Perennial care in summer: cut, trim and water
Created: 06/27/2022Updated: 06/27/2022, 16:44
By: Joana Lück
Perennials are popular in summer because they have a long flowering period and transform the garden into a sea of flowers.
Perennials are the pride and joy of every hobby gardener in summer.
From June to September, they transform
front gardens, beds and rock gardens
into an oasis of color and flowers.
But it depends on the right care.
Perennial care in summer: cut, support and water
Perennials need special care in summer.
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Whether larkspur, Turkish poppy, lady's mantle, spurflowers or coneflowers:
Perennials
are an integral part of summer.
With their different appearances of large, small, expansive or rather tall,
individual accents
can be set in the garden.
Perennials need the following care in summer:
Fertilize perennials regularly: Even if perennials usually do not need to be fertilized at the beginning - after a few years at the latest, the plants will lack carbon dioxide.
Organic fertilizer or compost applied once a year in spring is perfect.
Evergreen perennials
benefit from a second fertilization in August or September.
Partial shade and shade perennials mostly do not need any fertilizer.
Water perennials properly: Not only annual flowers need water in summer, perennials are also usually extremely sensitive to dry phases.
It is best to water them in the
morning
, as this is the time when the least water evaporates.
Support perennials: Particularly tall perennials such as phlox or larkspur are
quickly snapped off by a
gust of wind.
To prevent this, flexible wires or bamboo aids are simply tied around the perennials and provide support.
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Pruning may also be needed from late summer: perform a summer pruning once most of the flowers have withered.
Cut about a hand's breadth above the ground.
You should then
water and fertilize the perennial
.
(jl)