Growing Turkish cloves from seeds. Perennial garden Turkish carnation from seeds: planting and care How to collect Turkish carnation seeds

Carnation is translated from Latin as “flower of God.” Historically, for the ancient Romans and Greeks, the carnation symbolized victory in bloody battles, and in America it became a symbol of maternal love and a gift for Mother's Day. After all, according to Christian legend, where the tears of the Virgin Mary fell during the execution of Jesus Christ, they sprouted amazing flowers- cloves.

Turkish clove was named for the similarity of its aroma with the oriental spice - the buds of the clove tree. There are two types: short (up to 20 cm) and tall (about 80 cm). The petals amaze with their richness of colors - from soft pink to carmine red with many inclusions and dashes. The flowers are collected in large inflorescences 10–12 cm in size. They can be simple (up to 5 petals) or double in the form of huge caps. Unlike, this type of flower is very well known to all summer residents and residents of private houses.

Turkish cloves are a perennial crop, but most gardeners prefer to grow them for two years. In the first year a bush of leaves grows, in the second year flower stalks appear. Clove fruits are small capsules containing small black seeds.

Turkish cloves - growing from seeds

Growing from seeds is the most popular method of propagating this type of carnation. It is necessary to begin sowing in May, after the end of frost. This flower prefers loamy and sandy loamy fertile soil with low acidity. Before planting, the soil can be enriched with potassium fertilizers without chlorine.

Two weeks before planting the seeds, the soil must be dug to a depth of about 25 cm, loosened and covered with film. At the time of planting, even furrows are made at a distance of at least 15 cm and watered with cool water. It is better to plant the seeds shallowly, leaving an interval of up to 2 cm between them.

After planting, lightly press the soil with your hand or a board and cover it non-woven material or glass. It is possible to observe the emergence of seedlings after 8–10 days. The covering material is removed, and after 20 days the plants are picked. It is best to carry it out in the evening or on cloudy days, protecting young crops from sunburn. In August, flowers are planted in their permanent habitat.

Rules of care - how to please a Turkish beauty?

The Turkish flower loves light and warmth, but also grows well in partial shade. It will look most impressive among boulders and stones, which is why it is a frequent guest in rockeries. Both young and two-year-old flowers should be watered 1-2 times a week. The soil should be moist, but not waterlogged, to avoid root rot. Watering is carried out at the roots so that the sun's rays do not damage the leaves and flowers of the plant.

For the winter, the soil should be mulched with peat or pine bark humus. For proper development and bright colors The presence of nitrogen and its compounds is dangerous. Then it is advisable to cover the carnation planting sites with spruce branches.

In the spring, when the snow melts, it is important to protect young shoots from the sun. It is better to cover the garden bed with sun protective material until the shoots are 10–12 cm in height.

It is then that the plants are first fertilized with nitrogen. When the buds appear on the flowers, the soil is fertilized a second time with potassium sulfate and superphosphates. Flowers Turkish cloves bloom in June-July and delight our eyes long time. Some remontant varieties may bloom again in the fall.

Turkish or bearded carnation is a popular, brightly colored flowering plant that can be seen in almost every garden. Small delicate flowers collected in a small bush exude the aroma of cloves. The plant is decorative, long-flowering, unpretentious. Growing Turkish cloves from seeds does not present any particular difficulties, the main thing is to stick to simple rules planting and care.

Description of the plant

Beautiful flowering bush from Southern Europe. The flower gained its popularity in the 16th century and since then it can be seen in almost every garden, where it is used to create flower beds, borders and alpine slides.

The herbaceous plant can be low-growing (15-30 cm) and tall (80 cm). Depending on the variety, the color can be one-, two-, or three-color, with simple and double flowers no larger than 1.5 cm in size. Bright emerald leaves are located opposite on an erect stem.

The plant is perennial, but in culture it is grown as a biennial. In the first year of sowing, Turkish carnation produces only a rosette of leaves; in the second year it forms corymbose inflorescences of various colors. Flowering occurs in the middle of the month and lasts about 30-50 days.

