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- Geraniums do not bloom - why?
- Is the location right?
- Do not pour geraniums too often
- Moisture causes many diseases
- Do not forget to fertilize - but right!
- Tips
The absence of flowering can have various causes
Geraniums do not bloom - why?
Pelargonium, commonly referred to as geraniums, are native to southern Africa, where they grow wild as shrubs or shrubs in desert areas. From its natural location, you can also read about the optimal conditions for cultivating the popular flowers on the home balcony. Your geranium does not bloom? Then often put a wrong location or care mistakes behind it.
Is the location right?
For example, geraniums often do not flower, or only rarely, because they are too shady. The plants need full sun - the more, the better. So if you can rule out other reasons, often an inappropriate location is responsible for the missing flowers. By the way, suitable protection against constant rain is also the right place to plant - if the rainy weather persists, leaves and flowers will suffer and eventually look unattractive.
Do not pour geraniums too often
Anyway, too much moisture is deadly for geraniums. Although the plants should be slightly damp, but in no case wet - waterlogging is poorly tolerated by the desert plants. Water your geraniums regularly, but only directly to the ground. Leaves and flowers should not be wetted if possible. Allow the substrate to dry well in between (finger test!) And then pour again - short dry periods can tolerate geraniums very well. Incidentally, when the humidity is too high or even waterlogged, geraniums often cause the buds to dry up and fall off.
Moisture causes many diseases
Too much moisture, no matter whether caused by frequent pouring or rain, quickly leads to diseases caused by fungi or bacteria in geraniums. Pelargonium rust, gray mold or wilting are common, as all infections only help to cut off affected parts of the plant as quickly as possible and to separate the plant if necessary.
Do not forget to fertilize - but right!
Another common cause of the lack of flowering geraniums is the wrong fertilization. Geranium is one of the heavyweights and must therefore be regularly supplied with a special fertilizer for flowering plants. You do not necessarily have to use expensive manure fertilizers, cheaper flowering fertilizers or properly dosed blue seed fulfill this purpose as well. The only important thing is that the fertilizer is not too nitrogen-stressed, because this only stimulates leaf growth. However, flowering plants need above all phosphorus, potash and magnesium.
Tips
If you can not pinpoint specific causes for the lack of flowering, check the geraniums again for pests such as aphids or thrips. These leaf suckers rob the plant of power, which then can not invest in the flower.