Detailed instructions on how to replant geraniums at home

Planting and care

In order for your pelargonium to smell fragrant all season, it needs to be provided with comfortable conditions.
The soil for planting is prepared in the fall: after digging, mineral fertilizers and humus are added.

Immediately before planting, the plant is watered abundantly and no more than 12-14 seedlings are placed per 1 sq.m.

The next 2 weeks pay special attention to soil moisture. At home, with the right approach, it blooms for 10 to 12 years, maintaining its picturesqueness

On average, it is recommended to update the pot every 10-12 months as needed.

Large rhizomatous

It is a perennial plant that has an elegant and decorative appearance, producing delightful flowers and greenery. It is often used instead of lawns. In order to avoid problems in the process of breeding this crop, you must follow the following planting rules:

• the soil for planting must be fertile;
• maintain a distance: between bushes 25-30 cm, and between rows from 70 cm to one meter;
• planting algorithm: drainage is laid out at the bottom of the prepared hole, followed by fertilizing, a bush is placed on top and sprinkled with earth.

Rules of care:

• abundant, but not frequent watering (this plant is heat-loving, and therefore tolerates drought more easily than excessive moisture);
• regular feeding;
• timely removal of inflorescences;
• good drainage is a must.

It is better to plant it in sunny and abundantly warmed areas. Partial shade is also perfect. To prevent the plant from freezing, it is recommended to create a shelter for the winter. However, frost-resistant species will winter well without it.

Lugovoy

It is a dense bush up to 120 cm in height. Blooms in mid-summer with blue-purple flowers. Its requirements for planting and subsequent care are no different from other types of pelargonium.

Planting and care

Landing

Growing is possible both at home and in the garden. But it’s better to start with home cultivation, master the care well, and only then start experimenting with outdoor plantings. With the exception of frost-resistant varieties, all the rest will either behave like annuals, or you will have to dig them up every fall and take them home for the winter.

In addition to classic watering, weeding and fertilizing, temperature regulation is added when it comes to home growing. Replanting is often not recommended - only when absolutely necessary.

Lighting

Our guest is from the south, and like any southerner, he loves and needs the sun. South windows will be preferable for him. Only on particularly hot days and hours, it wouldn’t hurt to throw a little shade so that direct sunlight doesn’t cause burns. On the north side, the flower will not be very comfortable; it will seek the sun, stretch and bend, and will bloom much worse. As a last resort, if there is no suitable sunny place, you can illuminate the pots with fluorescent lamps.

Soil and fertilizing

The soil is suitable purchased or from a mixture of garden soil, sand, peat and humus in equal parts. The result should be soil rich in organic matter with good drainage properties. Also, for good drainage, the bottom of the flower pot is filled with expanded clay, small pebbles or broken bricks.

Watering

Watering is simple, but with its own nuances. It is better not to use a water spray for this - high air humidity can only do harm.

It is not recommended to keep plants that need air humidification and spraying nearby.

The southerner tolerates drought well and does not require too frequent watering - once every 2-3 days is enough. On very hot days, if the soil has time to dry out within a day, you need to water it every day. Settled water at room temperature is suitable. The entire soil is watered, but an excess of moisture will cause rotting and death of the bush.

Fertilizers

You will have to feed the plants with fertilizer regularly and relatively often - once every 10 days. Moreover, in hot weather, when watering is done daily, a single dose of fertilizer is divided into 10 parts and one part is applied to the soil every day along with watering.

The fertilizer should contain: low concentration nitrogen, a high percentage of potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, zinc, copper, manganese, iron, boron and molybdenum.

During the dormant period, feeding is not required.

Temperature

When growing flowers at home, temperature adjustment is added to the usual care measures, taking into account seasonality. So, in the autumn and winter, plantings are stored at lower temperatures than in spring and autumn - this is necessary so that the plant responds to the changing seasons as usual and therefore blooms better.

In spring and summer, the recommended storage temperature is from +20 to +25 degrees, and in autumn and winter, +13 during the day and +6 at night.

Avoid strong drafts and sudden temperature changes, but also do not allow the air to stagnate.

