Clever pest-control tips for roses: learn these and your flowers will grow bigger and bigger
Every time I see flower branches growing wild into a tangled mess, my inner neat freak just can't take it. One snip of the scissors and they behave much better - and unexpectedly, they burst into bloom! Today Huahua is sharing pruning tips for flowers.
Vine types
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Vine plants such as climbing roses and Rosa multiflora grow very quickly in summer. Overly dense, tangled branches not only look unattractive but also easily lead to pests and diseases, so they must be pruned. Plants cultivated for two to three years do not need pruning.
Pruning tips
1. Pre-bloom pruning: In late winter or early spring, cut off 1/4 of the old branches and adjust the size and shape of the remaining branches. Keep 2~3 buds on the side branches. When the new shoots grow to 3~4 cm, keep only 1~2 buds, and keep 4~6 flower buds on the whole pot of roses so that nutrients are concentrated; remove all other new shoots.
2. Pruning during the flowering period: Keep the main branches, cut off dead, weak and diseased branches at any time, and according to the available growing space, shorten overly long side branches (5~8cm) so that the flowering branches are even and get light, leaving enough room for growth.
3. Post-bloom pruning: Generally from June to July, remove faded flowers at any time; in addition, for healthy branches, cut off 1/3~1/2 of the branch, thin branches can be cut by 2/3 of their length, and excessively thin and weak branches should be cut off entirely.
Woody types
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Woody plants generally have two kinds of branches: one is long branches, used to cultivate the main trunk, which can be shortened in summer if they grow too long or too dense; the other is short flowering branches, which are lightly pruned after flowering.
Gardenia
Gardenias grow vigorously in summer and are prone to leggy growth with few flowers, so they must be pruned.
Pruning tips
1. Early growth stage: Prune lightly after budding, mainly cutting back some of the top flower branches to promote the development of side branches and increase the number of flower buds later.
2. Vigorous growth stage: Prune messy, overlapping flower branches, weak branches, parallel branches, crossing branches, etc., and remove overly dense terminal buds. Generally keep 2~3 buds on each branch.
3. Flowering stage: After flower buds appear, keep 2~3 on each thick branch and 1 on weak branches, cutting off the rest to ensure that nutrients for flowering are concentrated.
4. After flowers fade: Cut off the flower branches in time to promote the sprouting of new shoots. When the new shoots grow to two or three nodes, pinch them; at the same time, cut off some axillary buds to promote the growth of the main branches.
Jasmine
If jasmine is not pruned carefully during care and grows too densely, it will also lead to weak flower branches and few blooms.
Pruning tips
1. In spring, promptly cut off dead, weak and thin branches after overwintering. Cut healthy thick branches to about 15cm to sprout new shoots.
2. When the spring shoots grow to 4~5 nodes, pinch them. For branches with no flower buds at the top, remove two pairs of young leaves to encourage flower bud formation.
3. In summer, cut off all leggy branches; leaving them on the plant wastes nutrients. Cut off overly long branches to make the spatial layout reasonable.
4. After flowers fade, remove the faded flowers and cut off the remnant and dead branches between 1~3 nodes below the flower to preserve nutrients; it can bloom again in about half a month.
Summer-dormant types
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Many flowers easily go dormant when the hot summer arrives, with slow growth and difficulty blooming, such as Christmas cactus. But if pruning is done well during the care period, there is no need to worry about getting through the summer.
Pruning tips
1. After flowers fade, promptly remove the faded flowers and shorten the 3~4 stem segments below the flower. Choose a sunny day for pruning.
2. Christmas cactus cultivated for 3~5 years should be heavily pruned, removing overly dense branches and leaves as well as aged and diseased branches to ensure sufficient growing space and ventilation. Do not prune in summer, but during care it should be placed in a spot with diffused light such as a north windowsill, watered as little as possible and not fertilized; avoiding excessive stuffiness and moisture will let it get through the summer safely.
Herbaceous flowers
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In summer, herbaceous flowers burst into a full pot as soon as they bloom, and very quickly, but the flowers also fade quickly. One little trick to extend the flowering period and keep the pot bursting with blooms is - hard pruning! Below, Huahua will use petunia as an example to explain.
Pruning tips
1. Generally pinch in the early growth stage. When new branches grow 5 or 6 leaves, remove the top 2 leaves, and also pinch the side branches after they grow new leaves.
2. After flowering, when petunias fill the pot, the flowers will grow smaller and smaller. At this time, prune hard without hesitation, cutting off all flower branches and leaving enough nutrients for the newly emerging buds; after a week they will continue to burst into a full pot.
That's all for today's introduction from Huahua.
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