Siffofin shuka
- Girma:Yawanci tsayinsa 15–30 cm (6–12 in) kuma fadin kusan 15–30 cm (6–12 in), yana yin ƙananan taro masu ƙunci
- Bayanin ganye:Ganyayyaki kore mai duhu ne kuma galibi suna shirya a matsayin rosette a ƙasa. Ganyen ƙasa suna daga siffar cokali zuwa dogaye-murabba’i, kusan 1–10 cm (0.4–4 in) tsawo; ganyen tsakiyar sanda suna ƙara zama siffar lanza; na sama ƙanana ne kuma suna tsaya tsaye.
- Bayanin furanni:Kawunan fure guda, masu kama da daisy a ƙarshen sanduna, kusan 5 cm (2 in) fadin su. Fuka-fukan furen yawanci shuɗi–violet zuwa purple (wani lokaci ruwan hoda), tare da cibiyoyi rawaya-zinariya; akai-akai kusan furanni 35–40 na gefen fure a kowanne kai.
- Lokacin fure:Karshen bazara zuwa tsakiyar lokacin rani (Mayu–Yuli), wani lokaci har zuwa Agusta
- Yanayin girma:Shuka mai yin taro mai dindindin tare da sanduna masu tsaye, yawanci ba su da rassan, suna tasowa daga rhizomes masu kauri
Muhalli
Haske
Cikakken hasken rana ya fi kyau; tana jure inuwa kaɗan
Zazzabi
Tana jin daɗin sanyi—musamman darare masu sanyi da rani mai ɗan danshi (ba rigar kawa ba). Tana da ƙwarin jure sanyi sosai kuma ta dace da yanayin alpine.
Danshi
Tana fi son matsakaicin danshi da kyakkyawan yawo na iska; jinkirin danshi mai yawa na iya ƙara yawan cututtukan fungi
Kasa
Kasa mai zubar ruwa sosai, talakawa zuwa mara yalwar abinci ita ce mafi; hadin dutse ko tsakuwa ya yi mata kyau. Tana fi son kusan pH 6.0–7.5. Kasa mai yawan abinci na iya haifar da girma mai laushi da ƙarancin furanni.
Wuri
Lambunan dutse, gadajen alpine, gaban gefen lambu mai rana, tukwane da ke da zubar ruwa sosai, xeriscapes, da lambunan irin na furen jeji
Juriya
USDA Zones 3–8 (wani lokaci ana ruwaito tana jurewa har zuwa Zone 2 a wuraren da aka kare kuma suna da kyakkyawan zubar ruwa); ba ta son rigar lokacin hunturu
Jagorar kulawa
Matsayin wahala
Mai sauƙi kuma mai buƙatar kulawa kaɗan—musamman idan ka ba ta rana da zubar ruwa cikin sauri
Jagorar saye
Zaɓi shuke-shuke da ganyayyaki tsaf (ba tabo ko mildew), kambin da ya yi ƙarfi, da tushe da suka kafu amma ba sa kewayawa tukunya sosai. Dasa a bazara ya fi dacewa don saurin kafa.
Shayarwa
Yi ruwa akai-akai a lokacin dasa, sannan bar ƙasa ta ɗan bushe tsakanin shayarwa. Da zarar ta kafu tana iya ɗan jure fari, amma tana yin mafi kyau da zurfin shayarwa lokaci-lokaci yayin dogon fari. Guji ƙasa mai yawan danshi koyaushe. Tukwane suna bushewa da sauri, saboda haka duba su sau da yawa.
Taki
Yawanci ba sai an yi ba—wannan shuka ma tana fi son ƙasa marar yalwar abinci. Idan kana son ɗan ƙara aikinta a hankali, yayyafa siririn takin ganye a bazara ko yi amfani da ɗan abinci na takin halitta mai sakin abu a hankali (nitrogen mai yawa na iya rage fure).
Yanke
Cire furannin da suka ƙare don ƙarfafa ƙarin fure da rage zubar iri da kanta. Bayan fure (ko bayan sanyi), sare sanduna. A farkon bazara kafin sabon girma ya fara, rage ragowar girma zuwa kusan 2.5–5 cm (1–2 in) sama da ƙasa.
Yadawa
Raba taro duk shekaru 2–3 a farkon bazara don kula da kuzari. Hakanan ana yawaita ta iri (sau da yawa suna tsiro cikin ~2–4 makonni) ko ta yankan sandi na bazara (hormone na tushe na iya taimaka). Iri daga cultivars na iya kada su koma daidai da nau’in.
Sake dasawa
Shuke-shuke da ke ƙasa ba sa buƙatar sake dasa su. Ga na tukwane, sabunta hadin ƙasa kuma/ko raba su bayan wasu shekaru; koyaushe yi amfani da tukunya mai kyakkyawan zubar ruwa.
