Folk calendar: it is better to plant cabbage on Saturdays and not to sow on a “crooked” Wednesday. Folk signs of the sowing calendar On what days should you not plant a vegetable garden?
Potatoes cannot be planted on Palm Week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays - they will spoil.
If spring is early, then cabbage, like onions, is sown in the fourth week of Lent or later - in the fifth.
If spring is late, then sow in last days Holy Week, especially on Saturday.
It is better to plant sunflowers on Saturday, before sunrise or after sunset. The latter is preferable. When planting, they are silent and do not bite the seeds.
Both sowing and planting beets are undesirable during Palm Week.
It is better to sow peas at dawn, on Holy Thursday or Saturday, in late April and early May.
It is better to soak the seeds for sowing carrots early in the morning. And it is advisable to sow without strangers.
It is preferable to plant pumpkins on market day or Tuesday.
The birch tree's earrings burst - it's time to sow bread.
Fluffy “lambs” have appeared on the willow and daffodils are blooming - it’s time to sow radishes, red cabbage, lettuce, early radishes, and kohlrabi.
Potatoes are planted when elderberry and bird cherry blossom. The cherry blossoms mean you can sow corn. The oak is developing - time to sow peas.
Onion seedlings need to be planted before the frogs croak.
The cherries are blooming - sow dill.
The flowering of hazel and violets is the most suitable time for sowing carrots and parsley.
When the lilacs begin to bloom and the round heads of the leotards turn yellow in the meadow, sow summer head lettuce.
The frog croaks - the oats will say: “Sow me.” Most late date sowing oats - when the apple trees bloom.
The best time to sow barley is when the leaf on the oak tree is the size of a penny.
The rowan tree is blooming - you can sow cucumbers and tomatoes.
The flowering of viburnum reminds you that you need to plant cucumbers and tomatoes.
The flowering of viburnum reminds you that you need to sow pumpkin and squash.
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Vegetable planting time
You cannot plant cucumbers, beans, poppy seeds, pumpkins if the moon is shining, otherwise there will be a barren flower. It is best to plant any vegetables on Monday a week after Easter. The housewife should not brag to anyone about her vegetable seeds. Otherwise, other plants will grow instead of the planted one. For the same reason, when planting vegetable seeds, there is no need to transfer them from hand to hand. It was forbidden to lend potato and other seeds vegetable crops on the day of their landing. You cannot plant in a “crooked” environment in the sixth week after Easter, otherwise crooked, small and wormy crops will grow.
Potatoes - May 15, then after May 22. Potatoes were planted on Saturday and during the full moon, choosing a day when there were clouds in the sky and the sun was shining brightly - there would be a bountiful harvest. If big-headed clouds float across the sky, the potatoes will grow large.
Before St. Yury did not plant potatoes so that they would not get acne. Belarusians did not plant potatoes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the fourth week after Easter, to avoid being eaten by worms.
The peasants believed: if you plant, water, dig or sort through potatoes, you cannot eat anything, otherwise mice will eat the vegetables. The peasants believed that worms would eat the potatoes if they were planted between Orthodox and Catholic Yuri.
Cabbage - in Maundy Thursday They plant seedlings so that midges don’t eat them. On April 29, cabbage is sown for seedlings. The best day to plant cabbage is Saturday. You can’t do this on Monday - it will rot, on Thursday - it will be eaten by worms, you can’t plant it on an even week after Easter.
Belarusians believed that to prevent worms from eating cabbage, it was necessary to drive a peg into the beds during planting, and to prevent the mole from digging in, to place a stone on one of the beds. To prevent the seedlings from being afraid of frost, they placed a bottle of blessed water in the nursery.
Onions - On March 25, onion heads are placed in smoke, believing that they will grow better.
On Maundy Thursday or the pre-Easter Saturday, onions are sorted for planting. The best planting day is May 21: the onions will have good heads and aerial parts.
