How to care for geraniums
Do It Yourself Educational Program / / December 19, 2019
The plant is familiar to many as geranium, pelargonium properly called. Most often on the window sills can be found zonal, royal (grandiflora) and fragrant.
Where to put the geraniums
Choose a well-lit place, such as the south windowsill. On the northern windows, especially if they are on the lower floors, and shaded with trees, plants will suffer from lack of light.
Zonal and fragrant Pelargonium good feel at room temperature. A cold winter they do not need.
But royal prefers rest in cool (up to 10-15 Β° C) with late autumn and early February. This will provide a magnificent bloom.
In spring and summer when the night temperature is not less than 16 Β° C, removal geranium on a balcony or loggia. Fresh air promotes good growth and abundant flowering. When colder return the plant to the apartment.
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When and how to water the geraniums
run time to determine just. Check the soil with your finger, a wooden stick or toothpick. At a depth of approximately 1 cm land should be dry.
Water the plant of the supernatant, filtered or boiled water at room temperature. The cold will cause the roots of the problem, but because of hard water on the ground, a white plaque.
At any time, try to water the plant at regular intervals. The long drought and then heavy irrigation will not benefit.
Use a watering can with a fine spout. Pour the water along the walls of the pot so as not to fall on the leaves.
Do not spray the geraniums, it is bad moves. Also try not to fall on its leaves, when the wire is water treatments for other plants.
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How to transplant Geranium
Do not re-pot geranium too often. Enough to do it when the roots will become cramped in the same pot. The best time of year for the procedure - spring.
Choose a small pot to fit it in the root system and there are still a few places, literally centimeter and a half at the edges.
The material and shape - at your discretion. The main thing that was on the bottom of a few drainage holes. Through them into the pan will drain the remaining water, and the roots do not rot.
Use a primer for geraniums. You can also mix the universal soil ΒΎ and ΒΌ additives: river sand, peat, perlite or vermiculite. At the bottom of the pot is required to put at least a centimeter drainage: expanded clay or broken bricks.
Transplanting, carefully remove the plant and with a clod of earth, place in a new vessel, the bottom of which the drainage and a little soil. Dosypte land that along the walls of the pot had no voids.
Do not water the geraniums 3-4 days after transplanting.
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How to fertilize the geranium
From spring to autumn fertilize the plant every 2-3 weeks.
Use complex fertilizers, which are the main components of potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen. They will help to strengthen the pelargonium and ensure good flowering.
Winter discard dressing.
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How to cut a geranium
In late February - early March, cut the zonal pelargonium. This will help to give a neat shape stretched over the winter the plant.
Pruning makes it virtually "on the stump": leave about 5-6 cm. Geranium pretty quickly restore the form.
To maintain the shape of pinch out side shoots: remove the tops of their hands or a pair of scissors.
Geranium pinch trim and as it grows, to form a neat bush.
Royal pelargonium prune in autumn, before sending the winter. Leave a small part, approximately 10-15 cm. When spring pruning flowering will be a few months later.
Cuttings that are left after pruning, it is possible to implant. For this process the slice pounded charcoal and leave it dried in the day. Then the mixture was put in a universal moistened soil and perlite. Pour at least the land drying.
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How to treat a geranium
The appearance of the plant - a good indicator of problems in nursing. Pay attention to the condition of pelargonium, it will help in time to take action.
leaves turn white
Cause: heat.
Due to the summer heat or too much work heaters upper leaves may turn white geranium. To help the plant, move it to a cooler place.
leaves turn yellow
Causes:
- little light;
- drying or overflow;
- excess or deficiency of fertilizers;
- too small pot;
- reaction to the transplant.
If the problem is due to lack of light, to find a more suitable place of geranium or use artificial lighting.
When you put the pot dries in a deep container with water and wait until the soil is saturated. Allow to drain excess moisture and return geraniums on a pallet.
To cope with the overflow, remove the plant from the pot. Rinse the roots pale solution of potassium permanganate, remove the rotted areas and treat cuts coal. After the new plant in the ground.
If the pot is too small, will help to transplants. But if the case is under stress after a recent transplant, you can just leave the plant alone.
blush leaves
Causes:
- hypothermia;
- a sharp temperature drop;
- reaction to bright sunlight.
In any case, save the damaged leaves will not work.
During the cooler months, store the plant with the open air in the apartment. When the indoor content try to protect geranium from drafts.
If the cause was a burn, which usually occurs in the summer, move the plant to another location.
Blisters on leaves
Cause: dropsy (edema), which has arisen due to improper watering.
Over time, the blisters darken and become rigid. They can not be cured. Simply remove all damaged leaves.
To help the plant normalize watering schedule, add the drainage layer and ventilate the room where there is a geranium.
The rust on the leaves
Cause: fungal infection.
Remove damaged leaves. Double treat the plant with fungicides with an interval of 14 days.
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How to care for geraniums that she blossomed
- Place on a well-lighted place.
- In the summer take out into the fresh air.
- Do not put in too big a pot. Otherwise, he magnificently razrastotsya bush and flowering, and if the start, will be meager.
- Choose the right soil.
- Every year, do pruning.
- Do not overfeed fertilizers.
- Follow watering regime, not peresushivyte not fill.
- Do not spray the leaves of the plant.
- Regularly inspect the geranium to immediately detect problems.
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