What are the pruning methods for kalanchoe?

Pruning kalanchoe is not mandatory, but proper pruning can give the plant a nice shape, keep it short, sturdy and full, and produce more flowers, and the pruned branches can be kept for cuttings to propagate. In fact, the pruning methods for kalanchoe are very simple. Let's take a look at the pruning methods for kalanchoe together below!

Pruning time for kalanchoe

The first pair of leaves below the flower branch has no value worth keeping at all and should be cut off together with the flower branch promptly and without mercy! The second pair of leaves below the flower branch should be kept for a period of time; generally, wait until 2 new shoots appear and the new shoots grow to 6 to 8 cm, then they can be cut off to root new cuttings. From the second to the fourth pair of leaves below the flower branch is the best segment for cuttings, and according to your own habits it can be used for cuttings, water culture or sand culture.

Pruning methods for kalanchoe

1. Cut off the second pair of leaves below the flower branch together with the flower branch, and after some time new shoots can grow and it can bloom a second time.

2. Do a major pruning every year after the flowers fade; for pruning before July, only about 3 cm of the branch stem needs to be kept, and the rest can all be cut off (no leaves at all may be kept).

3. When pruning, coordinate it with repotting and fertilizing, and the pruned branches can be used for cuttings. Before long, kalanchoe will grow many tender shoots; afterward, keep the plant within 10-15 cm, and any parts exceeding that can be pinched off.

Methods to make kalanchoe bloom more

1. The flower pot should not be too large: many gardening enthusiasts mistakenly believe that the larger the flower pot, the more growing space the plant has, and the better the plant should grow, with more and more abundant flowers. Actually, this is not the case. The reason is simple: a large pot means large space, the root system grows and spreads freely, and it consumes a large amount of nutrients for nothing, while the nutrients used for growing flower buds and blooming are reduced, thus causing the leaves to be sparse and narrow and small, with fewer flowers and smaller blooms.

2. The plant should not be too tall: after the dormancy of the hot summer, autumn is exactly the vigorous growth period for kalanchoe. A substantial pruning should be carried out before the Start of Autumn to make the plant shape low and sturdy and promote the development of branching. Then coordinate with fertilizing to ensure the plant grows well. Because there are many branches, there will be many flower heads later.

3. Fertilizing should not be too concentrated: sufficient fertilizer and water is certainly the foundation for lush flowers and leaves in plants, but many gardening enthusiasts, on the one hand to save trouble and on the other hand overestimating the tolerance of kalanchoe, often apply a large amount of concentrated fertilizer at one time, and the result is just the opposite. Kalanchoe either develops a large number of yellow leaves, or looks listless because the soil solution concentration is too high.

The above is the pruning methods for kalanchoe introduced to you by the editor. I hope it is helpful for your cultivation of kalanchoe!