Signs of heart problems
Men are more likely than women to suffer from heart pathologies, as evidenced by medical research. Especially in middle age. At first, a slight malaise is either not noticed at all by a man, or is ignored due to employment and inattention to his health.
Many of the cardiac pathologies are accompanied by arrhythmias. The following symptoms indicate a similar condition:
- a feeling of sinking heart, missing the next beat, a second frightening pause followed by a "gallop", accompanied by fear of death, severe weakness, dizziness;
- attacks of rapid heartbeat occur suddenly, have different intensity and duration, the root cause may be various intoxications, stressful situations, overwork, endocrine pathologies;
- light-headedness: a man suddenly turns pale, he has pouring sweat, confusion.
It is imperative to undergo a comprehensive examination and not delay visiting a specialist. Even if a person only once encountered the above symptoms, this is a reason to be wary, cardiovascular disorders can proceed latently for a long time and make themselves felt already at the stage of formed complications.
Ideas in landscape design
Weigela is used in landscaping for hedges as well as single plantings. It can be combined with trees that slightly exceed it in growth, or other flowering shrubs such as lilac and jasmine. By pruning the plant can be made to be short, and then it is used to create various flower bed compositions, adjacent to annual herbaceous flowers.
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Hybrid weigela will delight the owner with a beautiful flowering, if it is provided with proper care. The plant looks beautiful in both small and large areas.
Reproduction
Weigelu Bristol ruby, like other varieties of this plant, is propagated by seeds and cuttings. Seeds are sown in greenhouse conditions in February-March, the plant is propagated by cuttings in the summer, after flowering.
The seeds do not require preliminary preparation, they are sown without embedding in containers with a mixture of fertile soil and sand. The soil and seeds are moistened, sprinkled on top with a thin layer of river sand, the container is covered with foil or glass. The first shoots will appear in 20 days, after which the cover is removed for the day, and placed overnight.
As for propagation by cuttings - they can be lignified or young, green. Lignified shoots are cut in July before re-flowering. However, a young plant grown from lignified shoots will bloom only after 5 years. Therefore, gardeners use green cuttings for reproduction, which are cut in April-May, before the flower buds are laid.
The cut is made straight, the length of the cuttings should be within 10-12 centimeters, each of them should have 2 leaves.
The cuttings are soaked for 12 hours in a solution of a root stimulant - heteroauxin (150 ml per 1 liter of water). The container with the solution and shoots is placed in a dark room with a temperature of +20 degrees for 12 hours. And after preparation, they are planted in a mixture of peat and sand to a depth of 0.5 centimeters.
Cuttings are watered twice a day, once every 3-4 days they can be watered with a slightly pink solution of manganese to prevent the development of fungi and putrefactive bacteria.
After 30-40 days, when the roots appear, the cuttings are transplanted into a container with a soil mixture of leafy earth, peat and sand.A young plant can be planted in a permanent place after 1-1.5 years.
Shrub features
The height of an adult shrub can reach 3 meters. It has a spreading crown with slightly drooping shoots up to 3.5 meters in diameter.
Against the background of bright green foliage, large, up to 5 centimeters, flowers look great. They resemble elongated funnels that adorn the tops of the shoots or are collected in the axils of the leaves.
Crimson buds open with a delicate pink color, which becomes brighter and richer as the flower unfolds.
Caring for the weigela consists in timely watering the plant and loosening the tree trunks. Sanitary and rejuvenating pruning of shrubs and winter shelter of young seedlings are necessary.
Seat selection
Weigela can grow in partial shade, but blooms profusely only in an open place. It develops well on the south side of the buildings.
Fragile shoots are sensitive to cold winds and drafts, so it is recommended to surround the plant with medium-high shrubs.
It loves light fertile soils and grows best on neutral or slightly alkaline loams and sandy loams.
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Weigela needs generous watering (especially young plants), but does not tolerate waterlogged soil.
To preserve moisture in May, when the soil has already warmed up enough, the trunk circles are mulched with peat, sawdust or small pebbles
For the first time, the shrub is fed in early spring, over the melting snow, with complex mineral fertilizer. The second time - at the stage of kidney formation - phosphorus and potassium are added. In July, the soil is fertilized with a solution of mullein in a ratio of 1:10.
Early signs
- The most common symptom is shortness of breath, which is characterized by heart and lung failure. A person experiences slight suffocation and shortness of breath, both during physical exertion and at rest. This is due to the fact that the heart is unable to deliver enough oxygen to organs and tissues. According to statistics, the vast majority of those with a heart attack had this symptom.
