I have three experiences about how to plant a beautiful flower wall on the balcony after two years in clematis pit.

Beijing's south terrace, once planted a lot of varieties of flowers, but also including cucumber loofah and other vegetables, but because of the north winter minus ten degrees, these can only be planted next year, or winter moved indoors trouble died. Last year, I came into contact with Clematis by chance. I think this is the perfect match between Northern Garden and Rose:

(1) Cold tolerance, no need to move indoors in winter, better flowers after vernalization, and more robust plants;

(2) It can be planted for many years, and it is easy to bloom into flowers;

(3) adapt to the alkaline soil in the north, especially in Beijing, which is often watered with alkaline tap water;

(4) large amount of flowering, several kinds can be combined to beautify the terrace or garden;

(5) It can be perfectly matched with the rose;

So last year began to iron, the main selection of early-flowering large-flower varieties, six consecutive selection of 7 or 8 species, 1-2 years of seedlings:

(1) Try not to prune or basically cut (cut flowers) in the first year, mainly raise branches and let them grow;

(2) appropriate release fertilizer, mainly with liquid fertilizer to drink it once a week;

(3) Stop fertilization in midsummer and replenish water in the morning and evening;

(4) Put it on the terrace in winter and let it be attacked by ice and snow haze in Beijing to see her tolerance and performance in the coming year;

This spring, the wall of flowers finally appeared!! Early flowering varieties indeed bloomed on last year's old branches! Therefore, flower friends must not cut randomly, must retain more branches, a lot of production nutrition return roots, the next year can open a beautiful flower wall.

This is Miss Bartmann, the British breed, the first to enter, and the strongest to grow. Three months or so on the full fence, and his long branches are very thick, after a winter without a branch death, but also the first spring flowering!

Pink Champagne and Kiki Mitsui Temple

Prodigal Son and Chinese Red

Emperor Wide and Emperor Thin

Red stone and garnet

Summary:

(1) About standing dry: Mitsui Temple and the emperor have been standing dry in the past, especially Mitsui Temple, where the ground part disappeared after a rain in June. But I let it go. I didn't do anything to put him to sleep. Does not nature wither and flourish? Sure enough, this grandson rested for a whole four months and did not move at all as if he was dead. In October, a few big bamboo shoots suddenly appeared from the ground! A lot stronger than the previous branches, and quickly climbed up the fence! Therefore, the iron friends must be patient with Xiao Tie. He will definitely surprise you later!

(2) About growth: Many people care about why my iron is not rising well, in fact, it is not necessary. Last year pink champagne, red stone has been growing bad, thin branches, branches always wither drooping head. After a winter, Beijing minus ten degrees, a good hibernation, spring on the emergence of large bamboo shoots, very thick kind. Climb up quickly and bloom huge flowers. Therefore, many times small iron may grow roots silently, you can not see, only normal fertilization and watering, let its natural growth can be. He'll explode when he's ready!

(3) About fertilization: I am basically liquid fertilizer, once a week. Stop fertilizing in midsummer and replenish water in the morning and evening;

(4) About the soil: The pH of the soil will affect the color. I tried, is red stone and garnet that group of pictures, acid when flowering color light, I then poured hydrated lime, soil alkaline after the color of the flowers became darker, this method can be in the same Clematis on the flowers of different colors!!! An unexpected discovery!