📅 Kalandar kulawa na yanayi
Bazara: dasa bayan sanyi na ƙarshe; raba tsofaffin taro; zaɓi siririn yayyafa takin ganye a saman. Karshen bazara–lokacin rani: ji daɗin fure; cire furannin da suka ƙare don yiwuwar fure na biyu; yi ruwa a lokacin dogon fari. Kaka: sare bayan fure ko bayan sanyi. Hunturu: mai da hankali ga zubar ruwa—guji yanayin rigar hunturu, musamman a cikin tukwane.
Kwari, cututtuka da tsaro
Kwari da cututtuka da aka fi gani
Matsalolin da za su iya bayyana sun haɗa da powdery mildew, rust, leaf spot, Botrytis blight, aster yellows, Fusarium/Verticillium wilts, da wani lokaci aphids, slugs/snails, ko foliar nematodes. Rigakafi galibi ta hanyar kula: ba ta rana, zubar ruwa mai kyau, da isasshen tazara don yawo na iska; cire ganyen da abin ya shafa sosai kuma guji shayar da ruwa daga sama a ƙarshen rana.
Guba
Gabaɗaya ana ɗaukar ta ba guba ga mutane da dabbobin gida.
Al’adu da alama
Alama:Ana alaƙanta ta sau da yawa da soyayya, haƙuri, da tsawon rai. Asters kuma suna ɗauke da ra’ayin tunawa da kewa, kuma sunan ya fito daga tsohon Girkanci na ‘tauraro’, wanda ke nuni da siffar tauraron furen.
Tarihi da tatsuniyoyi:Asters suna da dogon tasirin al’adu: a cikin tsohuwar al’adar Girka ana amfani da su a al’adu da ake yi wa zato suna korar mugunta, kuma lakabin ‘Michaelmas daisy’ ya danganta asters da kakar kusa da Ranar St. Michael (Satumba 29)—duk da cewa alpine aster na daga cikin masu fure da wuri idan aka kwatanta da yawancin asters na damina.
Amfani:Mafi yawan na ado—mafi kyau ga lambunan dutse, gefuna, tukwane, da shuke-shuken da ke adana ruwa. Haka kuma tana tallafa wa masu watsa ƙurar fure kamar ƙudan zuma da malam buɗe ido, kuma irinta na iya ciyar da tsuntsaye. Ana iya amfani da furanni a matsayin fure yankakke (sau da yawa suna ɗorewa kusan kwanaki 5–10). Wasu tsarin magungunan gargajiya da na al’ada sun yi amfani da ’yan’uwan aster don matsalolin numfashi da kumburi; duk wani amfani na magani a hankali ake yi tare da jagora mai kyau.
Tambayoyin da aka fi yi
Yaushe ne lokacin da ya fi dacewa a dasa Aster na tsaunuka?
A dasa a tsakiyar zuwa ƙarshen bazara bayan sanyi na ƙarshe. Hakanan za ka iya dasa shuke-shuken da aka riga aka kafu a tukwane a farkon kaka, amma dasa a bazara yawanci yana ba da farawa mafi ƙarfi kafin lokacin rani.
Shin Aster na tsaunuka na buƙatar taki?
Yawanci a’a. Tana fi son ƙasa mara yalwar abinci kuma mai zubar ruwa—cikakken ciyarwa na iya sa ta yi kauri amma ta fure kaɗan.
Ta yaya zan samu ƙarin fure?
Ba ta cikakken rana da zubar ruwa mai kyau, cire furannin da suka ƙare, kuma raba taron kowace shekaru 2–3 don kiyaye ƙarfin ta.
Shin Aster na tsaunuka na iya girma a cikin tukwane?
Eh—yi amfani da hadin ƙasa mai kauri kuma mai zubar ruwa da tukunya mai ramukan zubarwa. Ka nufa aƙalla sa’o’i 6 na rana, kuma yi ruwa idan saman hadin ya bushe, domin tukwane suna bushewa fiye da kwancen lambu.
Bayanai masu ban sha’awa
- Ta daidaita da rayuwar gaske ta tsaunuka kuma an ruwaito tana girma sama da 4,600 m (15,000 ft) a tsawo.
- Sabanin yawancin asters da ke kai kololuwa a damina, alpine aster tana haskakawa da wuri daga ƙarshen bazara zuwa lokacin rani.
- Na iya zubar da irinta kaɗan, amma gabaɗaya tana girma a hankali kuma ba a ɗauke ta mai mamaye fili a yawancin lambuna ba.
- Ta samu lambar yabo ‘Award of Garden Merit’ na Royal Horticultural Society saboda aikin da ake iya dogaro da shi.