When planting onions, you should not eat so that the onions are not bitter. But if the housewife wants the onion to be bitter, then she plants it on fasting days: Wednesday and Friday, and if not, she plants it on any other days. When the housewife gets angry while planting onions, they will also grow bitter. A Belarusian peasant woman, having finished planting onions, wiped her feet and hands on the grass so that the onions would be good and green for a long time.
Poppy - after May 22.
Carrots - May 1, May 21. Carrots must be planted before the bird cherry blossoms, otherwise the growth of vegetables will go into the trunk.
It is recommended to plant carrots and onions together in this way: 1 or 2 rows of onions and 1 or 2 rows of carrots. This is done because onions repel carrot fly, and carrots scare away onion fly- as a result, onions and carrots help each other and healthy vegetables grow. And since onions are afraid of frost, they can be planted together with carrots around May 21st.
Cucumbers - can be planted
May 6. And if you plant cucumber seeds on Pakhom (May 28), there will be a lot of them. You cannot plant on fast days, otherwise they will not give the desired harvest. It is better to plant early in the morning on a day when the sky is covered with cumulus clouds: it is believed that then the vegetables will lie in heaps. Cucumber seeds planted on Wednesday and Friday usually produce bitter-tasting fruit. If there is no sun on the day of planting, they will either disappear completely or be hollow. To avoid barren flowers on cucumbers, they should be planted in the evening.
Tomatoes are afraid of frost, so their seedlings are planted in the ground at the end of May, and their seeds for seedlings are planted in the ground in early March, and if the seedlings have grown too large, they can be planted under film in the ground at the end of April or early May.
Turnips - you need to plant turnips a week before Peter the Great (June 29), and in order for them to be large and sweet, you don’t need to look around and up when planting them.
Beets are not afraid of frost; their seeds are planted in early May: May 1.
I asked experienced summer residents about the timing of sowing some vegetables. And this is what they answered me. They plant cucumber seeds in the middle or at the end of May, and if under film, earlier. And some plant them after harvesting the garlic in its place in early June.
Since the week was finally formed, in the form in which it now exists, man, thanks to his powers of observation, has made many conclusions, which over time have become signs. Now there are signs that tell people what to do on each day of the week and what not to do. Now we’ll talk about signs for each day of the week.
Monday
It’s not for nothing that in the famous song about the island of bad luck, which Mironov sang, it was sung that apparently their mother gave birth to all of them on Monday. Monday has always been considered a very difficult day. Hence the signs.
The very first sign is don't start anything on Monday. And, indeed, it has been noticed that if you start implementing your most important plans on Monday, nothing will work out. Everything will go wrong.
If you like a quiet life, you can forget about it for at least a week if you break the following rule. Guests arrived on Monday - expect guests every day all week. This fact has also been verified by many generations of our ancestors. There was such a case in my life, my father’s birthday fell on Monday, the next day he had a day off. Indeed, why not mention it? Mom was against it, but dad insisted. And the result? Until Sunday, uninvited guests came every day to meet everyone, feed them, see them off... And how much did all this cost...
It is believed that On Monday you should never lend money to anyone. This sign is especially relevant if you have just received a salary. The fact is that if you don’t follow this sign, then it doesn’t matter at all what you planned to spend your money on this month. They will end up in a completely different way than planned. If you borrow money on Monday, something in the house will definitely break down, and in such a way that you will have to urgently buy spare parts or a new unit. And you didn't plan this at all.
Another sign - if you sneezed on this day, then this is a gift. It is unknown how to explain such a sign, but our ancestors know better. But, if you are planning to visit the dentist on Monday, then you have chosen the absolutely right time. It was noticed that everyone who went to the doctors with dental problems on Mondays, then everything will go well, you will not feel pain, and everything will heal as if it were.
Tuesday
Unlike Monday, Tuesday is considered a very favorable day in all respects. It is especially useful to hit the road on Tuesday. Knowledgeable people they say that any trip on this day of the week will be safe and successful. Although, knowledgeable witches say that on Tuesday evening you should under no circumstances borrow money. Tuesday is capable of pumping out everything you have in your pockets.
