Geranium (pelargonium) is a common indoor plant. It is known for its phytoncidal properties: essential oils contained in the leaves, have a detrimental effect on pathogens. But, unfortunately, the geranium itself can also get sick. One of the symptoms of poor health of the flower is yellowing of the leaves.

Why do geranium leaves turn yellow and how to solve the problem

If the leaves turn yellow, you need to immediately find out why and start resuscitation.

Wrong choice of location and microclimate

Often the reason lies in the wrong choice of growing conditions for pelargonium. Its leaves may turn yellow due to the following problems:

Violation of the irrigation regime

With excessive watering, the leaves at the first stage begin to dry and turn yellow. Inexperienced flower growers take the symptom as a sign of drying out and finally destroy the plant with additional watering. You must always focus on the state of the earth in a pot - its upper layer should be moist, but not damp. And also there should be no stagnant water in the pan.

At the stage of yellowing, a flooded plant can usually be saved by simply letting the soil dry out. But it is still more reliable to transplant it by checking the condition of the roots. If they are in order, then we dry the earthen ball, blotting it with newspapers, toilet paper etc., or you can let it dry for a couple of hours in the air, without a pot. If the roots are rotten, the algorithm of actions is as follows:

Insufficient watering is easy to recognize by dry soil in a pot and shrunken or drooping, yellowing leaves, they can also fall off. You can save the plant by noticing the problem in time and starting to water it.

Over or under feeding

Excess nitrogen in the soil leads to yellow leaves. An alternative to nitrogen fertilizers is complex ones, for example, diammonitrophoska or nitroammophoska. They also contain nitrogen, but one and a half times less. Of course, they must be used in moderation, as an excess of any substance can lead to problems.

Nitroammofosk contains a little nitrogen

Another reason for yellowing leaves is a lack of trace elements. Selecting all useful material out of the ground, the geranium begins to "starve". If you transplant a plant once a year, this problem is not so relevant - in most soil mixtures there is necessary complex substances. Otherwise, geraniums must be fertilized periodically.

Table: proper care is the best prevention of yellowing

Optimum temperature	Watering	pot size	top dressing	Optimal location
In summer - 20–25 0 С; in winter - 10–15 0 C	Regular and frequent, but without waterlogging the soil; drainage is needed; in winter, watering is reduced by 2 times; foliar spraying is not required	For one adult plant: height 12–14 cm; diameter 12–15 cm. Smaller geraniums can be planted in smaller containers, replanting them every year into larger ones (1-2 cm) until the pot reaches the optimal "adult" size	From March to September twice a month; it is best to use special complex top dressing for flowering houseplants	In winter, keep away from batteries and drafts, it is advisable to illuminate with fluorescent lamps

Fungal infections

A common cause of yellowing geranium leaves is a fungus:

• with verticillium wilt, the disease begins with yellowing of parts of the lower leaves, which are later completely affected and wither, and the fungus goes higher. It is necessary to remove all affected leaves and shed the soil with a fungicide or Trichodermin;

  With verticillium wilt of pelargonium, the lower leaves turn yellow first.

• with rust, yellow spots with a clearly defined edge appear on the upper side of the leaves, and brown spots appear on the lower side, consisting of small spots. If the disease is not treated, then the leaves turn yellow entirely and fall off. The affected parts of the plant must be removed and treated with fungicides, for example, Topaz;

  With rust, yellow spots with a clearly defined edge appear on the upper side of geranium leaves.

• with rhizoctonia rot, the upper leaves turn yellow and wither, and dark spots appear on the lower ones. Geranium is treated by spraying it with fungicides such as Vitatros and Fundazol;

  Rhizoctonia rot on geraniums appears as dark spots

• If the geranium is ill with alternariosis, then brown spots appear on the leaves in a light border. For treatment, the flower is treated with preparations such as Skor, Ridomil Gold.

  Noticing the yellowing of geranium leaves, measures should be taken in time to save the plant. Then, most likely, he will delight you for a very long time with beautiful flowering.

At this time, it is already required to prune geraniums. After all, geranium is photophilous, and in winter there is little light, and the plant stretches out, it becomes not very beautiful.

At the geranium, you need to cut the bare shoots to the height that you need (but not quite to the stump, of course), new branches will come from them.

And you can update the geranium every year, transplanting from a new cutting, as our great-grandmothers did in the old days.

Suitable for propagation of geraniums apical cuttings about 7 cm long with 3-5 sheets.

We cut the cuttings, making an oblique cut under the kidney, cut off the lower pair of leaves, dry the cut and the place where the leaves were broken for 2-3 hours, so that the cut is tightened with a film, and plant immediately in prepared pots with soil, lightly water.

