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CLEMATIS |
Clematis Care
CARING FOR YOUR CLEMATIS
Once clematis are established they take very little effort to keep them in good
condition. Aside from pruning, a good mulch of well-rotted manure in
spring will look after them most of the time.
A more detailed calendar of activity for clematis care follows below.
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SPRING |
PRUNE
Pruning will encourage healthier growth and more flowers. Click
on 'Pruning Clematis' from the left-hand menu.
FEED
The best is a mulch of well-rotted compost 50cm (20in) or so
around the base of the plant. Where you have no compost, dig a
good couple of handfuls of bonemeal into the top soil around the plant. |
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| SUMMER |
CONTAINERS
Feed with tomato plant fertiliser and water plants in
containers. If you let the soil dry out this will seriously
increase the risk of disease.
TRAIN SHOOTS
Tie in new shoots to the support to prevent the plants getting
tangled and spread their growth evenly.
WATER YOUNG PLANTS
Water young plants if conditions become dry in their first year.
TAKE CUTTINGS
Clematis will root better if the cuttings are taken in June.
Click on 'propagating clematis' from the left hand menu for more
details. |
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AUTUMN
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COLLECT
SEEDS
During
autumn, many seed heads will be ripe enough to harvest
and sow. Click on 'propagating clematis' from the left-hand menu for more details.
PLANT NEW CLEMATIS
This is a good time to plant new clematis. The soil will still
be warm but also moist - ideal conditions for new clematis.
Click on 'planting clematis' from the left-hand menu for more
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PROTECT
FROM FROST
If you have any particularly tender clematis in containers, put
them in shelter at times of frost. |
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