Rest period

Like all living things, plants also get tired and need rest. The optimal rest period is about 2 months. To do this, stop watering and feeding from the beginning of November. In a couple of months, your beauties will have a rest and from the beginning of January you can resume caring for them.

Trimming and pinching

Pruning is a whole gardening art, which sooner or later every amateur will have to learn. And houseplants are best suited for this.

It is necessary to trim the bushes so that there is not too much greenery, so that the plantings are neat, do not grow and retain their shape. Pinching also has rejuvenating properties.

How to prune pelargonium correctly

Basic recommendations:

• In the fall, when the flowering period has already passed, old leaves and branches and peduncles that are exposed longer than the stem are removed.
• Using a utility knife or a good pruner, young branches are trimmed diagonally above the leaf node.
• Be sure to treat the wounds with charcoal, manganese solution or crushed activated carbon.

How to transplant? detailed instructions

So, let's move on to action. How does the transplantation process actually take place? Carefully read each step from the instructions to avoid mistakes and not kill the flower:

• First, you should know that transplantation is mainly carried out in the spring.
• Take care of the size of the pot into which your geranium will be transplanted. It should be a little larger than before, but not huge.
• Prepare the following items that will be needed during replanting: soil, a watering can filled with water and a pot.
• If the pot into which you are transplanting the geranium is old, then you need to treat it. It is best to soak it in a bleach solution. This will rid it of infection, and also cleanse it of those contaminants that are very difficult to remove manually.
• After the cleansing procedure, we place a layer of drainage on the bottom of the pot (this can be broken bricks or pieces of foam).
• Let's start removing the geranium from the old pot. It should be removed strictly with a lump of earth, otherwise there is a risk of damaging the plant. To ensure that the plant comes out of the pot easily, be sure to water it before doing so. When water is absorbed, you need to hold the plant with one hand, and hold the pot with the other. If the plant does not come out of the pot very well, then tap the pot a little to lightly shake the soil. But if this does not help, then take a knife and use it to separate the soil from the pot.
• After removing the plant, inspect its root system to ensure there is no damage. Anything that makes you suspicious must be removed using garden shears, while trying not to damage healthy roots.
• We place our plant in a new pot. We fill the empty spaces between the walls of the pot and the old soil with new and moistened soil.
• The soil around the root must be compacted. The final step will be watering the plant.
• Then we put it in the shade for about a week.

After a week, we can already put the geranium in its permanent place and begin to care for it. But it should be noted that there is no need to fertilize for the first 2 or 3 months.

Features of transplanting pelargonium after purchase

Buying geraniums does not mean immediately replanting them from transport store soil. Over the past weeks, the plant has had to quickly adapt to changing temperatures and lighting several times, so we need to take pity on it and let it adapt to new living conditions. As a rule, it takes several weeks (from two to four) to get used to. Then they proceed according to the algorithm:

We take a pot a little larger than the previous one. Prepare fresh earthen mixture. We transfer the plant into a new container, after moistening the soil a little. Add soil to the edges of the pot (do not compact it)

Water carefully

It is recommended not to touch pelargonium purchased in winter until spring or at least mid-February. In a dormant state, the plant will not tolerate such a test. If you bought a flowering geranium, it is better to wait until the buds fall off.

Purchased geraniums must be carefully inspected before transplanting.

Before transplanting, carefully inspect the root system of the plant. Healthy roots entwine the earthen ball completely. It is necessary to shake off the substrate and wash them only if rot, diseases or insects are detected. In other cases, the whole earthen ball is moved to new soil. Young roots will receive all the necessary nutrients from it.

Some amateur flower growers violate generally accepted rules for transplanting purchased geraniums. They immediately carry out the above-described procedures with it, believing that there is no need to wait and it is better to subject the plant to all the tests right away, rather than dragging them out for a month.

How to plant geraniums without roots

You can plant a sprig of geranium without roots. The ideal time is spring or early autumn. It's usually done like this:

• A geranium branch 5–7 centimeters long with two to five leaves is cut at a right angle.
• Warm, settled or boiled water is poured into a transparent glass.
• A geranium cutting is placed in water. It needs to be changed every 2-3 days. To speed up the rooting process, dissolve succinic acid (250 ml tablet) in the liquid or add a little biostimulant - Epin, Zircon, Kornevin (2-3 ml per liter).

