution of manganese. Then dry the tubers.
Wrap each spine in paper and put it neatly in the vegetable storage compartment. Twice a month, revise tubers, and remove rotting ones.

In regions where the temperature does not drop below -5 ° C in winter, you do not need to dig out the rhizomes, but their safety depends on how you cover the cannes for the winter.

First, cut the stems to the root. Then lay the spruce branches and cover with dense spunbond, lutrasil or other covering material.

Press down the material along the edges with heavy weights or pegs so that it does not fly away in the wind. So the tubers overwinter safely.

Observe the rules for storing planting material, and then next summer Cannes will delight you with its splendor.