Think of a sunny piazza
in Italy full of beautiful blooming pots of deep red geraniums. That’s the look
you can have in your own terrace or patio as geraniums are one of the easiest
and most reliable flowering plants you could have in your garden. Geraniums are
appropriate for just about any use: window boxes, flower pots, hanging baskets,
or flower beds.
Geraniums will bloom
continually from late spring right through to the first frost – and sometimes
longer. In warmer climates, geraniums can bloom all year long. They come in a
variety of colors – red, white, pink, orange and purple – allowing you to mix
and match the colors for an appealing look.
These plants love the
sunlight. In fact, geraniums will readily soak up six to eight hours of sunlight
each day. They can live in the shade, but not as happily; you will not get as
much growth or as many flowers.
Although geraniums do
best in almost any soil, they will do best in soil which is well aerated. So
most soils will do, but if you are planting your geraniums in the ground and
your soil is full of clay, you may want to mix your clay soil with something
else.
Geraniums don’t need
constant watering, even in hot weather. Here’s a trick for how to know your
geranium needs water. Take some soil in your hand and see if you can squeeze it
into a ball. If you can, your soil is still damp enough and no watering is
needed. If all you have in your hand is crumpled soil, it’s time to water.
When you water your
geraniums, don’t water down on top of them. Instead, apply the water directly
into the soil. If you see that the leaves are wilting, it means you need to
water more frequently. If you have your geraniums in a pot that is sitting on a
saucer, don’t let water collect in the saucer. Geraniums don’t like to get their
feet wet, so make sure any water that accumulates (including after it rains) is
dumped out.
In terms of maintenance,
your garden center can recommend a fertilizer that’s right for the particular
kind of geranium you have. Other than that, your geraniums will appreciate an
occasional grooming. That means you pinch off old blooms and yellowed leaves.
Just detach these old plant parts by pinching in the right spot between your
thumb and index finger. Don’t pull, just pinch.
Geraniums are a plant
that can easily make the transition inside if you live in an area where winter
comes. Your geraniums can live indoors with the same care as you gave them
outside and will winter nicely on a sunny window sill.
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