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Temperatures Petasites officinalisPosizione mezza ombra
We suggest locating this plant in a partially shady place, where it is exposed to direct sunlight during the coolest hours of the day. Exposure of the medicinal plants.We suggest growing the The Petasites officinalis outdoors year round, as they don't fear cold weather.

Care Petasites officinalis
These plants give origin to a brush with a rounded form. The Petasites officinalis is medium in size and 1,8 m in height; in the summer it assumes a green colouring. These plants aren't evergreens, which means they lose their leaves some months during the year. The Petasites officinalis is a perennial herb plant.

Feed Petasites officinalis
During this period of the year, our plants need a frequent fertilization, to guarantee a good quantity of nutritional substances, useful during the development of new vegetation. We can add a fertilizer rich in nitrogen to the irrigating water, every 15-20 days, or a granular slow release fertilizer, to add to the ground every 3-4 months.

Irrigation Petasites officinalisTenere Umido
The Petasites officinalis needs to be watered quite frequently, every 2-3 weeks ; if there are abundant rains we can diminish watering, which should be done only when the soil is dry. The suggested quantity is 2-3 glasses of water . We can use some medicinal plants in the kitchen, fresh; instead if we want to harvest them to use them dehydrated, let’s be sure about their balsamic period, meaning the period of the year in which every period has a higher quantity of active principles.

Adversity Petasites officinalis
Generally during this time of year we suggest a pre-emptive treatment with wide range insecticide and with a systemic fungicide, to prevent the attack from part of the aphids and the development of fungus diseases, often favoured by a mild and damp climate.

Substrate Petasites officinalis
These medicinal plants need a slightly heavy soil, which withholds humidity little.

Climate
peat
sand
Soil
Pumice
Bark
S. Organic
alpine
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0
2
1
0
1
continental
2
0
2
1
0
1
mediterranean
1
0
2
1
0
1

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Cultivate - Petasites officinalis

There aren't any notes. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area continental mediterranean

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