Get the lush bush and petunias provoke its abundant flowering is possible only when using pruning techniques and the formation of the plant. Nipping - the removal of growth points, after which actively develop side shoots. such an operation is required for ampelnyh petunia varieties t. k. makes it possible to receive a plurality of shoots growing from one root.
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Prerequisites for nipping petunias
Prischipnut vershinku only when it reaches the desired seedling age. Very small germ does not pinch. He needs to build up a lot of green and form a few buds, from which will develop lateral branches. First pinched carried out when the seedling release of 5-6 true leaves.
Remove the growing point can nail scissors or your fingers. It is necessary to carefully cut vershinku 0.5-1 cm above the base of the fifth or sixth leaf. After 7-10 days in the remaining stem will grow some new shoots.
Plan the first pruning is necessary, depending on the length of landing a permanent place. A necessary condition here - prischipnut bush so that he began to produce new shoots before transplantation or spend topping petunias after rooting seedlings in pots.
What is needed
To carry out trim (both the first and subsequent) require simple tools:
- scissors with pointed tips;
- capacity to collect scraps, if the plant a lot.
Primary requirements
Pintsirovku spend only strong and healthy plants. Poor development indicates either a lack of supply, due to poor growth of the root system, or about the disease. In both cases, the bush will not be able to form a complete side shoots. Before cutting the need to understand the causes of the weakness of the bush and provide it with complete care.
When buying seedlings in a flower shop should not try to save the buds at the top of a bush that grows in one stalk. They are left to the buyers were able to appreciate the beauty of the flower of this variety. Seedlings from greenhouses often are not trimmed, and after buying it prischipnut need for common rules. This will facilitate the growth of new shoots with numerous flowers.
After the first pinching the same operation and have to be subjected to each of lateral shoots attained a length of 7-10 cm. Then 2-3 weeks after transplanting into the container it will be filled with a mass of lush greenery and beginning to blossom flowers. Later pruning can continue if petunia growing one-sided or part of shoots too stretched. When forming the scraps can be left cut large branches to take root: they can easily take root in water or wet soil.
Petunias hang-downing varieties recommended pinch regardless of the number of leaves. The main indicator by which to determine the willingness of the Bush operation, attainment of the height of 10-12 cm. Less tall seedling after pruning the shoots begin to develop descending, and the upper portion of the bush will not be formed. To get a fluffy hat colors with cascading greenery pots for bumpers, petunias hang-downing and try to let grow larger than bush varieties.
after pinching
In the formation of many new shoots of the plant will need more nutrition for their growth. Once on the stem are formed the beginnings of the new branches, petunia need to feed the complex mineral fertilizers ( "fop", "Kemira-Lux", "Agricola Aqua" for flowering plants, etc.). Particular attention is paid potted planting, but also on a bed require complex fertilizing and timely watering.
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