How to Grow Beautiful Geranium Plants in Your Garden
Executive Summary about Geranium
Plants by Larry Truett
Of all the
flowering perennials you can grow, common garden
geraniums are one of the most dependable. They are often seen surviving around
old abandoned homes after most other perennials are long gone.
Plant your
geranium in full sun to partial shade. Be sure to wait until danger of
frost has past before setting your geraniums in the soil. Geraniums are
generally healthiest with good air flow, so be sure to space your plants at least eight inches apart.
Be sure that
your soil is well drained, and is nice and humusy to provide nutrients for
healthy leaves and flowers. Remember that these are perennials, and so you
should prepare a fairly large hole even though your transplants are small.
While they do not like to be wet, your new plants will benefit from a weekly watering whether from rain, sprinklers, or a
hand carried watering pot.
You can
obtain your own geraniums by propagating from a cutting, purchasing them from a
nursery, or by growing from seeds. This is
a fun way to get geraniums, as geraniums are generally a lower priced plant available in a variety of colors.
Adding Color to Your Garden Or
Home With Geranium Flowers
Executive Summary about Geranium Plants by Thomas Fyrd
Geraniums
are bright and colorful flowers, and they are very popular.
If you want a few colorful flowers to brighten an otherwise boring flowerbed,
consider traditional geraniums with bright red blossoms.
Double
flowered varieties or geraniums with variegated leaves, among many other types of geraniums, are also excellent
choices for adding color and interest in a small space. All of these varieties of geraniums share some common
characteristics.
When
choosing a geranium plant, you should examine the plant carefully. Choose one
that is short and bushy instead of tall and stringy, even if the shorter plant
is not blooming. The shorter plant will be healthy, and will blossom more in
the long run.
Once you
select and purchase new geranium plants, water them
before planting. Then, carefully remove the geranium out of its plastic pot. If
it is a little root bound, gently pull the roots apart so that they can have room to
grow in the new pot.
Further in
the growing season, fertilize your geranium with plant food, and
pinch off any faded blossoms. If you properly care for your geranium, it should
flower all the way until the first frost in the fall.
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