After flowering, seed pods with small, dark, flat grains appear.

Advantages of a decorative flowering plant:

• cold resistance;
• unpretentiousness;
• can be grown in partial shade;
• drought resistance;
• under favorable weather conditions it reproduces by self-sowing.

Choosing a variety for planting

Most popular varieties for cultivation in Russia:

Variety name	Description
	The plant grows up to 50 cm, has dark olive foliage with a red tint. Dark carmine inflorescences, 10 cm in diameter, have White spot in the center and jagged along the edges.
Scarlet Beauty	The bush is small, up to half a meter. The combination of dark emerald leaves and bright scarlet flowers gives the garden a festive mood.
Heimatland	A large-flowered variety, the diameter of a dark red flower is 2-3 cm. The half-meter bush has dark green foliage with a red tint.
Schneebal	Low-growing white carnation with double flowers, collected in inflorescences up to 12 cm in diameter.
Kupferrot	The dark olive bush reaches a height of up to 50 cm. Flowers with a diameter of 22 mm have a copper-red color.
Egyptian	The variety is tall, reaches a height of 60-70 cm. The dark burgundy flowers have a white jagged border.
	Medium-sized variety with purple flowers, white core and border. Suitable for growing in flower beds, on alpine hills and for creating borders.
Macarena F1	Popular terry mixture with flowers different colors. The two-tone flowers have a contrasting border and stand out on a dark green bush about 80cm tall.
Dynasty F1	Terry flowers of scarlet color are collected in spherical inflorescences. The bush is small, grows up to 40 cm. The variety is frost-resistant and can be grown in different regions Russia.

Where to get seeds

According to reviews from experienced flower growers, it is better to plant Turkish carnation seeds for seedlings.

High-quality seed material can be purchased in specialized stores or collected independently. The seed box ripens in mid-August. The seeds remain viable for several years.

To sow Turkish cloves for seedlings, seeds are collected from a healthy plant. To do this, dried buds are cut off in dry weather and laid out to dry on white paper.

Important! In order for the seed to dry out, the place must be well ventilated and without direct sun rays.

The seeds are stored for storage after complete drying in a dark, cool room.

Growing Turkish cloves from seeds

Growing Turkish carnations from seeds is not a difficult task and even a novice gardener can handle it. The main rule is preparing the soil, sowing seeds and caring for seedlings.

When to sow Turkish cloves

Turkish carnation seeds are planted outdoors in the spring at the beginning of May. For this:

1. Choose a sunny, windless place.
2. The soil is dug up to a depth of 20-30 cm and complex mineral fertilizers are applied.
3. The soil is furrowed, leaving 15 cm between the rows. The soil is thoroughly watered.
4. Seeds are placed in each row at a distance of 20-30 mm.
5. The seed material is sprinkled with soil and lightly compacted.
6. The crops are covered with breathable material.
7. After finishing spring frosts the cover is removed.

Also, seeds can be sown before winter, in early or mid-October. To prevent frost from destroying the seed, it must be dry and healthy.

After sowing, the ground is mulched with straw or humus. In spring, the plant is shaded with covering material so that young shoots do not get sunburn.

Preparing soil mixture and trays

To get earlier flowering, sow Turkish clove seeds for seedlings. The plant grows and develops well in light, fertile soil. You can buy it at the store, or you can mix it yourself. To do this, take sand and leaf soil in equal proportions, mix and pierce in the oven for 15 minutes at 180 degrees.

Seeds are grown in early March, in glass or plastic containers With drainage hole, in containers or boxes. Before sowing, the container is washed and scalded with boiling water. To avoid damaging the roots during transplantation into open ground, it is better to sow Turkish cloves for seedlings in peat cups.

