Care for Geraniums During Dormancy Like This to Get Through Summer Easily
As temperatures rise higher and higher, many gardeners' geraniums have begun to "pass away." The dog days of summer are about to arrive, and gardening friends keep urging Huahua to hurry up and explain how to help geraniums make it through this summer. Today, Huahua will explain how geraniums can get through summer safely.
The Difficult Summer Survivors
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Geraniums enter a dormant or semi-dormant state in summer, and the slightest mistake can mean they won't make it through. But once you master the following few tips, getting through summer is no problem!
1. Be sure to control water
A cool, dry environment is a necessary condition for geraniums to get through summer. When watering, weigh the flowerpot in your hand; only water when it feels very light.
2. Water using the soaking method
In summer, it is best to water geraniums using the soaking method. Do not soak for too long; it is enough for the lower half of the potting soil to be thoroughly wet. This way, black rot is less likely.
3. Diffused-light environment
What geraniums need to avoid in summer is direct strong light, not sunlight entirely. In a diffused-light environment, appropriate lighting actually benefits the normal growth of geraniums.
4. Ventilation, ventilation, ventilation!
Geraniums dislike stuffy heat most in summer, so be sure to place them in a well-ventilated spot. When air circulation is good, the leaf surface dries and bacteria are less likely to breed.
5. No rain exposure
Exposure to rain easily causes geranium leaves and even roots to rot. Gardeners growing them outdoors should quickly move them indoors or take rain protection measures.
6. Remove spent flowers and rotten leaves
After the flowers have bloomed, remove all yellow leaves, rotten leaves, dead branches and spent flowers from the geranium. This can enhance ventilation and prevent disease and bacteria.
What should you do if a geranium's stem turns black?
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With improper care in summer, geraniums easily develop black stems. If you are in a northern region, you can use the cutting method to save the geranium.
Specific cutting steps:
1. Cut off the healthy part above the black stem, and try to cut as far away from the black-rotted black stem as possible.
2. Trim the cut branches; keep one growth point on each branch, as this makes rooting easier.
3. For cuttings, it is best to use vermiculite or perlite, as they make survival easier in summer.
4. After cutting, place the geranium in a cool spot at home and pay attention to ventilation.
5. This method is suitable for northern regions, because compared with the high-humidity environment of the south in summer, the north is still relatively dry, and geranium cuttings survive easily.
Many gardening friends say that even in summer, they cannot resist the temptation of geraniums and want to get some! Huahua will introduce a few geranium varieties that are little experts at getting through summer; they can be cared for in summer too~
Little Experts at Getting Through Summer
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Among geraniums, many varieties of ivy geraniums and zonal geraniums are little experts at getting through summer. Gardening friends who want to care for geraniums in summer should not miss them!
Summer Rose
Pink Sorceress
Mountain Palace
Princess
White Splash
White Mouse
Have you mastered all these little tips for getting geraniums through summer?
What other varieties in your home get through summer easily?
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