The sedum, which belongs to the thick-leaved family, makes it easy for the gardener because it is easy to care for and also tolerates drought well. In addition, all types of sedum are very popular with bees and butterflies because of their abundance of nectar.
How is the stonecrop properly fertilized?
Since an oversupply of nutrients leads to soft and unstable shoots in sedums,the perennials arefertilized only sparingly. A sedum in the bed You don't have to fertilize at all, potted plants receive half the dose of liquid fertilizer every six weeks.
What fertilizer does Sedum tolerate?
Since the sedum is very undemanding, you should only fertilize perennials cultivated in the bedin the fall withsome freshcompost.
In spring you can additionally mulch the plants. This keeps moisture in the soil and suppresses weed growth. In addition, the mulching material only supplies the soil with as many nutrients as the sedum actually uses.
Tip
Promote the willingness to bloom
If the sedum no longer produces as many flowers, it is usually not the lack of nutrients that is to blame. Rather, the perennial grows old and should be rejuvenated about every five years. Simply dig up the sedum with a spade, cut off pieces with several shoot buds and plant them again.