How to sow Turkish cloves for seedlings

Turkish clove seedlings are grown from seeds at home. To do this, you must follow certain rules:

1. A 10 cm layer of drainage is poured onto the bottom of the container and filled with moist soil.
2. The seed is planted to a depth of 1 cm and at intervals of 20-30 mm from each other.
3. The crops are covered with film or a sheet of light paper and kept at a temperature of +18 degrees.
4. As the soil dries, it is moistened with a spray bottle.
5. When sprouts appear, the covering material is removed and the container is transferred to a warm, well-lit room.

Also, sowing Turkish cloves for seedlings can be done in early June at outdoors. The seeds are placed in the shed furrows at a certain distance. After seed germination, timely watering and removal of weeds is necessary. At proper care, in early autumn, the bush forms well-formed rosettes.

They are seated in the chosen place with an interval of 15-20 cm from each other. If the Turkish carnation has released a peduncle, it must be removed so that the flower develops a strong root system and did not go away for the winter weakened. Next year the bush will show lush and abundant flowering, which will dilute the area bright colors and fill it with a unique aroma.

Seedlings grown in open ground are strong, with a well-developed root system and immunity to many diseases.

Important! You can grow terry Turkish carnation only from seeds purchased in the store, since most varieties are hybrids.

Diving seedlings

After 20 days, if the seeds were planted in boxes or containers, the seedlings are planted in separate glasses. The pick is carried out in the evening or in cloudy weather.

Advice! After picking, all seedlings are covered with breathable material.

2 weeks before transplanting the plant to permanent place, it needs to be hardened. To do this, the seedlings are taken out into the air every day, increasing the pastime. After 10-15 days, the seedlings should adapt to the new environment, and before planting, they should spend the night for 3-4 days under an open window.

How to grow Turkish cloves from seeds

Turkish clove seedlings grown from seeds at home are planted after the end of frost, when the soil warms up to +15 degrees. During this time young plant will accumulate a large number of useful substances necessary for further growth and development.

Before you start planting, you need to select the most suitable scheme. Experienced flower growers It is recommended to plant seedlings 20x35. Thanks to this scheme, the plant will take root well, grow a root system, and with the onset of warm days it will grow, forming a lush, luxurious bush.

Flowering and plant health depend on the rules for caring for seedlings:

1. After seed germination, the container with seedlings is placed in a bright place, shaded from direct sunlight. Since open sun can burn young shoots.
2. Must be observed temperature regime. For the bush to grow viable, the air temperature must be within +13 – +15 degrees.
3. If not enough sunlight, then artificial lighting is installed above the seedlings.
4. Watering is carried out after the top layer of soil has dried.
5. When picking seedlings in purchased land no fertilizing is applied. If it was planted in prepared soil, nitrogen fertilizers are added 2 times before planting in a permanent place.
6. Hardened seedlings are planted after stable warm days arrive. In warm regions this is the beginning of May, in the Moscow region - the beginning of June.

Conclusion

Growing Turkish cloves from seeds is not a difficult process. With proper and timely care, you can get a beautiful, lushly blooming bush with bright and fragrant flowers. Thanks to long work Breeders have developed a large number of varieties that differ in color and resistance to unfavorable climatic conditions. By selecting the right variety, can be turned country cottage area into a beautifully blooming, fragrant oasis, the envy of the neighbors.

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Turkish carnation - planting

There are several ways planting Turkish cloves:

• seed - in open or closed ground;
• cuttings;
• layering.
  

Planting Turkish cloves with seeds in open ground

Turkish cloves are grown from seeds in the spring. Flowers can be planted directly in open ground or you can first grow seedlings and only then transplant them to the site. Carnations are not afraid of cold and can bloom for a month and a half. But if you still prefer indoor plants, plant physalis.

Planting of clove seeds begins in May or June. Before sowing the seeds, prepare the soil. It is dug up to 25 centimeters. The loosened soil is watered and covered with polyethylene. After two weeks, the film is removed and planting begins. The seeds are sown in rows, maintaining a width of 15 centimeters between them. The grooves are made 1.5 cm deep. The crops are sprinkled with earth and covered with polyethylene. When all the shoots appear, the cover will need to be removed. The emerging sprouts need timely watering, weeding and loosening. Somewhere in August, the carnation will need to be thinned out a little, by transplanting some specimens to another permanent location. If desired, you can replant all seedlings. In the first year, the carnation only forms a rosette, and it will bloom in the second year. Another beautiful perennial is the aster.

