How to protect plants on the balcony in winter

hope that even when buying perennials that you have decided to decorate the balcony of your apartment, you are taken care of , to choose the most cold-resistant varieties.But if like this has happened, let us advise, how to protect your plants on the balcony while winter without having to clutter up the pot with its rooms and corridors of your apartment.

Protection roots

Remember that the roots of plants in pots are much more susceptible to frost than the roots growing in the open field counterparts.This is not surprising, because the frost covers them on all sides.In order to protect them, collect foam likeness of the box, which Insulate using rags and newspapers, putting in her pot with your plant.On top of all this cover with a thick layer of sawdust, leaves or needles, tie a cloth, so that the wind does not blow off the protective layer.

watering

winter Now a few words about watering - watering balcony plants in the winter you have a maximum of 2 weeks before the onset of frost, or juice in the roots can kill them.But in the spring should be watered balcony plants before the ice goes.Then, watering will allow them to move away from the cold with the least losses and will come back to life.

protects fragile shoots from frost

Sensitive to frost branches of conifers (eg, eastern arborvitae) and evergreen shrubs (eg, a box) in the winter can freeze and crumble.Therefore it is best to rearrange them on the shaded part of the balcony, a refuge from sudden changes in temperature on sunny days, and to protect them should be, turning to the old carpets or heat-resistant foil, mindful of the need to take care of ventilation, and the fact that the matter in which you have themwrapped, does not absorb moisture.

For all kinds of roses protective box described just above us, it is done in such a way that the plant is placed in it as a whole, starting from the pot, and ending with the tops of the shoots.In the spring we should not just extract them into the air.This is done gradually.First, cut off the top of the box, exposing the shoots, and only after the rose will first sheets, deprotected with pots.

Vines

are insulated for winter roots, necessarily take care of the shoots.To do this, all the shoots get together and carefully fold rings, then insulate with old newspapers and tissue.The best thing is to keep the ring in a vertical position, leaning against the wall, but not too close, and leaving a gap with the help of chips, laid in between the folded ring shoots and the wall.

That's all you need to do in order to keep the winter plants on your balcony .As you can see, the preparation for winter will not take you, and 3-4 hours, but in March, the envy of all your neighbors balcony bloom again every spring garden colors, giving you the joy, beauty and comfort.

Well, if you have a vacation home or cottage, do not forget to winterize your garden.