What are biennial flowers?
Biennial summer flowers usually don't bloom until their second year and usually die after that. With some flowers, however, it can happen that they sprout and bloom again in the third year. This sometimes also happens with the mustard.
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If the "old" plants are out of the way in late summer, just leave them and wait to see what happens next spring. If the carnations didn't sprout again, at least their seeds could mature and self-seed. So there will definitely be new carnations there, as long as you have not cut off all of the withered flowers.
Hibernate potted plants
Mustard carnations should always overwinter outside, even if they are grown in the bucket. Wrap the planter with fleece, an old blanket or a jute sack. (€ 6.86 at Amazon *) How to protect the roots from freezing. In addition, place your carnations in a sheltered place, for example against a house wall. There the temperatures usually do not drop that low and the plants are protected from the icy wind.
Hibernate the mustache in the bed
Mustard carnations in the bed only need winter protection as tender young plants. Cover this with a layer of leaves, brushwood or bark mulch. The rotting of these materials will give your cloves the nutrients they need.
Older plants do not need protection from the cold. So that your young mustards have a good chance of surviving the winter, plant them in October at the latest. So they can still grow well and form roots.
The best winter tips for cloves:
- Mustard carnations never overwinter indoors
- Protect potted plants and young plants from frost
- Fleece, jute sack or old blanket for potted plants
- Brushwood, bark mulch or leaves for bedding plants
Tips
Always overwinter your mustache outside, warmth harms them more than frost.
