Any tips for making my geranium bushier? When I first g...
Any tips for making my geranium bushier?
When I first got it, I wasn’t giving it enough water or sunlight, which I think contributed to the long woody stem it’s got.
Now, it’s in a south-facing window with lots of light and I water it about once a week, but the long woody stem is a bit unsightly to me.
Anything I could do to encourage new growth toward the bottom?
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When I first got it, I wasn’t giving it enough water or sunlight, which I think contributed to the long woody stem it’s got.
Now, it’s in a south-facing window with lots of light and I water it about once a week, but the long woody stem is a bit unsightly to me.
Anything I could do to encourage new growth toward the bottom?
#Geranium #help #HappyPlants #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #NewPlantMom #GregGang #GreggersSupportingGreggers #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
0ft to light, direct
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
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I have the same problem. My outside Geraniums were a little neglected during the wintertime. 😏 But, there is good news, Geraniums are fast growers. It will get bushier in no time. 🙂This is what to do for a bushier plant.
✂️Use your finger tips to pinch off approx. 1/4 -1/2 inch of the growing tips of each shoot. Prune just above the next leaf, or just above the next stem or pinch just above the flower bud. https://www.weekand.com/home-garden/article/geranium-grow-thicker-18049855.php
💧Use the finger soil test to determine when to water your plant. The skin on your finger is an extremely sensitive moisture meter and it’s free. 🙂Only water your plant when the soil feels completely dry on your index finger, inserted into the soil. This method allows your plant to tell you its thirsty. 🙃
• Continue to slowly water your plant until water starts dripping out of the drainage hole, this allows the entire root ball to get dehydrated.
• Never let your plant sit in the stagnant water that came out of the drainage hole, because the plant will become overwatered and its roots will die.
• And finally, avoid getting water on their leaves, because that could cause a fungal disease.
🙏 I hope your Geranium will live long, get thicker and prosper with may blooms.
✂️Use your finger tips to pinch off approx. 1/4 -1/2 inch of the growing tips of each shoot. Prune just above the next leaf, or just above the next stem or pinch just above the flower bud. https://www.weekand.com/home-garden/article/geranium-grow-thicker-18049855.php
💧Use the finger soil test to determine when to water your plant. The skin on your finger is an extremely sensitive moisture meter and it’s free. 🙂Only water your plant when the soil feels completely dry on your index finger, inserted into the soil. This method allows your plant to tell you its thirsty. 🙃
• Continue to slowly water your plant until water starts dripping out of the drainage hole, this allows the entire root ball to get dehydrated.
• Never let your plant sit in the stagnant water that came out of the drainage hole, because the plant will become overwatered and its roots will die.
• And finally, avoid getting water on their leaves, because that could cause a fungal disease.
🙏 I hope your Geranium will live long, get thicker and prosper with may blooms.
