How to grow geraniums in summer (four tips for growing potted geraniums in summer)

How geraniums can spend the summer perfectly

Some geraniums emit a special smell after blooming. If you grow two geraniums on the balcony in summer, mosquitoes will not dare to enter the house. As long as you understand its preferences, it is easy to grow a large flower ball. If you want the geranium to survive the summer, you need to pay attention to some details in maintenance.

First, about temperature and coordinated light

1. Light damage

Geraniums have tender stems due to insufficient light, which is not conducive to the growth and opening of flower branches. Too much shade will cause the plant to grow too tall, the flower branches to move upward, and the leaves to gradually turn yellow and fall off.

2. High temperature damage

Geraniums are afraid of high temperatures. When the temperature exceeds 35 degrees Celsius, they need to cool down the environment. Strong light can directly scorch the leaves, and then the leaves fall off and become bare stems, which will affect flowering in autumn.

【 Solution 】

In summer, place the geranium in a place where it cannot be exposed to the midday sun and keep it well ventilated. Use a shallow basin with water, put a small piece of water in the middle, and then place the pot on bricks. You can spray the leaves several times in the morning and evening to wet them.

Second, about watering

The root system of geranium is very afraid of waterlogging and long-term moisture in the flower soil, which will cause root rot. Long-term moisture in the flower soil will cause the stems to become disconnected and delicate, and the ability to withstand high temperatures will be reduced, which will also affect the later flowering.

When watering geraniums in summer, the soil needs to be alternately dry and wet. Water should be replenished and the roots should have a better breathing environment .

【 Processing method 】

Watering should be done in the evening after the sun sets. Water thoroughly. If the surface of the flower soil is dry, you can use a spray to wet the flower soil and leaves. If the surface of the flower soil is dry, it will take about a day longer, but the plant should be sprayed in the morning and evening.

Two things you must not do when caring for geraniums in summer:

First, pruning

When the geranium enters the semi-dormant period in summer, the nutrient supply of the roots and branches and leaves is in a balanced state. If you prune the geranium in summer, the balance of nutrient supply and demand of the roots and branches and leaves will be broken.

If the root system continues to absorb nutrients and water at a certain amount, new shoots will be forced out immediately. The delicate new shoots have a weaker ability to resist high temperatures and are easily dried out.

Second, fertilization

Many flower lovers are afraid that geraniums will have difficulty surviving the summer, so they want to promote the health of the plants by fertilizing them. Therefore, they can't help but fertilize geraniums in the summer. This is a very wrong practice.

Geraniums are semi-dormant in the high temperature of summer. When fertilizing, the absorption efficiency of geraniums is reduced, which can easily cause fertilizer to remain in the soil and burn the roots. The same principle applies to pruning. The increase of nutrients is likely to force out new buds, which are easily dried out.