Planting Turkish clove seeds for seedlings

Cloves can also be grown as seedlings at home; for this, the prepared soil must be treated with a solution of potassium permanganate. Sowing takes place in March month or at the very beginning of April. The seeds are planted one centimeter deep and lightly pressed with soil. The soil is sprayed with water and covered with polyethylene. On the twentieth day, young shoots dive, leaving a distance between shoots of 7 centimeters and a width of 15 centimeters. They pick carnations on a cloudy day after six o'clock in the evening. Cover the seedlings again, allowing them to breathe from time to time fresh air. As soon as the seedlings become large enough, covering them is no longer necessary. At the end of summer, the carnation is transplanted to the site, choosing the most suitable permanent place for the flowers. If you grow Turkish cloves from seeds in this way, you can achieve flowering in the first year.

Propagation of Turkish cloves by cuttings

From two-year-old plants (in early summer), you can take cuttings that need to be planted in an inclined position in loose soil. The plant should be planted in its permanent location in August. However, flowering can only be expected next summer.

Reproduction and planting of Turkish cloves by layering

Reproduction by layering is a fairly simple method and, at the same time, very reliable. In mid-June, the stems are bent and sprinkled with moist soil. Conventional technology propagation by cuttings in this case is modified by the fact that the tops of the shoots need to be pulled to the support so that they are in a vertical position.

Reproduction and planting of Turkish carnation by division

Dense bushes of Turkish carnation successfully reproduce by division. Carnations are best propagated by division in the fall.

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Plant care

Basically, the rules for caring for carnations come down to timely watering, weed control, fertilization and loosening the soil.

Water the plant twice a week, and more often in hot weather. Flowering plant If possible, you should try to water without getting water on the flowers themselves. The first feeding is carried out when the clove reaches 12 centimeters. The second feeding is carried out during the formation of buds. And the third time the carnation is fed during the period when it blooms.

One of the best ways decorate your garden or summer cottage beautifully - plant Turkish carnations on it. These delicate inflorescences, collected in corollas, have a surprisingly bright color, which will certainly create a festive atmosphere. If this ornamental plant already grows on your site, but you want to increase its quantity, you can use the cutting method.

Turkish carnations come in white, pink, purple, red and burgundy. There are a lot of varieties, they all differ in the color of the petals, method of cultivation and length of the stems. Growing a flower at home is quite easy; even a novice gardener can cope with this task. Turkish carnations are also excellent for decorating bouquets. She looks great in compositions.

There are two main types:

• short;
• Tall.

The short ones reach no more than 12-15 cm in length. And the tall ones can grow up to 60-80 cm in length. It also differs in the color of the petals. They can be white, red, burgundy, purple, and all shades of pink. Most often, there are two-color or three-color ones. The inflorescence can be either simple, consisting of a small number of petals, or terry and stuffed. As a rule, one flower consists of five petals.

The leaves are light green in color and are located along the entire stem. In addition, they form a basal rosette. One more characteristic feature this ornamental plant is his pleasant aroma. It is especially strong in white specimens.

Varieties of Turkish cloves

The most common varieties of Turkish cloves are:

