Cannes are considered garden giants by the gardening community for their large size. These flowers are loved by many for their unpretentiousness and ability to bloom before the onset of cold weather. Most beginners in their cultivation often wonder when to dig up cannes for wintering and whether it is worth it. First of all, it should be understood that these plants came to us from the distant tropics, and therefore no shelter or special soil will help them. While in the ground during the winter cold, they will freeze and die, but this can be avoided by simply digging them out of the ground and placing them in a pot.
Kanna: care and cultivation
In the horticultural environment, cannes are considered very unpretentious plants, however, they also require some care. From the moment of their planting, they require regular and abundant watering, loosening and weeding. These flowers respond very well to the application of mineral fertilizers to the soil. To do this, the feeding granules are carefully scattered on the wet ground in the immediate vicinity of the bush and immediately covered with a small layer of soil. It is necessary to apply fertilizer in this way two or three times during the entire growing season of the plant. To extend the periodblooming gardener can cut the fading flowers. This will enable the plant to direct its resources to the emergence and development of new flower stalks, and the grower will more accurately determine the time when to dig out the cannes. After all, this should be done only after the end of the growing season. It is easier to identify it by the fact that the flower stalks stop developing. Once this has happened, you can prepare the plant for wintering.
Kanna: home care
For the winter period, this plant must be removed from the ground and placed in a separate pot, where it will survive the frost. The time when to dig the cannes is selected depending on the latitude. This should be done when the plant has ended its growing season and is preparing to hibernate. Canna is dug out of the ground along with the rhizome, and then all its peduncles and leaves are cut with a sharp, clean tool. The rhizomes are sprinkled with sawdust and placed in a cool, dry place until mid-February, when they are moved and placed in fertile soil.
Pests and diseases
Cannes are very rarely exposed to various bacterial diseases. The first sign that the plant is infected with something is the appearance of dark spots on its leaves and blackening of the buds. To the great regret of any gardener, canna cannot be cured, therefore the affected areas must be cut and burned as soon as possible. The leaves of these flowers are occasionally affected by caterpillars, and the balls - by the root nematode. can deal with themhelp any good insecticide.
Digging and storage
For anyone new to growing these wonderful plants, the first question to ask is when to dig up the cannas to preserve them. This must be done on the tenth of October. It is very important that the weather is dry and warm. It is necessary to extract this plant from the ground along with an earthen clod. This is done in order to avoid drying out the roots. After digging, the stem of the plant is cut with sharp, clean scissors, leaving a shoot about twenty centimeters in size. Cannes tolerate the transplanting process very well, so they can be easily moved to a capacious container and placed indoors.