Wednesday
In many beliefs there is such a sign that you cannot start any new business on Wednesday, but this is not so. It is believed that Wednesday is the most optimal day to start solving all your issues. Why is this so? Well, first of all, because the weekend is already far behind us. The head is clear and can think rationally. Moreover, both for you and for the person with whom you have to resolve these issues.
You shouldn't move on Wednesday new apartment. This sign has been tested by many generations. And indeed, it has been noticed that if you moved to new home or a new apartment on this day, you won’t be able to live there for a long time. The reasons can be very different - it could be a divorce, it could be a fire, or perhaps the worst thing - death.
Thursday
Whoever washes his silver and eggs on Thursday before sunrise will be healthy and clean. This sign is most likely based on both biblical principles and purely everyday ones. The famous saying that whoever gets up early, God gives to him, is not without meaning. The point is that than formerly man When he wakes up in the morning, the more he manages to do in a day. Silver is a symbol of purity, and an egg is a symbol of life. Well, the fact that a person must wash his face naturally means that he will be clean after washing.
Thursday is an easy day and portends good luck. Thursday is indeed a very easy day for any endeavors. Let's start with the fact that Thursday is supervised by a planet like Mercury. And since ancient times it has been known that Mercury was the patron of revelers, gamblers, and individuals who loved to lead a frivolous lifestyle. Therefore, if you like to play the lottery, then you will definitely be lucky on this day, although this is not a fact. Mercury is so windy and unpredictable that for the sake of its momentary fun, it can deprive a person of everything in one moment. But this will never happen if you just live and solve your problems. He only punishes those who show their greed.
Friday
Friday is a special day. And there will be a lot on this day.
Friday, like Monday, is a hard day; no important things can be done. Friday is indeed a very difficult day. Jesus Christ was crucified on Friday, so the day is considered, to put it mildly, unlucky. Although, on the other hand, Friday is “supervised” by a planet such as Venus, and she is the patroness of love.
On Friday you cannot sing, have fun or do homework until noon. Again, it all has to do with faith. From the very morning, Jesus Christ was subjected to torture, interrogation, and later there was crucifixion on Golgotha. If you sing and laugh in the morning on this day, you can be sure that then you will have to cry for a whole week. Well, if you don’t cry, you’ll end up with a lot of problems.
Cannot be performed on Friday women's work– sew, knit, etc. It is believed that if you do not adhere to this rule, then you will face a harmless, but very unpleasant disease, which is popularly called nailworms. It is usually very difficult to recover from this disease. It doesn't go away on its own. We need to stop breaking the Friday rules and pray away from it. At the same time, the nails themselves crumble, break, and very painful hangnails appear. Some will say that this is a superstition, but this sign has been tested on itself. Let's face it - it's very unpleasant.
Besides this, under no circumstances should you cut your nails on Friday, and a married woman should not wash her hair on this day. Everything that concerns the human body, in this case, is nails and hair, but very much attention is paid to this in magic, and just in everyday life. After all, this can cause great harm to a person. But Friday is a special day. On this day they may even work on you higher powers. Well, what if married woman washes her hair on Friday, it is believed that she can wash her entire family out of the house.
There are twelve most important Fridays in the year; by fasting on these days, you can avoid many troubles and troubles in life. But we won't talk about that now.
Saturday
Saturday, like Tuesday, is an easy day. Saturday is, in fact, considered a holy day. On Saturday you cannot do any work, you just need to rest. But that's what the Bible says. And life has shown that all matters that were started on Saturday are solved very easily. But, here’s the problem, they will only be solved on Saturdays. First day off. A man, although tired for a whole working week, but inspired by the fact that there are two days ahead that promise calm, there is no need to think about work. These thoughts add strength and desire to live. Therefore, all matters are resolved easily and simply. In addition, Saturday corresponds to the planet Saturn, and it helps those who purposefully go towards their goal. So, if you have chosen a goal for yourself, drawn up an action plan and decided to start acting on Saturday, then Saturn will help you.