• Diadem - bushes up to 45 cm high with shoots and leaves of dark green color with a red tint and dark red nodes. Dark carmine flowers with a large white eye and serrated edge petals are collected in an inflorescence up to 10 cm in diameter;
• Scarlet Beauty - bushes 45-50 cm high with dark green leaves and shoots and bright red flowers up to 23 mm in diameter with petals serrated along the edge;
• Heimatland - bushes up to 50 cm high with shoots and leaves of dark green color with a dark red tint. The flowers are dark red, up to 2 cm in diameter, with an eye and petals deeply serrated along the edge. The inflorescences of this variety are up to 12 cm in diameter;
• Lahskenigin - a variety about 45 cm high with large inflorescences of salmon-pink flowers;
• Schneebal is a white Turkish carnation up to 40 cm high with green leaves and shoots. Terry flowers with jagged edges of the petals are collected in inflorescences up to 11 cm in diameter;
• Weiss Risen - bushes up to half a meter high with green leaves and shoots and white flowers up to 25 mm in diameter, collected in inflorescences up to 12 cm in diameter;
• Kupferrot - bushes up to half a meter high with dark green leaves and shoots and copper-red flowers up to 22 mm in diameter with jagged edges. Inflorescences reach a diameter of 9-10 cm;
• Egyptian - a variety up to 60 cm high with narrow burgundy leaves and catchy dark burgundy flowers with a white border;
• Ondine - this variety has purple flowers with a white center and a white border.

Planting Turkish clove seeds

It is important to adhere correct sequence and approach each stage with responsibility. You should start by preparing the soil. Growing Turkish cloves involves two methods:

• seeds are planted directly into the ground in May-June;
• for seedlings in the period March-April.

Growing Turkish cloves from seeds

There is no particular point in growing Turkish carnation seedlings, since the plant is unpretentious and tolerates frost easily. The big advantage of Turkish carnation is that it does not require attention during the most difficult time for gardeners - in the spring.

It can be sown in summer, at the end of June or beginning of July. At this time, everything else is already growing in full swing, and some things have even been harvested: lettuce, kohlrabi, radishes, spinach, etc. It is in these vacated places that a growing bed for Turkish carnations is set up.

This is done simply:

1. The bed is cleared of plant debris and loosened.
2. Use a long block to press a groove 1 cm deep and water it well from a watering can.
3. Seeds are sown in a ditch, covered with soil and watered. The top of the grooves is mulched with peat to prevent the formation of a crust.

Subsequently, you need to keep an eye on the soil moisture. Shoots appear, as a rule, in a week and a half. Turkish carnations are kept in the growing bed until the end of summer. During this time, the seedlings are thinned out twice so that the resulting distance between the seedlings is at least 20 cm. The grown plants are planted in a permanent place in rows or clumps, leaving an interval of 30 to 40 cm between them, depending on the variety.

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Sowing Turkish cloves

If you decide to grow Turkish cloves seedling method, then sowing is carried out in March or early April in a substrate previously disinfected with a dark pink solution of potassium permanganate. The substrate is prepared from sand and leaf humus in equal parts. Instead of sand, you can use vermiculite. Boxes or containers that must be washed before use can be used as containers. hot water with soda. A drainage layer is placed at the bottom of the container, and a wet substrate is placed on top.

Turkish clove seeds are sown to a depth of 1 cm, placing them at a distance of 2-3 cm from each other. The crops are covered with loose white paper and kept at a temperature of 16-18 ºC, from time to time moistening the substrate from a spray bottle with water at room temperature.

Features of planting Turkish carnations in open ground

Planting of young plants on a site should be carried out with an interval of five to seven centimeters between individual seedlings. After the plants have grown to one and a half months of age, it is worth removing the cover from them. And in especially intense heat, it is better to get rid of it earlier, but build a fabric canopy over the plantings to shade them in the hottest sun. After all, young Turkish carnation plants can die from excessive heat.

That is why many gardeners recommend planting well-grown seedlings in the garden only in August, when the sun is no longer so hot. Sometimes such manipulations are performed even at the beginning of September. But in this case, the plant does not need to be overly moistened, and if there is a threat of imminent cold weather, it is worth thoroughly insulating the soil around the seedlings with leaves and grass, or with special covering materials.

It is best to grow Turkish cloves in those areas of the garden that are in natural shade and not blown by the wind. This plant feels good near tall perennials.

For the winter, young plants need to be mulched with peat or humus ( optimal thickness mulch - eight to ten centimeters), and also cover with spruce branches. In spring, the shelter should be removed after active growth begins, but shading should be provided.