- A characteristic sign of a heart attack is chest pain. It has a pressing, squeezing, burning character. Sometimes it can just be discomfort. The pain is often given to the left shoulder blade, arm, jaw, neck. Occurs intermittently over several weeks. Pain syndrome is the very first sign of an impending heart attack.
- With cardiac pathologies, complaints of dizziness and loss of balance are common.
- A heart attack is characterized by symptoms such as constant fatigue and fatigue. Many of us are used to not paying attention to such manifestations, attributing them to high loads and stress. With heart problems, fatigue quickly accumulates, a person feels more and more "broken" every day.
- Signs such as heaviness in the legs and swelling may also indicate an approaching heart attack. At the end of the day, the shoes become cramped, it is impossible to remove the ring from the toe, traces of the elastic of socks remain on the feet.
- Sleep disturbances and feelings of anxiety that come on unexpectedly and for no reason.
- Increased sweating can be a harbinger of a heart attack. If you find you have persistent sweating for no reason for a long time, you should visit your doctor.
- Rapid pulse and palpitations tend to appear frequently and last long enough.
- Loss of consciousness or fainting is a serious reason to see a doctor.
- Stomach pain and nausea are possible signs of an impending heart attack.
It should be remembered that you cannot rely on any one or two symptoms. Some of the listed signs may be absent in case of heart problems, as well as be manifestations of other diseases. However, having found such symptoms in yourself, you need to be examined by a cardiologist.
You should know that some not quite ordinary signs speak of heart problems that can end in an attack. These include:
- Heartburn. In fact, angina pain centered in the upper abdomen is often mistaken for heartburn.
- Sleep apnea and snoring. These symptoms can be directly related to cardiovascular disease.
- A flu-like condition in which there is weakness, clammy sweat, cold skin.
- A person may feel anxiety, expect the approach of something bad.
- It is believed that inflammation of the periodontium - the tissues that surround the tooth - may be associated with cardiac pathologies.
2. Shortness of breath
This is the second most common sign of an impending heart attack. Considering that the lumen of the vessels that deliver oxygen to organs and tissues gradually narrows, a person begins to experience a lack of air and slight suffocation during physical exertion, for example, when playing sports. However, as standing worsens, an attack of shortness of breath appears after climbing stairs or a short walk.
Excessive sweating may be another sign of this condition.
As a rule, a person rarely pays attention to this symptom, especially in hot summer. However, if you begin to cover yourself with a cold sweat for no apparent reason, even in a cool room, you should sound the alarm and try to find out the reasons for this phenomenon.
With rare surges in heart rate, there is no reason to worry about your health. However, if the palpitations persist for a long time and is accompanied by increased sweating, shortness of breath, weakness and dizziness, it is time to call for help, because all these symptoms clearly indicate an impending attack.
By the appearance of fatigue, it is difficult to suspect a developing myocardial infarction. Most people experience this symptom almost constantly, fleeing from it with strong tea, coffee and other invigorating drinks. Nevertheless, if you feel "weak" in the morning, and short physical activity tires you to the limit, stop attributing everything to increased stress and lack of rest.
7. Nausea
This symptom can occur for a variety of reasons. By itself, it does not cause much concern, however, coupled with shortness of breath, pain radiating to the left arm or shoulder blade, dizziness and rapid heartbeat, it may indicate the development of an attack.
Growing and care
The process of caring for the weigela Bristol Ruby is based on several basic actions: timely watering, fertilization and pruning of shrubs, as well as loosening the soil in the near-trunk zone and building a winter shelter. Each of them has its own peculiarities of execution, which you need to know about even before planting seedlings.
Watering
When growing cuttings, the soil is moistened daily, sometimes 2 times. After planting the grown seedlings on the site, the intensity of irrigation decreases, but in any case, the soil should remain moderately moist and not dry out. Based on weather conditions, the average regularity of watering weigela is 2-3 times a week, with a consumption of at least 20-30 liters of water per adult shrub.
Loosening
High air and moisture permeability of the soil is an important requirement for the successful growth and rapid development of the described weigela variety. At the initial stages of growing seedlings, it is necessary to fluff the substrate after each watering, however, deepening the rake only by 5-8 cm (so as not to damage the rhizome of the culture)
To increase the interval between procedures, it is worth mulching the surface of the trunk circle with sawdust or peat, laying them in a layer of 10 cm.
Top dressing
If, when planting weigela on the site, the soil was already well fertilized, then next time feeding can be done only after a year, applying potassium-phosphorus mineral fertilizers before the formation of buds.