Keeping the future pelargonium bush in water for a long time can cause rotting of the part lowered there. To prevent this, you can put an activated carbon tablet in the container.

Geranium cuttings are dipped in water to cause roots to appear.

Most gardeners do not immerse the cuttings in water, but immediately root them in a prepared pot with an earthen mixture. After pruning, the cuttings are dried at room temperature for about two hours. Then they are planted in transparent plastic cups filled with universal soil for flowering indoor plants or peat chips. The type of geranium affects the method of rooting: zonal geranium produces roots faster in water, fragrant - in the ground, royal also prefers soil, but the process is slow.

Geranium cuttings can be immediately planted in the soil mixture; the probability of rooting is very high

The dishes with future bushes are placed in a well-lit place, but not in direct sunlight. Ivy and zonal geraniums are ready to be transplanted into a pot in 10–15 days; royal geraniums will take a month. Transparent cups are good because the appearance of roots can be quickly noticed - they reach the walls of the dish in a few days. Another criterion that the procedure was successful is the appearance of a new leaf.

Is it possible to replant flowering geraniums?

During flowering, any plants spend a lot of energy on forming buds and ripening seeds. During such a period, it is better to take pity on the geranium, increase feeding, and not subject it to additional stress. Otherwise, first the flowers will fall off, then the leaves will turn yellow. The plant may even die. It is recommended to wait for the end of flowering and replant the pelargonium after 5–10 days.

If there is an urgent need to transplant the geranium into a new pot at the time of flowering (the plant was dropped or damaged, the bush became sick), then this can still be done. You need to try to transfer the pelargonium into a new container without damaging the roots or destroying the earthen lump. The flowers will, of course, fall off, but the geranium will survive.

Features of plant care after transplantation

Geranium transplanted into a new pot does not need feeding for the first two to three months. It will take all its nutrients from fresh soil. Therefore, the pelargonium bush only requires timely watering as the soil dries out.

It is important to ensure optimal temperatures and proper lighting. After the appearance of new leaves and the growth of the rooted cuttings, pinch the pelargonium so that it does not stretch upward, but bushes

When can and should a transplant be performed?

All indoor flowers need to be replanted periodically when the plant grows out of its original pot and the soil loses its beneficial properties. In the case of geraniums, this operation must be carried out every 2-3 years. But there are always cases when a transplant needs to be performed unplanned:

• if the roots become crowded in the pot (the roots are visible on the surface of the substrate and in the drainage holes);
• if the plant turns yellow and withers, the soil does not dry out completely and there is a suspicion of root rot;
• if, despite proper care, the geranium does not grow or bloom. One possible reason is unsuitable soil (what soil is suitable for indoor geraniums?);
• if at the beginning of autumn it is necessary to move the plant from open ground back indoors.

Is it allowed to do this with a flowering plant?

It is strictly not recommended to replant a plant during the flowering period, since it simply does not have enough strength to successfully cope with such stress.
It is necessary to wait until the geranium fades, otherwise the buds will most likely fall off, the leaves will begin to turn yellow and the flower may even die. If transplantation is needed urgently and it is not possible to wait for the end of flowering, it must be done extremely carefully, by transshipment. It is better to trim all flower stalks first. This will allow the plant to focus on restoring the root system without wasting energy on further flowering and seed production.

How to propagate at home?

Pelargonium cannot be classified as a capricious plant. It reproduces easily. At home, propagation is carried out, as already mentioned, by cuttings, seeds, and rooting of leaves. Cuttings are the most optimal and reliable option.

Cuttings

It is better to cut the plant in autumn or early spring. Stages of work:

1. The upper vertical shoot is cut off. The cutting size should be from 8 to 12 cm.
2. The cut is made directly under the leaf node. Roots will subsequently emerge from it. It is enough to leave 2-3 leaves on the cuttings, the rest can be removed. The cutting needs to be left in the air for two hours so that the cut area dries well.