Turkish cloves are not very strong capricious plant, which can be easily grown from seeds.

Caring for Turkish cloves

Carnation unpretentious flower and care is required mainly by young specimens:

1. Watering. The plant does not like abundant watering. The exception is hot weather. Optimal rate per 1 sq. m 12 liters of water. Overwatering can trigger the development of root rot. Water should not get on the blooming buds. Normal condition The soil is a little moist, a little dry. Adult specimens do not require watering.
2. Carnation responds well to fertilizing. It is better to use complex mixtures containing potassium. Excess nitrogen supplements can lead to the development of diseases. First feeding mineral fertilizers A seedling 10 cm high is needed. A second application of fertilizer will be required already during bud setting. The last feeding is the flowering of the bush. All fertilizers must be applied strictly according to the instructions so that the plant does not get burned.
3. Diseases. Help prevent flower infections preventive measures. Treat young specimens with insecticidal preparations. Sometimes pests called nematodes attack - these are roundworms that can infect any part of the plant. To combat it, use fungicides. Treat plants in the evening. Neighbors are carriers of fungal diseases. It is not advisable to plant bushes with siris, hyacinths, and gladioli. At viral disease the flowers are transplanted to another place, and the infected flowers are destroyed.
4. Faded buds must be removed to stimulate future flowering.

Turkish cloves are very popular among gardeners. The love for this flower is explained by its unpretentiousness, duration of flowering and very bright color. The plant is decorative. To obtain such beauty, cultivation and care must be competent. Its height is 15-20 cm (low-growing carnation) and 60-80 cm (tall). The diameter of the inflorescences in which the flowers are collected is 10-12 cm. The flowers have a wide variety of colors: white, red, pink, burgundy. Carnations can be one color or two or three colors, with an unusual distribution of color areas. Inflorescences can be simple or double, in the form of large caps. Turkish cloves have a very delicate aroma.

When to plant Turkish cloves

Growing Turkish cloves through seedlings depends on weather conditions. If you plan to plant seeds for seedlings, it is best to do this in March-April. If you plan to plant the seeds directly in open ground, then best time It will be the end of spring - the beginning of summer. It is best to wait for cool weather, when the sun is just starting to get hot, because Turkish carnation does not like heat. Evening hours are the best time to plant seedlings. Growing best in light partial shade.

The plant's seeds can survive winter, so they can be planted even in the fall. But if the question of when to sow Turkish cloves for seedlings is urgent, you can save the plants in indoor pots and in early spring transplant them into open ground. At autumn sowing the first shoots will appear only in spring. The first shoots appear after 10 days if sowed in spring.

Sowing Turkish clove seeds for seedlings

Sowing seeds of Turkish cloves is not much different from sowing seeds of other plants. Cloves can also be grown as seedlings at home; for this, the prepared soil must be treated with a solution of potassium permanganate. Sowing is carried out in March or at the very beginning of April. Take a container with prepared soil and deepen the clove seeds into it. Do not plant too deep, the maximum depth should be one centimeter. Usually the seeds are planted in rows, at a distance of 15 cm from each other. If you don't have that much space, you can group the rows closer together, but then don't flood them with water. The distance between seeds should be at least 1.5 cm.

After sowing, firm the soil over the seeds and lightly mist it with cool water. Cover the seedlings with a piece of any non-woven material. When 20 days have passed, you can start picking. When planting seedlings, it is necessary to maintain a distance between rows of 6-7 cm. Picking is done in the evening or in cloudy weather. Cover the seedlings again, allowing them to breathe fresh air from time to time. As soon as the seedlings become large enough, covering them is no longer necessary.

Planting Turkish carnation seedlings in the ground

At the end of summer, young seedlings can be planted in a prepared area. A distance of 20-30 cm should be maintained between them. If Turkish cloves are grown from seeds in this way, it is possible to achieve flowering in the first year. Although usually in the first year the formation of a bush occurs. And already in next year it will grow to 40-50 cm. In mid-June you can see incredibly beautiful and large inflorescences in the flowerbed. The leaves that formed in the first year should be covered with spruce branches for wintering. There are some varieties of Turkish carnation that can re-bloom. The lifespan of the plant is 5-6 years.