Organic fertilizing (for example, compost diluted in water) should be applied until mid-June, and when preparing shrubs for wintering, fertilize them again with potash compounds, dissolving 40-50 g of fertilizer in 10 liters of water.
For better digestibility of nutrients, it is advisable to combine each fertilizer with the next irrigation, especially in cases where the dry matter is simply embedded in the soil.
Pruning
In order for weigela shrubs to retain their decorative effect for a long time, pruning is simply necessary for them. Usually, the procedure is carried out every year in the middle of summer, after the flowering of the plant. Old branches are cut to a healthy bud or half of their entire length, and young ones are only slightly shortened.
In addition, it is worth removing at least a fourth of the weakest branches annually so that new, strong specimens develop in their place. Due to the regular shearing of plants, they remain lush for a long time, with abundant flowering.
Preparation for wintering
Despite the relatively high winter hardiness of the bushes of the Bristol Ruby hybrid, after the autumn leaf fall, they must be properly prepared for the upcoming cold weather.
In general, this preparation consists of three main steps:
- Bandaging and tightening the crown with twine.
- Bending the bush to the ground and fixing it closer to the surface.
- Backfilling of plants with spruce branches or dry leaves, on top of which they rake hills of snow.
For young seedlings grown in the northern regions of the country, the best insulation option would be to install a metal frame and fix a spunbond or any other insulation material on it. Sometimes it is attached on top of shoots tied and fixed to the ground, simply pressing with boards or stones.
Diseases and pests
Weigela of this variety has good resistance to most diseases. And the emerging diseases are quickly cured with the help of dissolved laundry soap, potassium permanganate or "Karbofos". Infusions of garlic or onions, crushed tobacco or wormwood are considered no less effective from improvised means. One-percent Topsin solution allows you to heal weigela from rust or decay that has arisen. As a preventive measure, regular removal of falling leaves is recommended.
Of the pests, weigelu "Bristol Ruby" is most often attacked by aphids, which feed on the juices of leaf plates and the buds themselves, and also cover the surface with sticky mucus. When this insect appears, it is necessary to use a mixture of laundry soap and potassium permanganate or Karbofos. From folk remedies, tobacco, garlic or hot pepper are most often used.
In the next video, you will find additional information on planting and caring for the weigela.
Planting and leaving
The plant is quite unpretentious, but agrotechnical measures are required. With good care, the bush grows up to 30 cm per year both in length and in width. The diameter of the dense crown reaches 3.5 m.
The soil
If there is room in the garden, keep the distance between the bushes at a level of 2.5 to 3 m.The plants are planted in prepared soil to a depth of 60 cm.The pit is quite spacious: 0.5 x 0.5 m.
In the planting pit, equip a drainage layer of gravel or expanded clay 15 cm thick. The composition of the soil mixture: peat and fertile soil. The proportions are 1: 1.
When planting, add a small amount of complex mineral fertilizers for this type of plant. Place the root collar at ground level.
Be sure to water the plant. Sprinkle a layer of bark mulch or peat over the hole.
Advice! Do not flood the plant. Weigela varieties Bristol Ruby does not tolerate excess moisture in the soil. Loosen the soil regularly to avoid hardening and crusting.
Top dressing
How to fertilize hybrid weigelia? Follow the schedule:
- Apply mineral fertilizers for the first time during planting. During budding, feed the bush with potassium-phosphorus compounds.
- Organic fertilizers that stimulate adequate growth should preferably be applied by mid-June.
- Add potash fertilizer in October.
Pruning
You need to form the correct crown annually. In mid-July, after the end of flowering, cut off old shoots to a healthy bud. Shorten them by about half.
If the young growth is well stretched in length, shorten it too. Observe the rule: at least a quarter of the shoots must be cut off every year.
The result of your work will be clearly visible. With regular pruning, the crown retains its density and beautiful shape.
Tip: use scissors. Anvil-type pruner often injures and crushes the stems.
Pest control
Weigela hybrid Bristol ruby, like other varieties of ornamental shrubs, is resistant to diseases and insect attacks. Take proper care of the plant - and you will not have problems with healthy bushes.
Weigela has one insidious enemy - the ubiquitous aphid. How to fight:
- Inspect the bushes regularly. Aphids and larvae often cover young shoots and flowers.
- At the first signs of aphid damage, treat the plants with a 0.2% solution of karbofos or a 0.4% solution of ordinary laundry soap.
- Fans of ecological control methods without the use of chemicals can spray the bushes with infusions of garlic, onions or hot pepper. A decoction of makhorka helps a lot.