To form a lush bush, we pinch the apical bud. We put in a bright place, but not in the sun!

Many simply cut the cuttings and put them in water, you can put tablets in a jar of water activated carbon so that there is no decay.

Roots form very quickly. Then they are planted in pots.

The pot should be small. You don't need much geranium land. The faster the roots will braid the clod of earth, the faster the plant will bloom, and the smaller the pot, the more abundant the flowering will be.

In large pots, a plant may not bloom at all, it does not need it - life is already good, why bother? You can even plant several cuttings in one pot.

In the process of rooting, the lower leaves may turn yellow - tear them off when a couple of new leaves appear.

To form a beautiful lush bush, pinch the top on 8-10 leaves, side shoots- on the 6-8th and constantly turn the pot so that the bush is even.

Geranium loves:

- the sun (but also tolerates a light shadow);

- warm (but will survive very light autumn frosts);

- not frequent, but plentiful watering;

- good drainage in a pot;

- moderately fertile, even poor soil, (otherwise there will be a lot of greenery, but few flowers);

— regular feeding;

- removal of faded inflorescences to continue flowering.

In June-July, if necessary, cuttings can be made.

Iodine water is a very good top dressing: dissolve 1 drop of iodine in 1 liter of water and pour 50 ml of this composition along the walls of the pot. Do not overdo it so that the roots do not burn!

After such watering, the geranium blooms continuously and gorgeously!

If the leaves turn yellow, the reasons may be as follows:

- if only the edges of the leaves dry, the reason is a lack of moisture;

- if the leaves are sluggish or rot - the reason is excess moisture.

In both cases, the leaves may fall off. The stem is exposed, the lower leaves fall off - lack of light. In summer, geranium loves to live outdoors very much - take it out to the balcony or garden, plant it well in the ground.

At first, having experienced the stress associated with a change of place, the geranium will hurt, its leaves may turn yellow and fall off. But then she will delight you with abundant flowering.

Outside, the geranium is blooming amazingly, and the bush is growing like never before.

In the sun, sometimes geranium leaves become pink color- this is a normal phenomenon, as if "sunburn", the plant is no better, no worse.

In autumn, when the weather is cool at 10-12 degrees, geraniums “go crazy” from such a temperature!

You can keep geraniums outside until the start of frost, until the temperature drops to + 2-5. Then it will need to be cut, transplanted into pots and put in a cool place (10-12 degrees) for hibernation or, gradually accustoming to a higher temperature, brought into a room where it will continue to bloom.

WHAT IS PELARGONIA AFRAID?

There is an opinion that pelargonium never gets sick, and pests are not afraid of it. But still there are times when the plant begins to feel bad. What could be the reason?

It happens that the leaves of pelargonium begin to turn yellow and fall off, after which the plant dies completely in a matter of days. To accurately determine the disease, you need to take a closer look at the symptoms.

Pelargonium diseases

1. Bacterial spotting. A warm and humid microclimate causes the bacteria Xanthomonas campestris to grow on the plant. Because of them, pelargonium leaves turn brown and fall off, and black rot may appear on the stems.

How to avoid: Check if seedlings are infected. When planting, leave free space between plants. Water pelargoniums in the morning, do not splash water around. Examine leaflets more often, remove suspicious ones. If signs of disease appear, treat the plants with copper sulphate.

2. Black leg and/or black stem rot. This is usually a disease of the cuttings, but sometimes signs of damage can occur on adult specimens. First, the stem turns black at the base, and then the disease gradually "rises" upwards.

How to avoid: Take cuttings only from healthy plants. Before pruning, do not water the pelargonium for a couple of weeks. Spill the soil before planting with boiling water with the addition of potassium permanganate. Infected cuttings can be saved if they are treated with a fungicide in time.

3. Gray rot . Spots appear not only on the leaves, but also on the petals. Gray rot fungus develops on pelargoniums that grow in too cold and damp rooms. If at least one diseased specimen appears in the collection, then soon it can infect all nearby plants.

How to avoid: Check your plants regularly. Keep the pots at some distance from each other so that good ventilation occurs. Place pelargoniums in bright light dry room. Treat the plants with a fungicide when a gray-brown bloom appears.

Pelargonium is sick

4. Rust. Most often, this disease affects zonal pelargoniums. At the same time, spots appear on the leaves: yellow - on the upper part of the plates, brown - on the bottom. Over time, the leaves become deformed and fall off. The fungus also affects stems and petioles.