Preparation

1. Some varieties of geranium, such as royal geranium, require special care. They stimulate the mother plant. This is done a month before cuttings: small cuts are made along the stem under the leaf buds. Root tubercles will subsequently appear in this place.
2. A cut will be made underneath them, which will allow the plant to quickly take root. The size of the cutting will be 7-10 cm. Roots will appear in the lower cut, and the upper part will dry out. The lateral buds will subsequently begin to produce new shoots, and gradually the pelargonium will become a bush.

Rooting

Cuttings can be easily rooted in water:

1. The water must be settled in advance. The cuttings are installed so that the water only covers them halfway.
2. It is advisable to add activated carbon to the water.
3. The lower cut of the cutting is lowered into the water.
4. The water is changed once every two days.
5. When roots appear, you can transplant the plant into pots.

Some varieties of geraniums are not placed in water, as the root system begins to rot before it has formed. These species include royal and fragrant pelargonium.

Planting in the soil

Rooting geraniums without roots can be done directly in the soil:

1. First of all, you need to prepare the substrate. To do this, you need to mix peat, sand and perlite in equal proportions.
2. The soil is poured into a small transparent glass (also called a tablet) or a pot with a volume of up to 200 ml. The container must have a hole at the bottom, since watering is carried out through the pan.

Important! If a food jar was used as a container, it is thoroughly washed and disinfected with medical alcohol.

Read more about how to choose the right soil and pot for planting pelargonium here.

Then the landing itself takes place:

1. In order for roots to appear faster, the cut areas can be sprinkled with a growth stimulator (Kornevin, etc.).
2. A depression is made in the center of the pot, a cutting is inserted into it to a depth of 3-4 cm. After this, the earth is carefully compacted.
3. The pot with the cuttings is placed on the sunny side and watered three times a week. In two weeks, roots will appear. Proof of this will be the appearance of a new leaf. After this, the plant can be transplanted into a larger container.

We talked about the features of planting, transplanting and rooting pelargonium in this material.

For the substrate, you can take the following elements, which have a beneficial effect on flower growth:

• Perlite.
• Coconut flakes.
• Sphagnum, but its acidity should be neutral.

Many specialized stores sell universal primer. Such soil is light and loose, capable of conducting moisture well.

Let's look at the video of rooting geraniums without roots directly in the soil:

Seeds

You can collect the seeds yourself or purchase them at the store. It is easier to use the second option, since collecting seeds from a plant is long and hard work. It is necessary to choose a moment so that the seeds are fully ripe and do not have time to fly away from the plant, but at the same time this must be done in late autumn. Therefore, it is better for amateurs to use another method of propagating geraniums.

Planting of seeds will be carried out depending on the size of the seeds. If they are small, then they need to be planted before winter. Large seeds are planted in April. Peat pots are selected for planting, where the seeds will remain until next spring.

This soil - a combination of peat and sand - is considered the most fertile for growing pelargonium. After planting the seeds, the soil is covered with a film and left there until the first shoots appear. Then the shelter is removed.

This video describes in detail the propagation of pelargonium by seeds:

Stages

Choosing a pot

A large volume of geranium substrate is not needed; a pot of 10-12 cm in diameter is quite suitable for the first planting. For each subsequent transplant, the container should be selected 2-3 cm larger than the previous one. A pot that is significantly larger than the size of the root system will sooner or later lead to waterlogging of the soil, which can cause the death of the plant.

Geraniums will feel better in a ceramic pot than in a plastic one. Clay is able to remove excess moisture and salts from the soil, which will have the best effect on plant growth.

Substrate production

Geranium is one of the most unpretentious plants when it comes to soil quality; it can grow in ordinary garden soil and in a universal substrate for flowering plants. There are also special mixtures, here are a few compositions:

• humus, turf soil, river sand in a ratio of 2:2:1;
• garden soil, peat, sand in equal proportions;
• turf soil, leaf soil, peat, sand in equal proportions.

Before transplanting a plant into a new substrate, it must be sterilized. This will help avoid various diseases and pests.

Preparing the plant

There are no special ways to make replanting geraniums easier. The main thing is to choose the right time (you cannot replant in winter and at the time of flowering). The day before, the plant must be watered abundantly so that the substrate is completely saturated with moisture - this will make it easier to remove the flower from the pot. You can also use growth stimulants as an additional guarantee that the geranium will recover successfully.