Landing in open ground
Planting plants of the Bristol Ruby variety begins with the choice of suitable dates, the place of planting and the seedling itself, although the process itself, consisting of several sequential actions, is no less important. Each of these steps has its own characteristics, characteristic only for plants of this weigela variety.
Landing dates
Theoretically, young plants of Bristol Ruby can be planted both in spring and in autumn, but in practice, the latter option is far from the most ideal, especially when it comes to the central or northern regions of Russia. Therefore, if you decide to purchase a young weigela in the fall, you should dig it in an inclined position, covering most of the crown with earth.
Site selection and soil preparation
Weigela varieties Bristol Ruby is a warm and light-loving plant that will grow and develop well in a sunny area, protected from cold northern winds. It is allowed to plant shrubs in light partial shade, which in southern regions with high summer temperatures will be an even more preferable option.
Did you know? The name "Weigela" comes from the surname of the German botanist Christian Ehrenfried von Weigel, who was the first European scientist to start working with culture.
As for a suitable soil mixture for weigela, then gardeners should pay attention to loose and fertile substrates, which should be well moistened before planting a crop. If possible, you can prepare a nutritious substrate yourself by mixing 2 parts of humus and leafy soil, and then add one part of sand to them
Planting instructions
The planting algorithm for plants of the Bristol Ruby variety largely corresponds to the planting process when growing other ornamental varieties of shrubs and consists of the following sequential actions:
- About 2 days before planting the seedling (it is desirable that it be a three-year-old bush, with a well-developed root system and no signs of disease and pests), dig a planting hole, the width and depth of which will correspond to 50-60 cm.
- At the bottom of the hole, lay a drainage layer (10-15 cm) of broken brick, expanded clay or a mixture of sand and gravel.
- Cover the drain with a layer of nutritious potting soil made of humus, leafy earth, and sand. The top of the hill should reach about the middle of the landing hole.
- Place the seedling in the center of the groove, and carefully cover it with the rhizome with the remaining soil, filling all the free space between the roots with earth.
- Water and mulch the near-stem zone of the bush with sawdust, which will help retain moisture in the soil and prevent the growth of weeds.
At the end of the procedure, the root collar should remain at ground level, free of soil. Otherwise, the seedling will quickly begin to rot and will soon die.
5 Necessary care
Weigela care is simple. This culture is not capricious, so the process will not be laborious. In spring, when the planting is carried out, the following activities must be periodically carried out:
1. Abundant watering, especially during the dry season. If a layer of mulch is made, then you do not have to irrigate the crop often.
2. Removing weeds as they arise
This procedure should be done very carefully so as not to damage the root system of the bush.
3. Loosening the soil
But only to a depth of no more than a shovel bayonet.
4. Fertilization. Weigela will also have to be fed, since the plant needs nutrients. If, when planting, nitrophoska and compost were introduced into the pit, then the first 2 years of the weigel does not need feeding. In the third year, it is necessary to stimulate the growth of new branches and leaves. For this, mineral fertilizers are used. Diammofosk, ammofosk, Kemira-Lux or other product that contains a large amount of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus will do. Then, in late spring or early summer, you need to use fertilizers to accelerate the formation of buds. For this, formulations with a high content of phosphorus and potassium (potassium sulfate and superphosphate) are used. Thanks to them, flowering will be long and abundant. Such substances also strengthen the branches. The third feeding is carried out already during the autumn digging. It is necessary to apply 200 g of wood ash for each square meter. You can also use the drug "Kemira".
Pruning in the fall is also one of the main activities. After that, the weigela will quickly recover, even if you cut off all the branches (sometimes this is required). Young shrubs require sanitary pruning. It is carried out in the springtime. It is necessary to remove damaged, frozen, diseased or thick branches. When the shrub grows up, it needs to form a crown. The procedure should be carried out in the middle of summer, when the first flowering ends. This must be done before the shoots grow up. But if the moment is missed, then it is better not to prune in the summer, since the buds will form on the shoots of the current year. It is also necessary to remember about the rejuvenation of adult shrubs, which are 3-4 years old. All branches that are more than 3 years old should be pruned. All others should be shortened by 30%.
Shelter for the winter is also necessary, especially when growing weigela in the northern regions. When the leaves completely fall off (this usually happens in the last days of October or in the first weeks of November), you need to sprinkle a circle of earth near the trunk, making a hill 20 cm thick. After winter, dry foliage is removed. It is recommended to bend the branches to the ground and press them. Cover the top with insulating material. You can use spunbond or roofing felt. Fix the material so that it will not be blown off by the winds. The branches do not need to be lowered. In this case, they must be tightly pulled together with twine or rope. Fence the bush itself with a frame made of plastic or metal mesh. It is necessary to pour foliage inside to keep warm. It is recommended to wrap the top with dense material.