Sunday
Dedicate Sunday to God; no matters will be resolved. And it’s true, according to Orthodox belief, Sunday is a day of rest. The Lord created the earth for six days, and on the seventh day he only admired what he managed to create. We also worked all week, and now it’s time to relax, please ourselves, and restore our strength. It is for this reason that you cannot start, undertake or make any plans on this day - nothing will work out. And according to purely everyday belief, if a person does not rest, then very quickly he will simply spend all his vitality. Every person should rest. Although, there are times when even experienced witches deviate from this rule. But this happens only when a person’s life depends on their actions.
Are all these signs true or false? It's up to you to decide. But our ancestors really believed in this. Live in harmony with nature, and you will be surprised how simple everything in this life is.
USEFUL TIPS
ADVICE 1: WHEN NOT TO PLANT and SOW
Folk signs for gardeners!
Potatoes cannot be planted on Palm Week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays - they will spoil.
If spring is early, then cabbage, like onions, is sown in the fourth week of Lent or later - in the fifth.
If spring is late, then sowing is done in the last days of Holy Week, especially on Saturday.
It is better to plant sunflowers on Saturday, before sunrise or after sunset. The latter is preferable. When planting, they are silent and do not bite the seeds.
Both sowing and planting beets are undesirable during Palm Week.
It is better to sow peas at dawn, on Holy Thursday or Saturday, in late April and early May.
It is better to soak the seeds for sowing carrots early in the morning. And it is advisable to sow without strangers.
It is preferable to plant pumpkins on market day or Tuesday.
The birch tree's earrings burst - it's time to sow bread.
Fluffy “lambs” have appeared on the willow and daffodils are blooming - it’s time to sow radishes, red cabbage, lettuce, early radishes, and kohlrabi.
Potatoes are planted when elderberry and bird cherry blossom. The cherry blossoms mean you can sow corn. The oak is developing - time to sow peas.
Onion seedlings need to be planted before the frogs croak.
The cherries are blooming - sow dill.
The flowering of hazel and violets is the most suitable time for sowing carrots and parsley.
When the lilacs begin to bloom and the round heads of the leotards turn yellow in the meadow, sow summer head lettuce.
The frog croaks - the oats will say: “Sow me.” The latest time to sow oats is when the apple trees bloom.
The best time to sow barley is when the leaf on the oak tree is the size of a penny.
The rowan tree is blooming - you can sow cucumbers and tomatoes.
The flowering of viburnum reminds you that you need to plant cucumbers and tomatoes.
The flowering of viburnum reminds you that you need to sow pumpkin and squash.
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Not obvious benefit ammonia:
1. To add shine to a painted floor, window frame, doors, add a few tablespoons of ammonia to the water.
2. You don’t need bleach for white clothes if you pour ammonia into the washing inlet (1 tbsp per bucket).
3. Iodine stains are easily removed with ammonia.
4. It is good to clean suede shoes with ammonia solution (1 tbsp per liter of water). Afterwards, wipe the surface of the suede with a rubber brush.
5. To restore the shine to silver and nickel products, just wipe them with a woolen cloth soaked in ammonia.
5. In order to easily clean massage brushes and combs, you need to leave them overnight in water, to which add a little ammonia and 3 tbsp. l. coarse salt and rinse in the morning.
"Budget" cheese sticks
Why "budget"? Because it’s inexpensive and there’s a lot of it.
Ingredients:
- 1 glass of milk
- 1 glass of water
- flour
- 1 level teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda, slaked with vinegar
- 200 g hard cheese
Pour cold milk into a bowl, add warm boiled water, salt (you can use a heaped teaspoon if you want the sticks to be salty, for example to make a snack for beer, slaked soda. Then gradually add flour.
Knead the dough.
Add finely grated cheese to the finished dough; the more cheese, the “cheesier” the sticks will be.
And then we knead for at least 10 minutes. Then we let the dough rest a little. Simply put, the gluten of the flour should swell, then the sticks will be softer and more elastic.
Roll out and cut into sticks, circles, triangles, basically as your heart desires.
Fry in vegetable oil, like deep frying, on one side.
And on the other hand.
