Garden geranium is easy to care for

Garden geraniums are very popular among gardeners. Its name comes from the Greek word geranion, which means crane, and this is no coincidence. After all, the shape of the geranium fruit is very similar to the beak of a crane. Garden geranium is a representative of the genus "Geranium", which has about 300 species, most of which grow in temperate zones and the Mediterranean. Many species are perennials.

For gardens, geraniums with large and bright flowers are used from the subalpine meadows of the Pyrenees, Balkans, Carpathians and the Caucasus. The interesting thing is that it is called differently in different countries. In America - Cranesbil (crane bird), in Germany - Storshschnabel (stork nose) and only in Russia, just like in Greek - geranium.

In Russia, the doors of gardens were not immediately opened for this wonderful flower, despite its ease of care, long flowering period and undemanding soil.

Garden geraniumIt is recommended to fertilize in early May, when the bulk of the leaves have not yet appeared. Complex fertilizers are used as fertilizing. It is good to dust the ground with wood ash. After this, water as needed and remove faded flowers. In one place, garden geranium grows for up to 10 years. Everything is ingenious and simple.

Geraniums should be pruned for winter. The exception is the red-brown and red-bloody species. Trimmed shoots are mulched with compost.

All methods are suitable for propagating geraniums. It is better to divide the bush in the spring.Some species are difficult to separate, so it is enough to separate only the shoot, remove most of the leaves from it and place it in a greenhouse. if there is no greenhouse, then a simple jar will do. Within a month, the plant will take root and be ready to be transplanted to a permanent place on the site. Also suitable for propagation is the method of cutting root cuttings, after which they are treated with preparations for root growth. After which they are placed in a greenhouse until leaves appear.