Aftercare

Due to the fact that geranium is very sensitive to the transplantation process, it needs special attention during this period. Despite the fact that in normal times this plant feels great on a south or south-east windowsill under bright sunlight, it is better to place the transplanted flower in a more shaded place for about a week

Watering should be done moderately, carefully monitoring how the soil dries out. Geraniums do not require much moisture; they are accustomed to arid climates. As a result, waterlogging can be detrimental to it, especially when the plant is weakened after transplantation.

Important! Geraniums do not need high air humidity; it is strictly not recommended to spray them, as this can lead to rotting and the occurrence of diseases.

There is no need to fertilize the flower for 2-3 months after transplantation; all the elements necessary for growth are contained in sufficient quantities in the renewed soil. In the future, fertilizing can be done once a month; special products for geraniums or universal fertilizers for flowering indoor plants are suitable.

When feeding for the first time, it is important to reduce the dosage by 2-3 times to avoid damage to the roots, then apply fertilizer according to the instructions. Find out how and what to feed a plant at home or at your dacha here, and in this material read about how to prepare and use iodine fertilizer

Our grandmothers also proved that geranium can grow and even bloom despite any conditions: in simple soil not rich in nutrients, under scorching sun rays or far from them, on a balcony, where even in summer the temperature can drop below +10.

Geranium can withstand almost anything except improperly transplanted plants and constant excess moisture. But this does not mean that extreme conditions are familiar to this plant, like other indoor flowers; geraniums need care, and then they will reciprocate.

Pot size and material

If the transfer will be carried out due to the fact that the geranium has simply become crowded in the old pot, you need to responsibly approach the choice of container. The intensity of growth and quality of flowering of pelargonium directly depends on the correctness of this choice. First of all, the container should be slightly larger than the previous pot. You should not choose a container that is too large, as the flower will not grow well in it. It will form many shoots that will stop blooming and begin to stretch. As a result, instead of a beautiful flowering plant, you will get an overgrown bush. The new container in diameter should be only a couple of centimeters larger than the old one.

Caring for indoor geraniums

Geranium is a southern flower that loves the sun very much. In winter, geraniums should be placed in the brightest place in the house. In summer, geraniums are planted in the ground if possible. Staying in the fresh air is very beneficial for the plant: many new leaves and flowers appear.

Pelargonium grows well at temperatures around 20°C. But if it starts to get colder and cool nights set in with a temperature of 5-7°C, your main task is to protect the flower from drafts, otherwise it may get sick.

Water geraniums not too much, but regularly. The soil should always be slightly moist. In winter, watering is reduced.

In order for flowering geraniums to bloom profusely and brightly, you can feed them with fertilizers. Add liquid flowering plant food to the water you use to water your geraniums. You need to feed every 2 weeks in the summer. In winter, feeding is stopped.

When is it required if the plant blooms?

There may be several reasons for replanting a flowering plant:

• There is practically no soil left in the pot from the growing roots. The solution to the problem will be ordinary transshipment.
• The plant is flooded with water. What can threaten the life of geranium.
• The flower grows poorly, looks weakened, despite flowering, and has few leaves.
• Geranium is sick. The soil is susceptible to pests.

Important! A new pot for replanting should be chosen only a couple of centimeters larger than the old pot. Geranium will begin to bloom only after the root system has filled the entire space.

How to care?

Humidity

Geranium does not have any special requirements for humidity, but it loves fresh air. The culture tolerates humid and dry atmospheres.

Note! You should not spray it, otherwise it will lead to burns.

Temperature

It is necessary to grow geraniums outdoors at an air temperature of at least 12 degrees. If this indicator decreases, the leaves will begin to fall off and droop.

Watering

It is necessary to moisten the plant regularly, but avoid standing water, as this can lead to the development of root rot. But drought is also undesirable, otherwise the flower will not bloom or its inflorescences will become smaller and the leaves will begin to fade. But after watering, all elements of the plant will be restored.

It is best to moisten the soil after the top layer has dried. Excessive soil irrigation causes the cessation of flowering.