How to avoid: Check your flowers regularly. The disease can come to you with a sick "newcomer" brought from the store. Treat new pelargoniums with a fungicide and quarantine them for the first time.

Pelargonium pests

When growing pelargoniums in flower beds, there is a possibility that the plant will be interested cabbage caterpillars. They can be harvested by hand or processed with 70% vinegar essence (1 tablespoon) diluted with 10 liters of water.

Colonies can settle on the underside of the leaf plate greenhouse whitefly. To get rid of this pest, it is enough to spray the leaves of pelargonium with water: the larvae are washed off, and the butterflies get wet and die.

At this time, it is already required to prune geraniums. After all, geranium is photophilous, and in winter there is little light, and the plant stretches out, it becomes not very beautiful.

At the geranium, you need to cut the bare shoots to the height that you need (but not quite to the stump, of course), new branches will come from them.

Home doctor on the windowsill - fragrant geranium. It is absolutely unpretentious in care, it treats the choice of place of residence without whims. An adequate young lady, what can I say. But after all, in search engines there is often a request why geranium leaves turn yellow and dry. What to do?

Some flower growers believe that if the description of a flower is unpretentious, it means that it grows by itself. They remembered - they look after, they didn’t remember - maybe they will live somehow. But after all, any indoor plant needs at least minimal care. And geraniums are no exception.

Let's analyze the causes of yellowing and drying of the foliage of geraniums.

lack of light

Signs. The lower leaves gradually turn yellow and dry, the stem stretches out, geraniums bloom very rarely and little.

Decision. Change the place of residence of your young lady. Put it closer to the light or even hang additional lighting with phytolamps. Do not touch the leaves themselves. You can pinch the top of the head so that the geranium grows in width. Otherwise, only a bare stem and a bunch of leaves at the top will remain.

If you already have such a "miracle", then the best option there will be cutting cuttings and rooting. Because new leaves will not grow on the stem.

Sunburn

Signs. Leaf plates turn yellow, and then turn white all over the plant. Then they dry up.

Decision. Geranium is of course photophilous and quite easily tolerates direct sunlight. But everything has a limit. For example, in last years summer middle lane brings incredible surprises. On the windowsill, the temperature is far beyond + 40 ° C. Here even a cactus will wither, not like a geranium.

Be sure to shade the bush for the summer with white paper or a cotton curtain. If the design of the window does not allow, then simply move the pot from the windowsill to the table or bedside table near the window. The light will be enough, but the burn will not happen.

Too much moisture

Signs. The leaves turn yellow at the tops of the shoots, then become lethargic, watery. The last stage is the rotting of the stem and the drying of the leaves.

Decision. Stop creating a swamp in your geranium pot. Check the drain holes for clogged debris and overgrown roots. If this problem is relevant, then carefully release the holes. Or better yet, transplant the plant into another pot.

Water your pet properly. Since geraniums are often placed on sunny window, then the top layer of soil dries out quickly enough, forming a crust. But the bottom is still quite wet. Many are too lazy once again before the next watering to pick the ground and see what happens below the level of the crust. And water the geraniums again.

Get in the habit of sticking a wooden skewer or sushi stick all the way to the bottom of the pot for 12-14 minutes. Then take it out and see. On unpainted wood, the level of moisture in the ground will be clearly visible.

And further. Geraniums do not have a strict regular drinking schedule. Water is given to the plant only when the soil in the pot is almost completely dry.

Water scarcity

Signs. Geranium leaves have a dry yellow border of dark, almost brown shade. Pigmentation is noticeable throughout the plant.

Decision. Irrigation is discussed above. You should not rush from one extreme to another and completely dry out the earthen ball. geranium too living plant loves to eat and drink. Especially in the summer and in the heat.

Don't have time to water the flower often? Put him in safer hands. Or change the place of residence of the geraniums, where the temperature is lower. So the moisture from the pot will evaporate more slowly, and the roots will not suck it up at the speed of the pump.

By the way, if possible, then in the summer you can not torment the beauty with a hot window sill, but transplant it directly into open ground. Just not in direct sun. Preferably where you most often run with a watering can or watering hose. You won't recognize your geranium in autumn. Instead of a stunted stick with yellowing drying leaves, a beautiful powerful bush with juicy green lobes will grow.

Just do not plant it in the far corner of the garden or plot. After all, you will definitely forget.

Low temperature content

Signs. The border on all leaves is red at first, then turns yellow and dries.

Decision. The normal temperature range for geranium content is between +15 and +24°C. A lower thermometer reading is not at all comfortable for the plant. The cold season is especially rich in unpleasant surprises. Hot, dry air comes from the heating radiators, and cold and damp blows from the window. So it is not surprising to get sick with geraniums.

