This flower can bloom freely regardless of balcony or balcony.

Geranium is a kind of flower that is easy to burst. No matter you plant it on the balcony or terrace, pay a little attention to some tips to keep it in full bloom. A variety of colors crisscross, balcony, balcony has become a sea of flowers, especially spectacular.

Generally, there are two forms of planting geraniums on the balcony or balcony: one is in the form of small potted flowers, and the other is in the form of a single plant. It is common for most flower lovers to grow small potted flowers, while small potted flowers need to master only a few skills to grow geraniums.

1. Change the basin and change the soil

Small potted geraniums potted on the balcony or balcony should be changed in autumn because the geraniums are dormant from June to July. After resuming growth, they should clean up the rotten roots and replace the new soil. Basin soil should be rich in humus loam, when changing the basin, can be in the basin bottom pad a few horseshoe or cow, Bauhinia piece to do base fertilizer. Put the geranium plant in the center of the basin, straighten the fill, immediately pour enough water after the filling, and water again after the water is absorbed dry. The seedlings in the first pot should be shaded for 3 to 7 days before they can grow normally.

2. Fertilization

No matter planting geraniums on the balcony or balcony, in addition to using base fertilizer when turning the basin, topdressing can be done once a week with organic nutrient solution fermented by pure plants, watering the roots with 500 times water; the flowering period can be once a week (between June and July in summer, the plant is in a semi-dormant state, generally does not apply fertilizer), spray water after fertilization to avoid residual foliage damage.

3. Watering

The spring and autumn season is the exuberant period for the growth and flowering of geranium. the amount of water can be more, generally watering at 9 ~ 10 o'clock in the morning, watering in the morning and watering in the evening every day in summer, cold weather in winter, slow growth, and no need to water every day. According to weather conditions and basin soil is dry and wet, if the soil is dry, it is necessary to water. It is appropriate to water at 10 o'clock in the morning in winter, and the dormancy time should be reduced as much as possible. After pruning, it is usually not watered for a week to prevent the scissors from getting wet and rotten.

4. Pruning

Raise geraniums on the balcony or balcony. Pruning is necessary for short and strong plant growth and beautiful plant shape. Generally, pruning is carried out three times a year, and sparse pruning is carried out in March to cut off dense branches and thin and weak branches. After the May blossom season, cut off the Xiehua branches and overdense them. After the dormant period of the geranium in July and August, the geranium was shaved and pruned combined with changing pots, so that each plant had 3-5 branches, and the large leaves that covered the buds should also be removed.

The overgrown branches should also be coring to promote the growth of new branches and make the plant branches symmetrical. After flowering, it is also necessary to make a short cut, usually leaving the branches of the same year 3 to 5 centimeters long.

If flower friends want the price geranium to cultivate a tall and dry tree, it is generally recommended not to pick the heart, but only when the plant grows to a height of 70cm to 80cm. In order to prevent lodging, a pillar should be set up to fix the branches.