Feeding

Geranium does not need abundant nutrition. It is quite enough to use compost and peat that were added to the hole before planting. An excess of fertilizers will have a detrimental effect on the formation of flowers.

Before flowering, you need to apply fertilizer containing phosphorus. Potassium compounds should be used once every 2 weeks during the formation of inflorescences and during active flowering, as they will provide large lush inflorescences.

Trimming

With the onset of autumn, you can move on to forming the geranium crown. Then it will be thicker and begin to bloom profusely. During pruning, it is necessary to leave the stem with 6-7 leaves.

Recommendation. You need to remove shoots that grow not from the roots, but from the leaf axils.

If the bush has grown greatly for the winter, then at the end of February or at the beginning of March it can be pruned again. Cut shoots are perfect for cuttings.

Subsequently, to improve flowering and create a beautiful crown shape, cut off geranium shoots when 4-5 leaves appear. But only from December to January it is better not to touch the plant, as it enters a dormant period. There are many benefits to pruning geraniums:

• the bush turns out to be dense, as a result of which it acquires a compact and decorative appearance;
• pruning helps protect young leaves and shoots from diseases, since dried flowers and leaves are often affected by gray rot.

We have prepared a lot of useful tips about geraniums: pinching, ideal soil for an indoor flower and pot, feeding with iodine, planting geraniums.

How to care for your garden in summer?

Summer care for geraniums grown outdoors is not very different from the standard. At this time, it is necessary to increase the amount of watering; the soil should not be allowed to dry out. Do not apply nitrogen-containing fertilizers anymore, as they promote the development of foliage, and flowering will be poor and unsightly. In the summer you need to add compounds rich in potassium, then the bush will bloom for a long time.

When to perform the procedure

Transplantation is a stressful situation for a flower. Therefore, in order to minimize the negative effect of it, manipulation should be carried out at a certain time. Geraniums should be planted in a new pot in the spring. At this time, you can also divide the rhizome and thus propagate the flower. In spring, pelargonium (also called geranium) can even be planted in open ground in the garden. But in the fall it should be moved from the garden to the house.

It is possible to transplant geraniums in the fall. There is no strict definition of time here. But you should know that in winter plants take root much worse than in other seasons.

Flower growers say that the best time to transfer indoor geraniums to a new pot will be the following months: April, March and February. But everyone decides for themselves when to replant indoor geraniums.

Is it possible to transplant during flowering?

Geraniums can be replanted at any time of the year . But it is worth considering some features of the transplant:

1. During the period of active flowering, as mentioned above, the plant spends a lot of energy on the formation of flowers.
2. At this time, active sap flow occurs. Therefore, during this stressful period, replanting geraniums can lead to a long recovery period and the dropping of flowers.

How to replant geraniums from the street

So, let's find out how to properly transplant geraniums back from the street into a pot. The day before, you need to water the plants well - maybe even with some excess. Then we carefully dig up the bush along with a lump of earth and transfer it into a pot of a suitable size.

If the bush has grown and does not fit into its old pot, you can take cuttings from the plant and grow a new, young plant. Or divide the bush into several and plant them in several pots.

Then geranium again goes into the category of indoor plants. When transferred from open ground to a house, the death of some leaves is a completely natural and inevitable phenomenon. This is how the plant adapts to new conditions.

Preparing the soil for pelargonium

You can buy ready-made soil for pelargonium or mix 2 teaspoons of humus, 1 teaspoon of sand and 1 teaspoon of peat. The root system of the plant can become moldy if you take heavy and stale soil. The plant loves nutritious and loose soil. After replanting, the soil is not compacted; once a month, the top layer is additionally loosened. Geraniums require a high turf layer (minimum 2 cm).

Feeding pelargonium after transplantation

The plant accepts fertilizing with mineral compounds well. At the end of winter they begin to feed with potassium and phosphorus compounds. Nitrogen, on the contrary, reduces. This promotes abundant flowering in spring. Feeding is carried out once a month (in winter and autumn) and once a week (from early spring to late summer). Two weeks before transplantation into the house, feeding is stopped.

Lighting and temperature

Geranium should overwinter at a temperature of 8–10°C, but it tolerates normal room temperature well. You should not place the flower on the south windows. Although the plant loves light, afternoon sun is unacceptable. Twilight will have a detrimental effect on flowering. In spring, geraniums can be transferred to the loggia before planting in the garden.