Move the pot to a more comfortable place with an acceptable temperature and normal humidity air. If this is not possible, then do the following:

1. The batteries under the window are covered with a thick towel or blanket. Better wet. This eliminates excessive dryness of the air.
2. Cold glass is fenced off from the pot with a foam plate or a strip of foam insulation. Even a piece of cork coaster for hot dishes, a flap of thick woolen fabric will do.
3. The same materials are placed under the pot to warm the root system.
4. Place the geranium on the windowsill so that the shoots and leaves do not touch the glass.

As you can see, the procedures are not so complicated, and the benefits from them are huge. Thanks to these actions, the temperature of the geranium content on the windowsill evens out in winter. It is close to the room and does not fluctuate from drafts from the window. The leaves will stop turning yellow and dry.

fungal diseases

Signs. First, yellow spots appear on the leaves. Over time, they grow over the entire surface. Sometimes a gray or whitish mold may appear. Then the leaf plates dry up. The fungus infects the entire plant.

Decision. When the disease has just begun, treatment should be started immediately. Otherwise, it will be impossible to save the geranium later. Use spraying with any suitable systemic fungicide. Strictly according to the instructions and without increasing the dosage.

young plant small size you can simply dip the whole thing into the treatment solution. An adult large bush, most likely, will not be able to atone. But it is necessary to spray carefully, until all leaf plates are completely wetted from the outside and inside. Because the villi trap microdrops of the solution and prevent it from working directly with the green mass.

If time has already been lost and the plant is completely affected (the fungus has moved to the stem), then fungicides will no longer help. Can you find not heavily infected shoots? Cut them off with a sterile knife or blade. Then try rooting. Couldn't find at least one healthy branch? You will have to say goodbye to geraniums.

By the way, the soil from under it must also be thrown out. Before the next use, the pot must be disinfected with boiling water or a hot strong solution of potassium permanganate.

Pests

Signs. Small yellow dots appear on the leaves. Uninvited guests are always clearly visible from the underside of the lopushki. Sometimes there are cobwebs or sticky coating on the shoots. Then the dots grow into spots, the leaves dry up. Absolutely any part of the plant can be damaged.

Decision. Found enemies? Get rid of them immediately! Not only do they suck out all the nutritious juices and vitality from geraniums, but pests often carry pathogenic bacteria and spores of pathogenic fungi.

There are recommendations to use a solution of household or potash soap to wash the leaves. You can try. This method does a good job of dealing with nasty guests. The complexity of its use lies in the fact that the fluff on the geranium prevents the soapy solution from washing the leaves with high quality.

Much more convenient in this regard is any systemic insecticide of complex action. Even if you fail to wet the leaves with a high-quality solution, some part will remain on the villi and will certainly fall on insects.

tightness

Signs. The leaves turn yellow evenly throughout the plant, first from the edges, then as a whole. Gradually dry up, the bare trunk remains. Flowering is not and is not expected. Roots are visible from the drainage hole.

Decision. The reason is banal: the geranium's pot has become small. This plant is quite loyal to small containers. Transplantation requires every 3-4 years. But sometimes, when good care and high-quality top dressing, the flower grows too quickly. This is especially true for young plants.

Just transplant the geranium into a larger dwelling. Just not much. Otherwise, you will not see flowers in the next 2 years. The plant will begin to grow vigorously root system to the detriment of foliage and buds. It is very important not to feed him for 3 months after transplantation. This is a time of acclimatization and adjustment.

By the way, if you notice thickenings, tubercles or knots on the roots, then we sympathize with you. Geranium is affected by a root nematode. This can also cause yellowing and drying of the leaves. Unfortunately, there is no cure for this problem. You will have to throw away the entire plant along with the soil and the pot.

Even prolonged soaking of the container in bleach or boiling does not give a 100% result in getting rid of the larvae and the worms themselves.

After discovering such a muck, you will have to inspect all neighboring plants. Often they also have to be disposed of. Do not buy plants in spontaneous markets and avoid a similar fate.

Those who truly love home flowers will never worry about why geranium leaves turn yellow and dry. What to do? - they also know very well. For everyone else, including beginners, this article will help.

Video: how to care for geraniums

So that your plant does not hurt, has a beautiful, lush appearance, it is important to know and strictly apply the basic conditions for caring for him:

1. Geranium loves bright lighting, about 3 hours a day it should be in direct sunlight, but no more.
2. During the warm period of the year, it is necessary to maintain the temperature in the room no more than + 25 ° С. In the cold season, the plant is dormant. The optimum temperature for it during this period is + 10-15 ° С.

