Introduction: If you only have one pot of it on your balcony, its bright flowers will bloom every day, in spring, summer, autumn and winter, turning your balcony into the most beautiful garden!
There is a kind of flower that is relatively easy to maintain and manage. It has no diseases and insect pests because its leaves exude a smell that repels mosquitoes and insects. It is geranium. Its flowering period is too long, especially for ordinary flowers. The original variety, what we call Tutian, can bloom all year round.
It begins to bloom in spring and is placed on a warm and sunny balcony in winter. Even if it is snowing outside, it will still have buds sprouting and bright red flowers. , keeps blooming, really beautiful.
If you like plants that bloom all year round, potted plants that bloom frequently, or flower plants that bloom frequently, then a pot of geraniums is indispensable on your balcony, and there are more and more types of geraniums now, including large-flowered geraniums. , single and double petals, as well as upright geraniums and weeping geraniums. There are all kinds of flowers with different colors and types. Generally, the flowering period is very long.
There is a woman who likes to grow flowers. She doesn’t grow any flowers on her balcony, only geraniums. Therefore, there are flowers blooming on her balcony all year round, just like an oil painting. The colors are gorgeous and rich, just like a beautiful small garden. Raising geraniums allows us to easily have our own romantic small garden.
So how to care for and manage geranium potted plants?
1. Fertilization is essential
Because it keeps growing and blooming, even in the hot summer, if it is placed on a cool and ventilated north terrace, it will It still blooms, so it also needs supplementary fertilizer.
But geraniums don’t like heavy fertilizers, because if too much fertilizer is applied, it will grow too vigorously, which is not conducive to its flowering, so it is enough to fertilize during the growth and flowering periods, every half month. Pour dilute cake fertilizer water once, or give some other organic fertilizer.
Dewoduo Fertilizer Sheep Manure Organic Fertilizer 5KG Universal Plant Potting Fertilizer Organic Fertilizer Sheep Manure Egg Organic Ferment Fermented Sheep Manure Fertilizer Flowers and Green Plants Nutrient Soil Fertilizer Jingdong Monthly Sales 3000 Good Review Rate 98% No Reason to Return Jingdong Delivery Flagship Store ￥25.8 If you buy it before the flowering period, you can water it with 800 times of potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution to promote flowering. Water it every ten days to produce more bright and colorful flowers.
2. Light is indispensable
When raising geranium, it is suitable to grow in a sunny place. If it is placed in a hidden place for a long time, the stems, leaves and branches will become elongated. There are many branches and leaves, but few flower buds, and the flower buds are underdeveloped, so they cannot bloom normally.
So it should see more sunshine, but in summer, avoid exposure to the sun and keep it in a cool place, which is more conducive for it to spend the summer. At the same time, in the high temperature season of summer, it should be less exposed to the sun and less rain. The water should be controlled well, water less and the pot soil should not accumulate water to avoid root rot.
3. Pay attention to pruning when raising geraniums
Generally, our geranium potted plants need to be pruned more than three times every year. The first time is in early spring, pruning away some excessive growth. For thin branches or branches that are too dense, prune them for the second time in early summer to remove some residual flowers and some withered flowers.
Jiuqiangu gardening scissors, pruning scissors, gardening tools, floral fruit tree pruning scissors, labor-saving scissors, garden potted plants, flowers and green plants, pruning branches, off-white 4108 Jingdong monthly sales volume 500, favorable rating 98%, no reason to return, Jingdong delivery flagship store￥ 9.9 Purchase the third pruning after the beginning of autumn. At this time, you can prune some leggy branches and residual branches after flowering, and cut off some old yellow leaves to make the plant more beautiful, clean and light-transmitting.
Geraniums are generally free of diseases and insect pests. If there are spider mites, you can spray 40% omethoate EC 1000 times to kill them.
In addition, in the summer around August, when the plants are in a dormant state, watering should not be too frequent, watering once every five or six days. In winter, watering should be done so that it does not dry out or water. Then water it thoroughly, and the pot soil should not be wet for a long time to prevent the leaves from turning yellow and falling.
Also, in the summer, you must pay attention to shade and shelter from the sun and rain, and place it in a location where rainwater cannot get wet to avoid the situation of wet pot soil and root rot. As long as the summer goes smoothly, it will grow again in the autumn. Continue to return to normal growth, and some will continue to bloom, which is very beautiful.
If you raise geranium in this way, it will bloom frequently, with luxuriant branches and leaves, and keep blooming. It is like a flowering machine, constantly blooming beautiful flowers.
If you like Xiaoya’s original content, add me to your favorites, and I will bring you an interesting and practical tip on growing flowers and vegetables every day. If you like it, please like it, add it to your collection, and repost it! (Some pictures are from the Internet. If there are any errors, please contact me to replace them)