Humidity and watering

Geranium is moisture-loving. Abundant watering should be done daily. Water for irrigation should be at room temperature.

Humidity in the room is allowed at least 20%. In apartments with a central heating system, the leaves are sprayed once every two days.

Problems associated with translation: soil composition and others

Pelargonium does not like a pot, but in most cases it successfully adapts to a new place. Of course, it can make you laugh; according to some observations, the adaptation period lasts 2-3 weeks.

Most often, flower growers complain about rotting of cuttings and roots. If rooting is carried out in water, supplementing with activated carbon will help. Cuttings do not rot in completely depleted soil or in its surrogates - moss, vermiculite, padding polyester. When replanting adult pelargoniums, root rot may appear if the deproteinized mixture is contaminated with a fungus, the soil is flooded or the pot is too large.

Suitable periods

If we consider the time frame that is suitable for transplanting geraniums, then it is worth noting the end of winter or the beginning of spring. Many gardeners recommend planning this procedure from February to April. It is during this period that the flower begins to “wake up”, so this time is the best for such an operation; the plant will cope well with stress. Many gardeners replant geraniums even in summer. At this time, the plant is less susceptible to stress, changing the place of growth is not perceived so painfully

It is important that the plant does not bloom. When flowering, the procedure should be postponed until the geranium has faded.

Usually in the autumn season it is necessary to transplant geraniums that grew in open soil into a pot in order to transfer them indoors for the winter. This procedure is mandatory; the plant feels great after it if all actions are performed correctly and carefully.

Peculiarities

Before flowering, each plant accumulates strength to carry out this process . During this period, geranium stores nutrients and strengthens the root system.

The entire flowering period can be divided into several stages. At the first stage, the formation of buds occurs. It is inside them that the reproductive organs of the geranium are formed. The second stage is the appearance of the flower. At the third stage, pollination and formation of fruits and seeds occurs. A feature of geranium can be considered to be almost year-round flowering. In winter, the plant is dormant.

How to replant geraniums at home: rules

Transplantation (transfer) of compact plants is carried out when the flower becomes cramped in the old pot. This is evidenced by the roots that begin to crawl out of the ground. Due to the overgrown root system, pelargonium experiences a lack of nutrients in the soil, which may lead to its death in the future.

In addition, transplantation should be performed in the following situations:

Due to carelessness, a lot of water was poured into the container with the flower. High soil moisture causes root rot; despite proper and balanced care (watering, fertilizing), geranium grows poorly and does not bloom; the shoot was exposed from below; soil contamination by parasites and pathogens is observed

In this case, transshipment is of a preventive nature in order to prevent the development of the disease after treatment of geranium; damage to the pot. It can be damaged due to physical impact (falling from a windowsill) or due to prolonged exposure to sunlight; soil depletion, which is not removed by fertilizing. Periodically, you need to add new soil to the pot in order to naturally replenish its nutritional composition and prevent the appearance of pests; the need to propagate the plant by dividing the rhizome.

As you can see, there are many reasons for transplanting geraniums.

Transplant instructions

Transshipment of geraniums is carried out according to the following scheme:

• preparing a new pot. Drainage is laid at its bottom: broken red brick, expanded clay, clay shards, pieces of foam plastic, etc. A little soil mixture is poured on top of the drainage layer;
• the plant is watered and carefully removed from the container. Pelargonium is transferred to a new pot along with a lump of earth;
• Next, we place the flower in a selected pot and cover it with new moistened soil, filling all the voids in the container.

The transplanted plant can be watered for the first time after 4 days. As you can see, transshipment of geraniums at home is carried out without any particular difficulties. The main thing is not to damage the roots and carry out the procedure in the optimal time frame.

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Where to start transplanting

Having bought a new plant, it must be replanted. They do this after a month to give them the opportunity to adapt to the new climate. You need to start replanting by selecting a container of the correct volume and preparing the nutrient soil.

All the time before transplantation, the new geranium is kept separately from other representatives of the flora in the house to reduce the risk of the spread of fungus and pests.