Place the finished ones on paper towels or just paper to drain excess oil. And then you can sprinkle with powdered sugar if you want them to be sweet for tea, or leave them as they are if you added more salt and the sticks become a snack for beer.
If you want the sticks to be softer, be sure to cover them, they will soften.
9 TIPS FOR GROWING POTATOES.
1. The smaller the potato tuber, the larger the tubers it produces, and vice versa. Therefore, it is best to plant medium-sized tubers, or cut large tubers so that each part has several eyes.
2. Deeply planted tubers will produce fines and an abundance of tops.
3. It is better to feed potatoes with chemical fertilizers - organic matter, especially manure, negatively affects the taste.
4. To get large, tasty tubers, slightly break the tops. After that nutrients are spent exclusively on the development of the tuber. This procedure must be carried out 1–2 weeks after flowering.
5. Late blight never develops on soils rich in copper. Therefore, before planting, treat the tubers with a solution copper sulfate (Bordeaux mixture). They also spray the tops, especially in the initial stage of growth.
6. When the leaves begin to turn black from late blight, the tops must be immediately cut off and burned.
7. Horseradish, calendula, and aromatic herbs are planted along the edges of the potato field - they all have a beneficial effect on its health.
8. Scare away Colorado potato beetle such plants: coriander, catnip, nasturtium, tansy, marigold. They are planted along the edge of potato beds.
9. But sunflower has a depressing effect on potatoes.
Instant spicy cabbage.
The cabbage turns out very tasty and is instantly “swept away” from the table!
Preparation:
So, chop 2 kg of fresh cabbage, grate 3-4 carrots on a coarse grater, chop 4 cloves of large winter garlic.
Pour over the marinade, which has cooled slightly: for 1 liter of water - 1/2 cup sugar, 2 heaped tablespoons of coarse salt, 10 peppercorns, 5 cloves, 4 pcs. bay leaf- boil for 10 minutes, add 1/2 cup of vegetable oil and 1/2 cup of 9% vinegar.
Press down until completely cool, transfer to 3 liter jar and put it in the refrigerator for a day. Then the cabbage is ready to eat. It stores well in the refrigerator under a regular lid, but she doesn’t need that -)
A MIRACLE RECIPE FOR RESTORING JOINT MOBILITY
Peel 300-400 grams of garlic, pass it through a meat grinder, put it in a liter jar and fill it with good unrefined vegetable oil. Leave for 2 weeks in a dark place, stirring the contents daily. Get garlic oil.
Strain it through 3-4 layers of gauze. Directions for use: rub into sore spot(for example, lower back with osteochondrosis or joints with arthrosis). Cover with plastic and a warm scarf overnight.
From the first days you will feel relief, restoration of mobility and reduction of pain. The course is two months. Garlic improves blood circulation in the area of the sore joint, thereby helping to restore its functions.
BAKED MACKELER.
Ingredients and preparation:
Thaw the mackerel, wash and dry with a paper towel. Remove fins, salt and drizzle lemon juice and cut into pieces.
Separately, cut 2 tomatoes and 2 onions into slices (equal in size).
Place a slice of tomato and onion, cut in half and sandwich between pieces of fish. Place the fish in a baking dish on foil. Drizzle lightly olive oil on top and season with pepper.
Place in the oven at 180*C for 15 - 17 minutes in a preheated oven.
Bon appetit!
A water infusion of dry pomegranate peels will cure everything!
1. Cure in 5 hours from any strains of dysentery, salmonellosis, typhoid fever, cholera, acute appendicitis (no need for surgery).
2. Cure in one week from the following diseases: stomach ulcer, intestinal ulcer (small intestine), colitis - inflammatory process in the large intestine, dysbacteriosis.
At the request of readers, I give a recipe for preparing a water infusion of dry pomegranate peels and its use.
