How pinch geranium correctly so that it bloomed thick

Unpretentious home culture - geranium, attracts gardeners for spectacular blooms and unpretentious care. To bush was lush and abundant budding, it is necessary to regularly pruning its shoots. If this is not done, the stem is pulled, and the plant loses its decorative appearance.

Topping (pruning) should be carried out in spring and autumn, this factor depends on the variety and the most geranium budding period.

This procedure is necessary to:

· Education beautiful lush crown;

· Upgrade the plant;

· Optimal aeration;

· Reproduction.

Before the procedure, topping is necessary to find a point from which a new shoot is formed. To do this, carefully examine the top of the geranium.

Selects the largest bud and gently pinch off with your fingers. If the growing point can not be manually deleted, escape hard and stiff, you can use clippers or nail scissors.

You should be careful not to hurt young leaves at the same time, as well as not to damage the main stem of the plant. After cutting geraniums kidney continues to grow in height, and after a certain period of time is again stretching the top.

However, the side shoots it through pruning develop a uniform and beautiful crown.

cutting rules

Pruning Geranium is not difficult, but the florists make mistakes in this process. There are a number of rules that must be followed when caring for plants:

1. If the room contains a flower in the summer outdoors - balcony, backyard site garden, before the fall pruning should be adapted for some time at home conditions.

The mistake is to conduct pinched as soon as the plant is brought home. It threatens yellowing foliage.

2. Tools for trimming must be disinfected, washed and dried thoroughly.

Work dirty inventory lead the possible infection of the plants, disease and death, as nipping weakens the immunity of any culture.

3. After pruning geraniums in any case can not be put on a sunny windowsill and abundantly watered. After the "haircut" culture is experiencing a lot of stress.

Abundant moisture, sun rays, excessive evaporation will lead to the fact that she is sick of black rot.

Watering the plant is carefully prischiplennoe rarely and only after the drying of the topsoil.

Providing favorable conditions for geraniums at home, she will delight lush blooms and abundant green foliage.

Regular pinching kidney tempers culture allows steadfastly resist pests and diseases, ensure optimal growth and development.

However, the brightness of the buds should be carried out feeding stimulants growth and balanced fertilizers.

If geranium lacks nutrients, it loses its decorative appearance - stems thinner, budding becomes scarce, the brightness of the flowers lose their color.