Autumn: Have time to cut the geraniums

Geranium - one of the favorite flower growers plant. It is unpretentious, and its lush umbrellas adorn the bush until the autumn. And then the question arises - what to do with the flower next? Excellent, I would say, the required option - cropping.

Why? Yes, because our geraniums managed izrastis strongly until the summer and release a new (and not always necessary, I hasten to note!) Shoots. Chaotic branches spoil the whole picture and decoration. We also need to re-inject a blossoming and fragrant bush attractive shape. Even if you are satisfied with the appearance of geranium, crop - it is also the rejuvenation of plants, improves the growth of Pelargonium.

Interesting: Of course, there is an alternative. Take cuttings of geranium and root them again. But the laws of nature were distributed so that this procedure should be carried out in the spring, when vegetation is active houseplant starts. But in the fall, when the flower of life processes are slowed down because of the decrease in temperature and decrease the duration of daylight hours, cutting the roots can not give or take root.

So when cut geranium flower on all canons?

The period of life of the plant depends on many factors in the year. This sort of geranium, and her age. But the main thing - growth conditions. Some Pelargonium do not cease to bloom in the fall and even winter. I'm such a plant is not circumcised. If you fall flower stalks withered and the formation of new - exactly, it's time to take up the secateurs.

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You can also crop and blooming geranium, if you want to give a nice shape. Especially such a measure is necessary when the house bring pelargonium, which had previously grown on the street. In the fresh air, the plant quickly stretched and gain in volume!

Rules autumn pruning of geranium

Do you like geraniums? Share your secrets autumn care pelargonium in the comments at the bottom of the publication!

The basic rules of how to properly trim after flowering geranium:

• Scissors, knife or secateurs, which you use to crop, to be disinfected. I use an inexpensive "Chlorhexidine".
• Ideally, the work is done only with gloves. But, I confess, I did fad never stick to! While problems was not.
• The sections make a small angle of 0.5 cm above the internodes (the place where leaves grow). There will be new shoots.
• Cut for prophylaxis of diseases (rot first) activated carbon is recommended to sprinkle or cinnamon. To my shame, I also neglect this rule!
• Clipping geranium, we prepare it for winter. Therefore, at the same time need to stop making any fertilizer!

It will also be desirable, if you rearrange the pot of geraniums in a cool place and become watered the flower a little less.

Driving trim

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The Action Plan is as follows:

• First of all, remove the stems and buds that are dried up. The same fate will overtake all the yellow and unhealthy leaves. Besides recovery plant, it brings other benefits: we will see bared stalks - the work front.
• Shoots growing inside, and cut off. They spoil the appearance of a bush geranium, which according to the canons of beauty flower should look compact. How to trim depends on the size of the plant. If there is enough basic, normal stem - cut at the root, leaving only a small stump. If the zonal pelargonium small, then cut above the lower interstitial to the spring of the new branches have grown out of it.
• Healthy shoots are shortened by 1/3.

On each shoot, which subject should be at least two leaflets. Better a few! This is needed to supply geranium.

All this will only benefit! Personally, I leave 3 main escape. In the spring they grow young, and soon the lush blooms cap. Looks to 5 points! Read more: Autumn caring for geraniums: the canons and practice