Here are all the tips on how to take care of your wisteria plant during the spring flowering period.
The plant of wisteria it begins flowering between mid-spring and early summer, so you may already start seeing flowers during this month. Let's see some tips on how to take care of yours ornamental shrub in the next weeks. (Read also: How to grow wisteria from cuttings: all the tips for perfect flowering)
How to take care of wisteria?
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Flowering
During the spring period from April to June, the wisteria plants begin to show theirs gorgeous lilac flowers, depending on the weather conditions and the care that the shrub has received. If you are one of those green thumb people, you should know that there are gods tricks to encourage the flowering of wisteria, including fertilization, irrigation e pruning of the plant at certain times of the year.
Irrigation
During the hottest periods, the soil where wisteria grows can dry out quickly, which is why it is recommended water the plant abundantly every two or three days, especially if you are very young. When the weather gets pretty hot, check daily your shrub and head with your index finger if the soil has completely dried out.
Of course, in the cooler periods, the plant can survive even on rainwater alone if it is planted in fresh soil, while you must water it every 2-3 weeks if it is planted in pots.
Fertilization
April and May are the perfect months to give the soil where your wisteria roots are located a little more nutrients and organic material by helping you with some fertilizzante. In the first two or three years of life, the wisteria must be fertilized abundantly with multipurpose fertilizers rich in nitrogen, phosphorus e potassium. Those bought in the store can be safely effective, but remember to always read carefully what is written on the label.
In sandy soil that has low potassium levels, you can resort to potassium sulfate, putting 20 g of fertilizer for every square meter. Subsequently, however, it is very important eliminate nitrogen supplementation, since the plant, like all legumes, is able to self-produce it thanks to a symbiotic relationship with some nitrogen-fixing bacteria present in the roots.
Pruning
For this flowering period, you can avoid pruning wisteria, but you would do well to mark on the calendar when to prune the plant. Regular pruning at the right time, in fact, will ensure the right flowering of your plant once the season has arrived. (Read also: Wisteria, pruning time! How and when to prune the most scenic climbing plant of all)
The wisteria should be pruned twice a year: at the end of winter, by February, and then a green pruning must be performed during the summer period, between July and August. Winter pruning must be done once the wisteria has lost all its leaves: it is necessary shorten the branches that are one year old, leaving only 4-5 buds. Furthermore, dry, diseased or damaged branches and any suckers must be eliminated. In the summer you can carry out a light pruning, for containment purposes, in order to make the vegetative development more orderly and harmonious.
By following these precautions you will get lush and colorful wisteria plants that will undoubtedly embellish your garden.
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