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- Cranesbill is absolutely hardy
- Easy-care Cranesbill ideal for garden beginners or people with little time
- Preparing cranesbeak for the winter
- Lure cranesbill out of hibernation
- Tips
Frost does not bother the cranesbill
Cranesbill is absolutely hardy
The cranesbill (botanical geranium, but not to be confused with the also referred to as geraniums, closely related pelargonium) is a very popular plant that must not be missing in any garden. The usually very lush flowering and provided with beautiful foliage perennial inspires not only by their appearance: the plant is a native genus also very hardy and otherwise easy to maintain.
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If you do not have much gardening experience or have a large garden but little time, you are well advised to plant cranesbill. In general - with a few exceptions - the perennial plant is considered to be very easy to care for, but it is all the more thriving and flowering. Many, horticultural little cultivated varieties also reproduce very reliably even without your intervention, so you must weät at most surplus seedlings - otherwise your garden will soon be overgrown by cranesbill.
Preparing cranesbeak for the winter
You do not have to worry about wintering because the cranesbill is absolutely hardy and therefore does not need any winter protection. Only in the pot cultivated cranesbill you should protect against freezing in the winter - his roots are finally in the cold season in the tight planter abundant unprotected. For this purpose, however, it is sufficient to put the bucket on an insulating Styrofoam pad. Do not forget to water the plant occasionally on frost-free days. Some cranesbill species are also prepared for the winter, by the withered foliage is cut back in the fall.
Lure cranesbill out of hibernation
In most cranesbills, however, this nourishing pruning is done only in the spring, so that the perennial can drive out new and strong. Fertilization is recommended after pruning in order to lure the cranesbill out of its winter hibernation and to stimulate growth. For this purpose, a good complete fertilizer, but also organic fertilizer such as mature Mischkompost or horn chips can be incorporated. Fertilization is repeated during flowering or after the first flowering and another pruning in summer.
Tips
You also do not have to worry about pests and diseases. The cranesbill is very robust and is very rarely attacked by any pathogens. Even with the otherwise so voracious snails, the perennial is not very popular.