Si ottiene fissando al terreno, con un ferro piegato ad U, un ramo di geranio privato di alcune foglie(figura 1 e 2), lasciandolo attaccato alla pianta e coprendolo leggermente di fine terriccio laddove tocca il suolo. Dopo circa un mese dai nodi interfogliari interrati spuntano le prime radici (figura 3) and you can cut the branch from the mother plant (figure 4) and saturated soil in a partly mixed with sand. This method, of course, applicable only to plants planted in the ground or with long flexible branches like the Ivy, has the advantage of rooting branches larger than normal cuttings.
In our experience we have achieved major successes by submersion of cuttings in solution of vitamin C. At the pharmacy you can buy vitamin C powder. To obtain a strong solution mix half teaspoon of powder with the amount of water that may be contained in two egg. Once mixed pour it all in a brown bottle. Use of objects plastic only to mix: the label of an old plant will serve the purpose. If it is not possible to obtain the powder of vitamin C by dissolving an effervescent tablet in a bit 'of water will be more than good. One warning about the dust of vitamin C: it is also used to "cut" cocaine, so do not be surprised if you attract attention suspicious of pharmacists! honestly say that you need to soak your geraniums. Finally not cover with bags of plastic the your cuttings. Make sure the roots are moist, even if the plant needs of fresh air and dry full of light. Good luck. But we warn you: do cuttings gives addiction!
1) now is the time to cut your geranium. This will stop the growth of the plant height and encourage the development from the bottom makes it look more bushy.
2) taking a shear cut above the node (point of joining of leaf buds). This will allow the plant to heal quickly.
3) to refine the cut exactly to the severed part of below the first node. Remove the lower leaves, buds and clear from all the stipules (which are the fragments from impaired growth).
4) Ready to plant! Dip the cuttings in solution of vitamin C, and then plant them in generic soil moist. Place in hot and sunny position. (For our climate is the recommended position in the shade.)
Today I explain step by step how to make cuttings of geranium or Pelargonium, the best time is spring or autumn.
We clean the work surface, blood vessels and muniamoci a sterile knife.
one parent plant with a clean cut, take the apex of a branch about 10-15 cm long, cut flowers, buds and leaves, so even the bottom
It should leave only 2:00 to 3:00 at the top.
Bury the cuttings for 4-5 cm so that one of the two nodes interfogliari remain in the ground, press the soil lightly and water thoroughly, then wet occasionally until rooting has taken place, the jars must be small, even those of yogurt are fine, just make holes and should be kept under shade. Usually does not take long a radicare, l'ormone radicante è consigliato per i pelargoni nani o in miniatura, gli altri radicano facilmente.
When the plant will need to repot blooming in a larger container, it is always good practice to choose vessels di due misure più grandi. Per i rinvasi è opportuno aspettare che il terriccio sia asciutto, sarà più facile uscire la pianta dal vaso. L’operazione va ripetuta sempre con lo stesso procedimento, fino ad arrivare alla grandezza definitiva del vaso. Anche nel caso in cui la pianta viene lasciata nello stesso vaso, si dovranno effettuare dei rinvasi periodici. Per questo si toglie la pianta dal vaso, si rompe una parte delle vecchie radici, si rimette la pianta nel suo stesso vaso e poi si versa il nuovo terriccio intorno alle radici. Quindi si passerà all’innaffiatura e si porrà il vaso in zona ombreggiata o tiepida a seconda della stagione. Per i vasi che superano i 30 cm di diametro si potrà I try to remove with a spatula old soil as possible, without damaging the plant, after you pay the dirt back to fill the holes. A good sequence for zonal pelargonium plants, leaf and scented gifts will be as follows: starting from a jar of 9 cm in diameter will be increased to 12, then to 18 to 26, 32, 45.
If it will take immediate effect will be enough to put different plants of the same variety in the same vessel, the growth will be equal for all and after some time will look like a single large plant.
For example:
3 plants in 9cm pot a pot of 18cm;
3 plants of 12 cm jar in a pot of 26cm.
After a while 'time will withhold as a single plant and repotting will be those of a large plant.
