Geraniums are probably the most popular balcony plants in Germany due to their bright colors. We'll show you how to care for the flowers.
- In summer, the colorful geranium flowers shine from numerous balconies .
- They are ideal as balcony plants * because they need a lot of sun.
- Here you can find out what you generally need to know about the care of geraniums .
They are mainly available in red, pink and white: the colorful flowers of the geranium plants that we encounter on numerous balconies in summer. It is not for nothing that geraniums are among the most popular balcony flowers in Germany: They are quite easy to care for and reward hobby gardeners with a magnificent and long-lasting bloom. We'll show you how to water, fertilize and cut your geraniums.
Geranium care: you need to pay attention to this when watering the flowers
Geraniums practically devour water, so you shouldn't be too sparing when watering. Nevertheless, make sure that no waterlogging forms. Simply feel the soil to see whether it has dried out sufficiently. In general, it is better to water geraniums once vigorously than more often in small quantities. So the plants are not always wet. By the way, geraniums particularly like rainwater at room temperature .
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Fertilize geraniums regularly - then they are well cared for
The colorful geraniums are among the heavy eaters, which means that they need a lot of nutrients . This is why you should provide the plants with fertilizer from the time they are planted until autumn. A long-term fertilizer in the form of compost or horn shavings is best . To do this, work about three liters of compost and a handful of horn shavings per square meter into the potting soil, as recommended by the Plantura portal. Alternatively, an organic long-term fertilizer or a normal fertilizer, which is added to the irrigation water every one to two weeks. The geraniums then do not need any fertilization for about three to four weeks.
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Plant care: cut and overwinter geraniums
Before the first frost in autumn, the geraniums are cut back and stored in a bright, cool room at two to five degrees Celsius for wintering. When pruning, all withered and healthy leaves are first removed from the plant and the shoots shortened by around two thirds to a height of 15 centimeters . Then the plants are repotted with fresh soil and lightly moistened over the winter. * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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