What follows after the flowering period?

Flower end - when?

Ranunculus usually end in bloom in July. Depending on whether the withered flowers have been removed regularly, the flowering period lasts more or less long. Some ranunculus are so exhausted by June that they no longer bloom.

Delay the end of the blossom ...

Smart plant lovers don't give up so quickly, but rather drag the flower out. How it works? It should work with these hints:

• Regularly clean withered flowers
• do not be economical with fertilizers (once a week)
• water abundantly
• for cooler ones Temperatures care for

Prepare withered ranunculus for the winter break

When you've done your best to keep the Heyday to extend, the flowering is over at some point. The last flowers have passed by the beginning of August at the latest. Now is the time to change care.

For one thing, all the blooms should now have faded cut off

will. The leaves quickly turn yellow and dry up. They too will be removed. The tuber draws the last of the nutrients from the parts of the plant. Therefore, you can use the plant for so long fertilizeuntil the leaves are yellowed.

Furthermore, watering should be throttled at the end of the flowering period. The earth no longer has to be kept moist. In order to be optimally prepared for the winter time, it is advisable to let the soil of the ranunculus dry now and then. This is the signal for the tuber not to sprout any further.