It is not necessary to cut off a geranium in autumn

Welcome growers!

Pelargonium (popularly called her geraniums, so I will do so, too) - a popular plant for home and garden. I do not understand why many consider him "grandma". I am sure, will give odds to any indoor flower, and modern varieties look like a pearl collection.

But despite the seeming simplicity of care, advice is easy to get confused. Now autumn, and caring Florist ubiquitous opinion about the need for pruning of geranium before hibernation. I believe that now it is absolutely to anything.

Firstly, pruning stimulates growth of new shoots. This is its main meaning. But now all the geraniums are to retire. If not because of the decrease in temperature, due to the reduction in the light of the day for sure. So I think that the autumn crop Pelargonium simply contrary to the natural rhythms of the beautiful plants.

Secondly, Geranium is often cut to nacherenkovat. Why of grafted its fall, when growth slowed down? You can do this in the spring when the cuttings to quickly go to the growth. Plants grown from spring escape, just catch up "autumn."

The point I want to make a remark. In autumn advised to shorten too long and bare shoots. Like these:

But the cut is necessary at any time of the year, and drastically. If we talk specifically about the plant in the photo above, it had to cut a few months ago. And fall here there is nothing.

Exception - Pelargonium Royal and Angel series. They flower buds in the winter, so it is no longer possible to cut them in the spring

Go further. Thirdly. Winter geraniums begins to suffer due to a lack of sunlight. Even on a sunny window Pelargonium receives several times less light than in summer. So why chlorophyll reduces the area also artificially by cutting the green part?

Removing the leaves - it is also a decrease in the area, moisture evaporates. Cropped geranium minimal watering is required. And once again a minimum due to the fact that prior to the inclusion of heating the house gets cold and the water from the pot is almost evaporated. Probability Gulf strives to catastrophic.

And the sweetest. The lack of light - it is always elongated shoots and leaves are rare. This "liquid" Bush, who grew up after the fall of geranium cuttings, again have to be cut in the spring. So why prodelyvat double duty?