How to grow new plants

The sowing of noble geraniums

the sowing the easy-care noble geraniums takes a lot of patience, so you should start as early as January or early February. Sprinkle the seeds on high quality Growing substrate(€ 12.99 at Amazon *) and give only a little soil over it, because noble geraniums belong to the light germs. That is why they absolutely need a bright and warm place to germinate. Temperatures around 20 ° C to 22 ° C are ideal.

Pull a clear sheet over the Growing pots(€ 16.68 at Amazon *) or put them in a greenhouse. Always keep the substrate slightly moist during the germination period and ventilate the seeds every day. This will prevent it from going moldy. If the seedlings are a few inches tall, then they are allowed to grow in nutrient-rich Compost soil to be pricked.

The sowing in brief:

• Sow in January or early February
• Light germs
• optimal germination temperature: 20 ° C to 22 ° C
• Keep the substrate evenly moist
• Ventilate the seeds daily

Pull noble geraniums from cuttings

Would you like your noble geraniums for your balcony prefer to pull from cuttings, then late summer is the best time for it. Take head cuttings about four to six inches long that are no longer very young. They should have turned brown and should not have any buds or flowers. Defoliate these shoots down to the top pair of leaves.

Put the cuttings about an inch deep in a mixture of two parts compost or Potting soil and some sand. Water your cuttings well and overwinter In a warm and bright place in the house.

The propagation of cuttings in brief:

• It is best to cut cuttings in late summer
• Head cuttings without buds and flowers
• approx. 10 to 15 cm long
• remove all leaves except for the top pair of leaves
• Put about 1 cm deep into the growing medium
• pour vigorously
• place warm and bright
• Keep the substrate moist