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- Hanging geraniums: care, cutting, wintering
- How often should you water hanging geraniums?
- When and with what are hanging geraniums to be fertilized?
- Do you have to cut hanging geraniums? If so, when and how?
- When is the best time to repot hanging geraniums?
- Which diseases are common in hanging geraniums?
- Which pests do you have to pay attention to in hanging geraniums?
- Are hanging geraniums hardy?
- Tips
Hanging geraniums need a lot of water
Hanging geraniums: care, cutting, wintering
The geranium (Pelargonium peltatum) with its up to 150 centimeters long shoots are popular balcony flowers that show their flowers throughout the summer. With good care your balcony railing becomes a real eye-catcher.
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Like all geraniums, hanging geraniums need a lot of water - especially during warm and dry summer months - but at the same time they do not tolerate rain and certainly no waterlogging. Rainy weather often causes the flowers to be unsightly.
When and with what are hanging geraniums to be fertilized?
[Hanging geraniums are real starvation feeders who are bested with a liquid flowering or flower fertilizer two to three times a week at best. Of course, you can also fertilize the plants with a special plant fertilizer, but this money is actually not necessary. Fertilize best when watering and preferably not on dry soil.
Do you have to cut hanging geraniums? If so, when and how?
A regular cleaning of faded shoots is useful in many varieties to encourage the hanging geraniums to the formation of new flowers. Meanwhile, there are also geraniumsorten that are self-cleaning and do not need to be plastered. Otherwise, hanging geraniums are cut back before hibernation, at best in September or October. Another pruning takes place in early spring.
When is the best time to repot hanging geraniums?
If you overwinter your hanging geraniums, you should repot plants into fresh substrate each spring. You can combine this measure with the pruning.
Which diseases are common in hanging geraniums?
Especially caused by damp weather or improper care occur in hanging geraniums various fungal diseases. Mildew, pelargonium rust, gray mold and wilt are common. These infections are often due to excessive humidity (eg due to damp weather or too frequent or incorrect pouring).
Which pests do you have to pay attention to in hanging geraniums?
Especially aphids, whiteflies and thrips are common in hanging geraniums. All pests can be combated quite well with dishwashing liquid. Mix 500 milliliters of water with a few drops of detergent and a tablespoon of vegetable oil. Dip the affected plants into the mixture or - if immersion is not possible - wipe the leaves one by one.
Are hanging geraniums hardy?
Hanging geraniums are not hardy. They should give the plants to the winter quarters before the first frost and winter there frost-free, but cool.
Tips
The highly contagious pelargonium rust arises mainly in damp weather or errors during casting. This case prevents a timely installed rain cover. Even when watering, you can protect flowers and leaves by only watering the plants from below.