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- All around happy - the care of the columbine
- Does the columbine have to be watered?
- Do these plants need fertilizer?
- How is the Columbine cut?
- Are Acelias a Transplanting Promotion?
- What about diseases and pests?
- Tips & Tricks
The Akelei is considered as easy-care plant, which is little prone to pests
All around happy - the care of the columbine
The columbine is rightly considered undemanding and easy to care for. But under certain circumstances, such as in a pot culture, in dry seasons and disease infestation, you should not care about the Columbine, if you want to continue to enjoy her.
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If the columbine is in the pot, it should be watered when the top soil layer has dried. In the field, on the other hand, a columbine needs regular water supply only in the growing phase. Even in dry seasons, this perennial should be watered. However, waterlogging should be avoided. Rainwater is best for pouring as it is lime-free.
Do these plants need fertilizer?
It is not absolutely necessary to fertilize the columbine. Anyone who works in plant compost into the soil will not have to seek fertilizer until next year. A coleus in the pot should be slightly fertilized every two weeks during its growing season. From the end of August, fertilization will be stopped.
How is the Columbine cut?
Even a cut of the columbine is no need. However, if you do not want the seeds to develop and the columbine spreads through self-seeding throughout the garden, it should remove the faded flowers. Usually the seeds are formed between July and August.
In autumn or alternatively in early spring, a cut can also be made.After their growing season, columbines usually look unsightly as their leaves turn yellow and dry out. Cut the plants back to just above the ground! Since the columbine is poisonous, it is advisable to wear gardening gloves when cutting.
Are Acelias a Transplanting Promotion?
Transplanting or repotting should be done before or after flowering. During the flowering period the columbine can quickly be damaged by such actions. She is fully busy to flower and a change of location would take her additional strength.
What about diseases and pests?
As columbines are poisonous, they are not very attractive to the majority of pests. Especially snails prefer to avoid them. On the other hand, the following pests like columbines:
Fewer columbines are susceptible to disease. Only poor site conditions and above all a dry soil can weaken the plants and make them susceptible to disease. Then mildew can occur. Affected parts should be cut off quickly and disposed of (not in the compost)!
Tips & Tricks
In the growth phase of the columbine, it is important to weed disturbing weeds. Otherwise, the weeds overgrow the young columbines. As a result, they lose out and go in.