At home, such types of geraniums as tulip, garden, fragrant, blood red, royal, and ivy are grown.

Selection of capacity

When choosing a container you need to pay attention to:

• material;
• size.

It is best to plant geraniums in ceramic pots.
This material is completely safe for plants and maintains an optimal microclimate for the root system at any time of the year. The size of the pot is selected taking into account the size of the rhizome. It should not be too wide or deep. Plants in wide containers will not bloom, since all efforts are directed towards the development of the rhizome. In deep containers, the lower layers of soil dry out for a long time after watering, which is fraught with the appearance of root rot. The optimal diameter and depth of the pot should exceed the diameter and length of the root together with the earthen ball by 3–5 cm.

Important! A plastic container is not suitable for geraniums, since the material does not retain heat well and allows cold to pass through. Another disadvantage of plastic is moisture retention, which leads to rotting of the root system.

Soil requirements

There are no special soil requirements for growing pelargonium. The soil should be fairly loose and well drained.

Optimal options:

• a mixture of universal substrate with perlite, vermiculite, sand in a ratio of 1:0.5:0.5:0.5;
• garden soil from under bushes or trees;
• soddy leaf soil in combination with sand and humus in a ratio of 1:1:0.5.

A prerequisite is soil disinfection. This can be done by frying it in the oven or pouring a hot solution of ash (200 g/5 l of water). The second option allows you not only to disinfect the soil, but also to enrich it with nitrogen, which is necessary for plants at the adaptation stage.

How to care for geranium seedlings

Correctly carried out planting procedure is part of a good result. Seedlings need to be grown in favorable conditions. Geraniums require timely watering, correct temperature conditions and good feeding.

First shoots

Watering

The amount and frequency of watering directly depend on the time of year. In hot summers, moisturizing is carried out every 3 days. In winter - once a week. The bottom of the container is laid with a thick layer of drainage. The plant categorically does not tolerate excess moisture. Watering is carried out only when the top layer of soil dries.

Feeding

The first feeding is carried out only 14 days after picking. At this stage, the plant requires potassium and phosphorus. Agricola and Effecton are well suited for these purposes. Fertilizers are applied to the soil from March to October. Frequency – once every 20 days.

On a note! In winter, any feeding is suspended.

External factors

Before growing geranium from seeds, it is important to create the right climatic conditions for it. The flower grows only in well-lit places

But, as with other indoor species, direct sunlight should be avoided. Daylight hours for pelargonium should be at least 15-16 hours. In summer, the plant is taken out into the fresh air.

Due to the fact that geranium leaves are covered with a special protective layer, it is strictly not recommended to spray the species. Any moisture on the stem and leaves can lead to rot on the flower.

The flower painfully tolerates temperature changes. For young shoots this is unacceptable. The optimal air temperature is 20-22 degrees above zero, the minimum is +7 ℃.

Picking

After the first sprouts appear, the seedlings are picked and transplanted into individual containers. The depth should be 2-3 cm. Young flowers are transplanted into small and shallow containers.

Picking a view

Pinching

It is recommended to pinch geraniums at the level of 6-8 leaves. Adult species must be pruned in spring and autumn. Timely pruning of weak and damaged shoots will allow you to get an unusually beautiful plant that will delight you with lush flowering for a long time.

On a note! Pinching should not be carried out during the formation of buds and during the flowering period.

Why replant geraniums

The need to replant the plant arises when the root system grows and it becomes crowded in the planting container. You can understand this by lifting the pot - the tips of the roots will be visible through the drainage holes. In this case, the flower begins to suffer from a constant deficiency of nutrients, is easily susceptible to diseases, and there is a risk of death.

The flower needs transplants as it grows

A transplant may be needed in the following cases:

• the occurrence of root rot due to violation of the watering regime;
• stimulating the onset of the flowering stage after a prolonged period of dormancy;
• excessive exposure of the lower part of the stems;
• soil contamination by pests and pathogenic microorganisms;
• the need to replace a damaged pot;
• severe depletion of soil for pelargonium;
• needs for rejuvenation.

Additional Information! To rejuvenate a flower, it needs to be planted in a new container. Simultaneous propagation by dividing the bush is possible.