The approximate weight ratio of dry pomegranate peels and boiling water is 1:20. Put approximately 10-12 g of dry pomegranate peels into a preheated cup, glass or glass jar and pour 200 ml of them. boiling water (you can pour 200 ml of raw water into this container, add 10-12 g of pomegranate peels and bring to a boil with an electric boiler, but do not boil). Cover with a saucer or paper folded in 4 layers. Leave for 25-30 minutes and you can start drinking. Do not throw away the crusts; the infusion continues. As soon as the peels were poured with boiling water, the treatment began, and during these 25-30 minutes of infusion, the container with pomegranate peels should be located next to the person being treated.
Preparation of an aqueous infusion of dry pomegranate peels for the treatment of all listed diseases is the same. Application is different.
I. To cure in 5 hours from 1) dysentery; 2) salmonellosis; 3) typhoid fever; 4) cholera; 5) acute appendicitis - use the water infusion as follows:
1. After steeping for 25-30 minutes, drink about half the liquid (half a glass). Do not strain the infusion; the infusion continues. And cover with the saucer again. If 10 minutes after this you feel healthy, then it was a normal stomach upset (diarrhea) and it is completely cured. You can safely go on any trip, because you will not have diarrhea or constipation.
2. If after 10 minutes you do not feel recovered, then you either have dysentery, or salmonellosis, or typhoid fever, or cholera. You need to stay at home and drink the remaining water infusion after 3 hours. The treatment process lasts 3 hours (with infusion 3.5 hours), and recovery occurs 5 hours after the start of treatment.
II. To cure in 1 week from: 1) stomach ulcers; 2) intestinal ulcers (small intestine); 3) colitis (inflammatory process in the colon); 4) dysbacteriosis - use an aqueous infusion of dry pomegranate peels as follows:
1. After steeping for 25-30 minutes, start drinking. During the day, drink about half of the water infusion (90-100 ml) in 4 doses in approximately equal portions and at approximately equal intervals, i.e. approximately 20-25 ml per 1 dose. Drink on an empty stomach, with the 1st dose in the morning, after sleep, and the 4th dose at night, before bed.
2. Drink a water infusion not every day of the week, but every other day, i.e. on days of the week 1, 3, 5, 7 - drink the infusion, and on days 2, 4, 6 - do not drink the infusion (rest from treatment).
3. This is enough for a complete cure. But if, to be on the safe side, someone wants to continue treatment, for example, for a stomach ulcer, then they can repeat the weekly course of treatment no earlier than a week later.
4. During the treatment process, do not strain the water infusion - the infusion continues.
5. During this treatment, alcohol is contraindicated, and especially contraindicated on the days of taking the water infusion.
6. The essence of the treatment is that all pathogenic bacteria are constantly suppressed throughout the gastrointestinal tract (healthy bacteria are not suppressed) and their locations are successfully colonized by healthy bacteria necessary for humans.
7. In addition to the above, it is known that Hippocrates treated cut and puncture wounds with this water infusion. A clean (cotton) cloth, previously moistened in an aqueous infusion of dry pomegranate peels, was applied to the wound. This cloth was kept constantly damp until the wound healed.
ADDITIONS:
Pomegranate - a scarlet fruit with ruby grains of pulp - is one of the healthiest fruits on earth. The roots of its name are in the Latin word granatus, which means “grainy”. And absolutely everything in it is useful: the skins, the pulp of the fruit, its juice, the flowers of the tree, and the roots...
Avicenna in his treatises mentioned pomegranate 150 times and all for different reasons!
Pomegranate is practically irreplaceable in cosmetology. As a component of many creams, oils and ointments, it perfectly smoothes and whitens your skin, and also helps get rid of age spots and freckles.
Pomegranate perfectly strengthens your legs and makes your hair resistant and strong.
