Now that the rainy season has passed, the temperature has obviously risen. In this case, we would rather not buy geranium, but pinch a branch and bury it in a flowerpot, so that it will become a "big flower ball" that year.
Sister Rong is like this. Although she likes growing flowers, she is also very stingy. Many flowers are cut by themselves, so I can't bear to buy them. How did Sister Rong cut it? How to raise a big flower ball in the later stage?
Step 1: cut geraniums (time): Sister Rong will cut geraniums at a temperature of about 15 degrees. Because geranium likes warm environment, the suitable temperature for growing period is 15~25 degrees. In early spring, Sister Rong usually cuts geraniums indoors. Mainly because the outdoor temperature is unstable.
Also, early spring is the season when everything germinates. Cutting geraniums makes it easier to grow new buds and survive.
(Choose branches): After reading Sister Rong's article, some flower friends will ask where to find branches. Sister Rong will also see beautiful geraniums from flower friends or relatives and friends, and then pinch some branches to cut them.
Sister Rong always chooses thicker branches when choosing branches, because such branches have better survival rate. Then cut the branches into small pieces of 5~8 cm, and the lower ends of the branches are cut at an oblique angle of 45 degrees, so that they can contact more soil and water and survive more easily.
Put the trimmed branches in a cool and ventilated place for about 24 hours, and then cut them after the wound is dry. Because geranium stems contain a lot of water, direct cutting is easy to rot.
(Cutting soil): You can cut geranium with pure sand or with humus soil, garden soil and sand mixed soil sterilized at high temperature. If pure sand cuttings are used, they need to be transplanted into flowerpots in time after survival. If soil mixed with humus, garden soil and sand is used, it can continue to grow without transplanting after survival.
(Cut geraniums): When cutting geraniums, first insert a few small holes in the pot soil with chopsticks, and then insert geranium branches of about 1/3 or 1/2. This can prevent geranium branches from being damaged, resulting in root rot after cutting.
After spraying water with a fine-eye watering can, put it in a ventilated place, keep the temperature above 15 degrees, and the cuttings can survive for about 30 days. If the cut geranium is made of pure sand, it needs to be transplanted into the pot in time, and the soil is a mixture of humus soil, garden soil and sand. Then put it in a cool and ventilated place. After the seedlings grow slowly, they can gradually receive the sun, and then raise them in sunny conditions.
Step 2: Sunny environment Geranium likes warm sunshine and is afraid of being exposed to strong sunshine in summer. In early spring, geraniums that survive cuttings will be preserved in sufficient sunshine after being transplanted into flowerpots.
However, after the pot is served, Sister Rong will wait for the seedlings to recover, gradually let the geraniums receive sunlight, and then raise them in sunny conditions. Prevent geraniums from moving directly into the sun, and the leaves will wither.
When the weather is hot, Sister Rong will set up a sunshade net for geraniums, so that geraniums can grow in a scattered light environment without overgrowth and sunburn.
Step 3: Don't water it too much. Geranium likes a dry environment because its fleshy stems contain a lot of water. Too much watering is easy to rot roots or grow white. How to water geranium after serving?
[Watering]: When Sister Rong waters the geranium, she will water it once after the soil is dry, so as to avoid excessive water accumulation in the geranium flowerpot and prevent the roots from rotting.
[Water spraying]: When the weather is dry, Sister Rong will also spray water around geranium leaves and flowerpots, because the humid environment can make geranium leaves moist and bright, and the leaves are fat and big. However, it needs to be kept in a well-ventilated environment to prevent high temperature and high humidity from causing geranium diseases and insect pests.
[Watering time]: Water the geranium. Sister Rong will water in front of 10 am in spring. When it is hot every day in summer, it will be watered in the morning or evening to prevent the roots of geranium from expanding when heated at noon, which will affect the growth of geranium.
Step 4: geranium doesn't like fertilizer very much if it is often applied with thin fertilizer, mainly because it grows fast. If too much chemical fertilizer or nitrogen fertilizer is applied, it is easy to cause geranium to grow white. Geranium is prone to root rot if raw fertilizer or thick fertilizer is used. Therefore, when fertilizing geranium, we should always apply thin fertilizer. So how to fertilize specifically?
Before fertilization: Sister Rong will add a small amount of decomposed cake fertilizer or manure when serving geraniums. Then, after the geranium grows vigorously in the upper pot, apply pancake fertilizer to the geranium every 10~ 15 days. In other words, a thin application of Huaduoduo 1 can promote the growth of geranium and the formation of flower buds.
Fertilization after sprouting: After the geranium sprouted, Sister Rong applied 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate water-soluble fertilizer every 7~ 10 days, or Huaduoduo No.2, which could make the geranium blossom earlier and more brightly.
At the end of the article, I like geraniums instead of buying them. In early spring, I pinched a branch and buried it in a flowerpot. As long as you do the above four steps, you can open a big flower ball that year. Flower friends who like to raise geraniums can try it. Let's call it a day. See you next time.