As for pests, weigela can suffer from leaf-eating caterpillars and aphids. During the heat, thrips and ticks still attack. To combat them, use "Keltan", "Nitrafen" and "Rogor". These are pesticide preparations, and they also harm the environment. To avoid such treatment and attack by pests, it is recommended to spray the plant with various herbal decoctions for preventive purposes. For example, garlic, wormwood, and hot peppers are good options.
Chest pain
Why is chest pain so dangerous in men? It is mostly caused by diseases of the cardiovascular system. Today, experts distinguish 2 main symptoms by which the disease is recognized:
- Strong pressure, heaviness. It is from such a sign that the malaise "angina pectoris" got its name
- Severe suffocation, inability to take a breath of fresh air even in well-ventilated rooms.
Occasionally, pain impulses in a particular area of the head are experienced by each person. The persistent pain in the occipital or temporal parts of the skull, which occurs in the morning hours, should be alarming.
Such a signal indicates the debut of such a formidable pathology as hypertension. In the absence of adequate treatment procedures, high pressure parameters lead to the formation of ischemic insufficiency in the heart muscle, and then to myocardial infarction.
The optimal pressure parameters for people of the able-bodied category are 120/75 mm Hg. Art. Of course, each person is unique, and individuals have higher or lower blood pressure numbers. However, anything that exceeds 140/80 mm Hg. Art., requires observation of a cardiologist and additional diagnostic examination.
Painful sensations arise at the initial stage of failures in the activity of the heart only at the initial stage: short-term, stabbing, pressing, not giving away either to the shoulder blade or to the arm. They go away on their own, and the man explains them by other reasons, for example, overwork or a stressful situation.
However, such conditions are repeated more and more often, and it is they that make a person think about whether there are heart problems in his body.
Landing weigela
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Stage 1. Rooting cuttings Step 1. If you or someone you know has a weigela, then in early June, cut off green cuttings that are just starting to grow stiff. The length is about 10 cm. Step 2. Pull off the leaves and soak the cutting in water for several hours. You can add a little root stimulant. Step 3. Prepare a mixture of humus and turf. Plant the cutting to a depth of 2 cm, cover the surface with river sand, and cover the planting site with a glass to create a small greenhouse. Step 4. After the sprouts break through, you can remove the glass for the day period. Seating in separate pots is made when the stems are stretched to about 5 cm |
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Stage 2. Preparation of seedlings ‘)); Option 1. Grow seedlings after transplanting for at least a year. In the summer, you can keep the pot outside, and in the winter - in a cold room, or covered with coniferous legs. Option 2. If you have purchased ready-made seedlings, then you just need to plant them as described below. Remember that Bristol Ruby is a hybrid variety and cannot be seed-grown. The resulting plants will be different, it will not be possible to grow the same bush |
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Stage 3. Choosing a landing site and preparing a pit
Step 1. Decide on the time of disembarkation. Spring is best suited, in extreme cases, you can transplant in autumn. But it is undesirable to carry out work in the summer. Step 2. Choose the best location. Remember that the site must be sheltered from the wind and well lit by the sun. The distance to the fence and neighboring plants is from 1 to 2 meters, depending on how the bush will be formed. Step 3. Dig a hole 50 cm deep and 69-70 cm in diameter. If in the spring the water level in the soil rises, then a drainage layer of rubble, expanded clay or broken brick must be poured onto the bottom |
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Stage 4. Disembarkation of the Weigela
Step 1. Prepare a nutrient mixture of humus, sand and turf in equal proportions. Mix all ingredients well. Step 2. Fill the hole to about 2/3 of the depth. Remove the pot from the seedling, being careful not to damage the earthen ball. Try on the weigela in the hole, with the root collar at ground level. Step 3. Fill the pit with nutrient mixture to the end.Tamp the surface well. You can leave a small depression around the seedling so that the water does not spread during watering. |
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Stage 5. Watering the seedling
Step 1. Water the plant abundantly after planting. Use 1-2 buckets of water depending on the dryness of the soil and the rate at which moisture is absorbed. After the water is gone, be sure to mulch the soil with peat or black soil. Step 2. Water the bush every 5-7 days during the month. After each watering, loosen the soil or mulch it so that moisture evaporates more slowly |