RHODODENDRON Rhododendron and rose are essentially namesakes. Their names come from the same root - rose. Only the rose itself is from the Latin (Rosa), and rhododendron is from the Greek (Rhodon) - also a rose. The full name rhododendron translates as “ rosewood", which reflects not so much the size of the shrub as its unusually lush flowering. Many will say that this is a very capricious plant, but anyone who has seen a blooming rhododendron will no longer be able to get rid of the desire to have this shrub in their front garden. Why you can plant rhododendrons in your garden: Rhododendrons (or, in any case, those species and varieties about which we'll talk below) do not require shelter for the winter, unless you are tempted by some heat-loving variety. Rhododendrons grow in nice, dense bushes, require little to no pruning, and are disease and pest resistant. Caring for a growing rhododendron is completely easy. Rhododendrons are long-lasting. Thirty years is the minimum period you can expect. And some varieties and species are able to survive even such a familiar tree species like a birch. Rhododendrons never lose their decorative appearance and are ready to work from the first days of spring. The shape of the crown, as well as the external characteristics of the leaves of rhododendrons are much more diverse than those of roses. Therefore in garden design rhododendrons have more possibilities. They are equally organic in both landscape and regular gardens. The genus Rhododendron belongs to the heather family and includes about 1,300 species of shrubs and small trees. Rhododendrons are distributed throughout the world, but greatest number their species grows in the subtropics and tropics of Asia. China and Japan are especially rich in rhododendrons. For example, throughout North America there are about thirty species, and in relatively small Japan - sixty. There is nothing to say about China - there are more than two hundred of them there. About 20 species of rhododendrons are found in Russia. But in the flat part of the country there are none at all. They are concentrated mainly in the mountain belt of the south: from the Caucasus in the west to Sikhote-Alin in the east. Interestingly, according to modern botanical views, the genus Ledum is combined with the genus Rhododendron. And now the marsh rosemary has received a new name - marsh rhododendron. So middle lane Russia, therefore, also acquired its own wild rhododendron. Selecting a location Illumination is selected individually for each specific species and variety. In general, deciduous rhododendrons are more sun-loving, while evergreen rhododendrons prefer diffuse or intermittent partial shade. To prevent the soil from drying out too much, slopes should not be allocated for rhododendrons. The subsoil, for the same reasons, is better loamy than sandy. It should also be remembered that most rhododendrons do not like drying winds, so the planting site must be protected. Preparing the soil There is no soil that all rhododendrons would agree on. But still, most of them love the presence of peat in the soil. You can't go wrong if you pile on existing soil half a meter layer of high-moor peat and shovel it all well to a depth of 50-60cm. This will already ensure the well-being of rhododendrons by 80%. To please one hundred percent, it is necessary to populate the soil with mycorrhiza of microscopic fungi, with which heathers are in a mutually beneficial symbiosis. Fungal organisms help heathers extract and process the nutrients they need from acidic substrates unsuitable for other plants. To introduce the necessary mycorrhiza, you need to add a “starter” to the soil - coniferous or heather soil, - the upper (10-15 cm layer) part of the forest litter, taken from an old pine forest, in lower tier which contains species such as heather, wild rosemary, and lingonberry. The soil substrate can be created separately by mixing high-moor peat, sod land, sand and heather soil in a ratio of 4:1:1:2 or 4:1:1:1. Planting and replanting Rhododendrons usually tolerate replanting well, provided that the soil is prepared correctly and constant moisture is ensured. During the rainy season, you can risk replanting a bush with a lump of earth, even in the middle of summer. Of course, a seedling in a container does not count at all. With bare roots and without a coma, rhododendrons tolerate replanting better in the fall, when the favorable period for this is much longer than the spring. Care All heathers (this group, in addition to rhododendron, can include such garden crops as blueberries, cranberries, lingonberries, heather, wild rosemary, etc.) have their own specific preferences, based on which they should be grown separately from other plants . In addition to the fungal mycorrhiza they need, they have superficial roots, so they do not tolerate digging. It is advisable to fertilize rhododendrons using the mulching method, regularly adding high-moor peat, heather soil, pine or spruce needles, chopped bark and sawdust coniferous species. To do this, it makes sense to constantly import from the forest coniferous land, pine litter, prepare heather compost according to the above recipe. It is advisable to sprinkle these components alternately 3-4 times per season in small doses under the rhododendrons. Then the substrate feeding the plants will constantly increase, and the rhododendrons will have everything they need to thrive. In essence, the same thing, only much slower, happens in nature as a result of natural processes.
