Guide

🌿 March–April — first shoots, early preventive treatments

Feeding & stimulation

• •Nitroammophoska 16-16-16 — under the root, for NPK balance at the start of vegetation.
• •Radifarm — under the root, to awaken roots after winter.

Protection against pests

• •Entotsid — under the root, protection against soil pests.

Protection against frost and disease

• •Medyanekstra — on the foliage and soil surface around the shoot, prevention of fungal diseases.
• •Quantum AminoFrost — on the foliage, protection against frosts below –3°C.

🌸 May — after night frosts, 3–5 day interval between treatments

Feeding & micronutrients

• •Rycat Start — under the root, growth stimulation at the start.
• •Monopotassium phosphate — foliar, 0.2–0.3%, for bud formation.
• •Brexil Ca + MgSO₄ + Boric acid — foliar, calcium, magnesium and boron for buds.
• •Plantafol 10-54-10 + Isabion — foliar, budding and amino acids.
• •Iron chelate — foliar, as needed, in case of leaf yellowing.

Fungicides - always before the bud opens

• •Signum — foliar, broad spectrum of action.
• •Switch — foliar and at root zone, against botrytis and rots.

Protection against pests

• •Actara — foliar, in the morning, against aphids, before flowering (due to bees).
• •Nematodes — into moist soil, at temperatures above +12°C, against soil pests.

🌸 June — renewal bud formation, interval between treatments 3–5 days

Root fertilisation

• •Wood ash infusion: 10 l of ash in 10 l of water, steep for 24 hours. Before use, dilute 1 l of infusion in 10 l of water. Water at the root, 1–2 l per bush.

Foliar treatment

• •Plantafol Plus 5-15-45 — 25–30 g/10 l water, on dry foliage, in the evening.

Root fertilisation (5 days after Plantafol)

• •Monopotassium phosphate — 10 g/10 l water, together with GumiGold (potassium humate) — 2/3–3/4 tsp per 10 l water, as per package instructions. Water at the root.

🌿 July — support and stability

Foliar treatment (after 2–3 days)

• •Brexil Mix (Mg+Zn) — foliar, as per package instructions.

Repeat root fertilisation (mid-July)

• •Monopotassium phosphate — 10–15 g/10 l water, at the root. Maintaining phosphorus-potassium balance without nitrogen.

Watering

• •The key factor in July. Peonies need stable moisture in the heat — uneven watering (drying out–waterlogging) causes more damage than lack of fertiliser. Water deeply and less often, rather than frequently and shallowly.