Wintering Pelargonium home. The subtleties of the process
Pelargonium - beautiful flower come from a family of geranium. Many people confuse it with the geraniums from the similarity of their appearance.
Pelargonium is famous for its minimal maintenance and therefore is the most popular flower on a window sill, both beginners and experienced gardeners.
Pelargonium can not stand the heat and into the cool seasons loves cool. That is why, when the flower is in a rest period, namely the winter is warm enough in the room is warm, it may be difficult to bloom in the spring, there were times when he does not want to bloom.
In the last days of autumn, Pelargonium is necessary to create conditions under which the wintering flower will be held under proper conditions:
· Autumn cuttings are cut, aged and take root, after which they can be put on the window sill on the southern part of the apartment, where, during the winter will continue to shine the sun;
· Pelargonium, which is planted in the garden, dug out before the first frost and are planted in large vases or pots so that the root system in pots can fully accommodate.
Pot is also installed in a place where the sun it will bestow its light;
· Great pelargonium until the beginning of winter and dug up the roots are suspended in a place where all winter is the high humidity of about 80%, as well as a constant temperature of about 3-5 degrees.
This method avoids vymorozki root system, and with the arrival of spring flower roots are soaked in water and re-planted in its place;
· Small bushes pelargoniums room arranged in the solar field, for example, on a window sill, at an ambient temperature of 10-15 degrees about the environment.
Pelargonium loves cool and proper wintering endow its owner lush and beautiful flowers. With regard to grafting, it is better to spend every autumn.
To expose cuttings planted germinated better after spring frosts and summer and all planted directly into the ground.
There are many other ways of wintering Pelargonium, it all depends on the choice of the grower.
For example, pelargonium pots left in the balcony, where she grew up, but given the fact that open ground should be watered several times a month, this will help avoid drying out and rotting roots.
With the advent of spring all the soil is removed and transplanted pelargonium in a new land with an admixture of fertilizer. The main key to success - enough to light and cool place for overwintering.