Growing Turkish cloves from seeds in open ground

Turkish clove seeds can be sown in open ground as early as May or early June. Two weeks before planting, it is necessary to prepare the soil. You need to dig it up, loosen it and water it, and then cover it with film. It is advisable to choose a place for the plant that is sunny or semi-shaded with fertile, humus-rich soil. In cool weather, after removing the film from the prepared soil, you can begin planting the seeds. You need to make grooves located at a distance of about 15 cm from each other, sow seeds in them and sprinkle them with earth. In this case, the distance between the seeds should be 2 or 3 cm, and the planting depth should be 1 cm. After sowing, the soil should be slightly moistened warm water from the sprayer and cover it with non-woven material. As a rule, seedlings appear within 10 days.

18 or 20 days after germination, it is necessary to plant the seedlings in a new place. The recommended distance between seedlings is about 7 cm, and the interval between rows is 15 cm. The seedlings must be covered again with protective material. It is advisable to carry out the picking in the evening after 18 o'clock. In August, young carnation bushes should be transplanted to a previously prepared permanent place. The distance between young plants should be about 30 cm. To protect against severe frosts, it is necessary to cover the bed with carnations with spruce branches. Next year already in June you will be able to admire lush inflorescences Turkish cloves. You can also sow the seeds of the plant in October for the winter, but always in dry soil. The seeds must also be dry. Before frost, you should cover the bed with the seeds with peat or humus with a 10 cm layer. In spring, the emerging seedlings must be protected from sunlight.

Caring for Turkish Carnation

It is important not only to know how to raise a Turkish beauty, but also how to care for her.

Basic rules of care:

• regular weeding;
• loosening the soil;
• timely watering;
• correct feeding.

Turkish carnation flowers should be watered no more than twice a week. For a flower bed measuring 1 sq.m. 12-15 liters are consumed. water. In the summer heat, watering is carried out more often, but you should not overdo it, otherwise there may be a risk of the formation of root rot. The stream of water is directed not at the flowering buds, but at the soil itself, at the roots.

As for feeding, it can be organic or chemical. It is recommended to carry out the first feeding when the height of the plants is 10-12 cm. The time of the second feeding is the formation of buds. Don’t forget about fertilizing in the fall, and not just in the spring and summer. No nutrients- no healthy growth.

Planting and care of Turkish cloves are the main points that ensure good growth and health. It is important to pay attention to the quality of not only the work itself, but also the soil in which the seeds are planted. Plants grow well in almost any soil, but it is better to give preference to light loam with a slightly acidic or neutral soil reaction.

Propagation of Turkish cloves by vegetative methods

The carnation variety you like is often propagated by layering in July-August. To do this, you need to bend the shoots to the ground, secure them with pins and sprinkle them with soil. The stem at the top is tied to a peg to ensure a constant vertical position. Within two to three weeks, roots appear in the nodes, and after some time, shoots and leaves appear. in autumn from mother plant Rooted shoots should be cut off and planted. Growing ampelous begonia from seeds

Protecting Turkish cloves from pests

These flowers are most often attacked by aphids and spider mite. Such insects can be effectively combated using freshly prepared infusion of potato tops. To obtain it, you need to take dry tops (0.6-0.8 kg) or green tops with leaves (1.2 kg) per 10 liters. water. All this is infused for 1.5 days. Then add one tablespoon liquid soap. Optimal time for spraying cloves - morning or evening. To combat mice, you need to place baits with poison in their passages near the plantings. IN winter time It is imperative to trample and compact the snow near the bushes (especially during thaws).

In the summer, the gardens are colored with cheerful caps of Turkish carnations. It spreads out on the ground like a motley carpet, filling alpine slide, forming original blooming patterns. To be able to enjoy this beauty, you need to take care of it in advance and properly plant, grow and care for these beautiful flowers.