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- In March / April: repot overgrown geraniums
- Before repotting, a strong pruning takes place
- Even the roots have to be cut back
- Repot geranium in pre-fertilized soil
- Tips
The geranium needs a lot of space to grow
In March / April: repot overgrown geraniums
Overgrown geraniums are truly no beauties: Naked and bare, except for a few, due to the lack of winter light, long and dry Geiltriebe leaves the plants are not much of their later glory. In order to get the summer flowers back on the right path, they should be cut back in early spring and then replanted into fresh substrate.
Before repotting, a strong pruning takes place
During the winter, dry, powerless shoots often grow, which absolutely have to be cut back before repotting. They rob the plant unnecessarily and will not carry any flowers anyway. In addition, you should also remove all dead and sickly branches, but you should proceed with caution: Older, woody shoots may look dried at first glance, although they are not. If in doubt, you can do the finger test: Take the shoot in question between your thumb and forefinger and press gently. Dead and sick shoots feel soft and yielding, "rotten".
Even the roots have to be cut back
Then the root system is cut back vigorously. Remove long and thin, feeble roots as well as diseased and dead root components.This pruning is important to stimulate the roots to vigorous and new growth, so that the plants can grow and thrive even more lush above ground.
Repot geranium in pre-fertilized soil
Now you can repot the roughly one third cut geraniums in a clean planter with fresh, preferably pre-fertilized substrate. Use a mixture of 1 part compost or potting soil, 1 part coarse sand and 1 part perlite or similar clay granules. You can also add a handful of horn chips to the substrate for better nutrition. The plants should be placed at a distance of 30 to 40 centimeters in balcony boxes or other planters, but can also be planted individually or together with other summer flowers.
Tips
Winter geraniums should be brought out of hibernation by repotting in March / April at the latest.