[how to raise geranium] how to maintain geranium

Geraniums were first grown in South Africa and are upright herbaceous flowers. Let's take a look at how geraniums are preserved.

Many varieties of geraniums have been cultivated today. It can generally grow to 30-60cm high, the stem is fleshy, the base is woody, there are unbranched and multi-branched, the nodes of the plant can be seen, and the whole is covered with pilose. Leaves orbicular to reniform alternate have conspicuous markings and margin serrated. The umbrella-shaped inflorescence grows at the top of the stem, and the Corolla is generally 5-petaled, with more colors, mainly red, and others are pink, purple, white, mixed color, etc., because the flowers are globular, so they are also called hydrangea.

Efficacy and function of Pelargonium

Ornamental value: the plant is straight, palm-shaped, with individual horseshoe-shaped patterns on the leaf, and multiple Corollas form globular flowers with a variety of colors, which is a good decoration for indoor and outdoor plants, whether in the room or in the flower bed of the outer courtyard. Can bring it to life.

Medicinal value: in medicine, it can improve immunity, resist bacteria, stop bleeding and pain, accelerate cell metabolism and circulation, purify and repair skin, and play a positive role in the treatment of burns, herpes and other skin problems. Through facial application or aromatherapy, it can stimulate the lymphatic system and speed up circulation, which is conducive to the treatment of colitis and gastritis. For women's menstruation and chest development can also play a certain regulatory effect, reduce mammary gland hyperplasia problems, pay attention to pregnant women are not available.

In addition, the essential oil extracted from it also has an impact on the nervous system of the human body, which can balance psychology, alleviate the unhealthy mood of irritability and anxiety, depression and depression, relieve stress, and put it in the bedroom, which can not only calm down, but also play the role of repelling mosquitoes.

Cosmetic value: its essential oil is implanted into the maintenance variety, and then applied on the face can effectively improve the skin, control the oil production of the skin, dredge the pores to activate the skin, reduce stretch marks and acne marks, and regulate Ermont.

The growth of geraniums

Geraniums are strong in nature, with few diseases and insect pests; they are also adaptable, and all kinds of soil can grow, but sandy loam soil rich in humus grows best; it likes sunshine, is warm, is slightly resistant to drought, is afraid of stagnant water, and is not resistant to hot summer and hot sun exposure. Summer plants stop growing, leaves aging, semi-dormant, at this time can be transferred to the indoor shade, stop the application of liquid fertilizer, watering on time, rainy days to put down the pot to prevent stagnant water rotting roots.

When the summer passes through the sky in September, you can turn the basin and change the soil, first cut the branches short, leaving only about ten square meters at the base of each branch, so that the new buds can be replaced by new branches. The geranium should be watered moderately, the basin soil should not be too wet, and the basin soil should be semi-dry half a day after watering.

Geraniums are mainly propagated in spring and autumn, but those with greenhouse equipment can also be planted in winter. Generally speaking, spring cuttings can blossom between New year and Spring Festival, while autumn cuttings can blossom at the end of April. The cuttings use new and old branches, but the tender shoots at the end of the branches grow best. Cuttings choose about ten centimeters, retain two to three upper leaves, such as the old strip can also be without leaves, the incision will be slightly shaded dry, inserted in the clean sand. The sand should be kept slightly wet and not flooded. First place in the semi-shade to keep the leaves from wilting, and then gradually come into contact with the sun after three to five days. Generally, it takes root in about two weeks, and it can be put on the pot when the root is three to four meters long. The geranium can also be hydroponically cultured, cut off the old branches and dry for 1 day, then insert into the clear water, grow new leaves in a week or so, and take root in about 20 days. The flower color of cones can be changed with the pH value of the soil.

Soil requirements of geranium

Geranium is a drought-tolerant plant, the requirement for the soil is not to have too much water, too much water will make the roots of the geranium rot. Therefore, when raising geraniums, the soil should not have too much water. Geraniums love rich and loose soil. When we raise it, we should pay attention to adding some sand to the bought soil to ensure the looseness of the soil. Potted geraniums should be changed once a year to facilitate their flowering.

The effect of geranium on the living environment

Geraniums have high requirements for light and temperature, and generally the best temperature for the growth of geraniums is between 10 and 20 degrees Celsius, that is, it is very suitable for the growth of geraniums in spring and autumn, too hot in summer and too cold in winter will make geraniums enter a dormant state, so be careful not to expose geraniums in summer and winter. Do not put it in a place below 0 degrees Celsius, will hurt it. In addition, it is necessary to prevent the effects of bad weather on the geranium. if the heavy rain soaks the geranium, it will make it difficult to breathe and rot at the root of the geranium.

Geranium pair pruning

The growth environment of geraniums requires fertile soil, which makes the growth of garden geraniums very fast. Geranium as an appreciative plant, it is usually carefully maintained and trimmed, usually trimmed three times a year. The first time is mainly to sparse the branches, the second is to cut off the withered flowers and overdense branches, and the third is to rest and repair as a whole, that is, plastic surgery.

Pest control of geranium

For geraniums, the two common diseases are leaf spot and Fusarium wilt. The general prevention and treatment of these two diseases is to place geraniums in a ventilated and transparent place to prevent the branches from being too dense. Remove the diseased leaves in time so as not to infect other leaves. It is also important to note that too much fertilization can also make geraniums sick.

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Too hot in summer and too cold in winter will make the geranium dormant, so be careful not to expose the geranium in summer and put it below 0 degrees Celsius in winter, it will hurt it. In addition, it is necessary to prevent the effects of bad weather on the geranium. if the heavy rain soaks the geranium, it will make it difficult to breathe and rot at the root of the geranium.

Geranium pair pruning

The growth environment of geraniums requires fertile soil, which makes the growth of garden geraniums very fast. Geranium as an appreciative plant, it is usually carefully maintained and trimmed, usually trimmed three times a year. The first time is mainly to sparse the branches, the second is to cut off the withered flowers and overdense branches, and the third is to rest and repair as a whole, that is, plastic surgery.

Pest control of geranium

For geraniums, the two common diseases are leaf spot and Fusarium wilt. The general prevention and treatment of these two diseases is to place geraniums in a ventilated and transparent place to prevent the branches from being too dense. Remove the diseased leaves in time so as not to infect other leaves. It is also important to note that too much fertilization can also make geraniums sick.

This is the whole content of how to take care of geraniums that I summarized for you. I hope this article can help you. Please continue to follow us.