   If not right place for wintering, the flower can be at room temperature but with additional lighting.

3. When it is summer outside and it is hot, the flower should be watered every day, preventing the soil from drying out. In winter - up to 3 times a month.

   Attention. Do not water the plant with cold water.

4. AT high humidity the plant does not need Spraying is not necessary.
5. Every year the flower requires a transplant. The process is best done in mid-March.

Indoor flowers begin to fade in the presence of a certain discomfort or lack of any nutritional elements.

The reasons for this are varied:

What to do and how to save the plant?

If this happened, and your favorite flower began to wither, and the leaves wither - this is a signal for action.

The sooner you find out the cause, the sooner the plant will recover.

• You need to check if the pot is well suited for geraniums, if there is enough space, if the roots do not stick out, if there is drainage in it. If in doubt, it is worth transplanting the plant into a container. bigger size. Do not forget to use a special primer.
• Try to rearrange the flower on the window, where more sunlight. If direct rays fall on it, a temporary dimming will be necessary.
• It is important not to flood the plant. There should not be water in the pot. If this happens, you need to drain the excess fluid. When the soil is abundantly wet, rotting processes develop, it is important to prevent this.
• Geranium does not tolerate temperature changes. Do not place it near heating appliances. AT winter time the flower is removed from the windowsills so that cold air does not get on it. It is advisable to avoid drafts. The plant does not tolerate even slight frosts, but loves Fresh air. If, in your opinion, this is the reason, move the geranium to a comfortable place for it.
• Do not allow the soil in the pot to dry out. Especially in the summer, the plant must be watered abundantly. If, after watering, the leaves do not restore their shape, then the reason for wilting is elsewhere.
• When fertilizing geraniums, you must strictly follow the instructions on the package. After all, an increase in dosage can adversely affect the flower. It is not necessary to fertilize in winter.

How to prevent the problem?

For to prevent the appearance of wilted leaves, all negative factors should be eliminated, reread the basic rules for caring for geraniums, set up an orderly schedule for watering and feeding the plant. After all, coping with diseases and their consequences is not always easy. Better not to let it happen.

When is it right to follow the above instructions, to give to your beloved houseplant more time, then the geranium will delight for a long time with lush juicy foliage and bright colors. And the aroma will soothe her and set everyone in the household on a positive note.

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How to care:

1. For the comfort of the plant, watering must be properly selected: in warm weather, watering is needed more plentiful than in winter. It is important to monitor the condition of the soil: watering is needed as it dries.
2. Geranium needs bright light, but it should be protected from direct sunlight.
3. Geranium leaves are very sensitive, the ingress of water has a detrimental effect on them, and, therefore, spraying for such plants is unacceptable.
4. The soil in which the flower grows must be provided with a quality drainage system.
5. Geranium loves fertilizer and top dressing. Healthy plant leaves are the first indicator of their well-being.

The cutting method of propagating geraniums is faster and more efficient.. To do this, follow these steps:

In addition, with the cutting method, the cut crown can be placed in a glass of water until the roots appear. And when the young roots germinate by 2-3 cm - transplant the plant into the soil substrate in a permanent place.

Watch a video about propagating geraniums with cuttings:

The division of the bush

The technique of dividing the bush is also applicable:

• the excavated plant is divided into two parts;
• planted in separate flower pots.

seed method of reproduction

The seed method of propagating geraniums is more painstaking:

• in January-February, the seeds are planted in moist, loosened soil in small pots;
• seeds are sprinkled with a small amount of soil, and covered with a film on top;
• watering should be carried out carefully, remove moisture from the film;
• after two weeks, the seeds germinate at a temperature of 20 degrees;
• after the appearance of two leaves, the sprouts need to dive and grow at a temperature of 16-18 degrees;
• in the seventh week, you can sit in individual pots.

IMPORTANT: Seed-grown geranium gives abundant, stable blooms.

What does a healthy houseplant look like?

The leaves have a delicate porous texture, the color is dark green with a duplicate pattern, characteristic of each plant variety individually.

Consider the main diseases of geraniums:

1. Mushroom Botrytis. The first sign of the disease is the appearance of gray-brown spots covering the leaves in a circle and the presence of fluff on the plant. On the darkest spots of the flower, rotting appears, provoking leaf fall. The reason is excessive watering of the plant.

   Remedy:

   • Remove diseased parts of the plant from the soil.
   • Loosen the soil for ventilation and drying of the root system.
   • Remove infected leaves and stem sections.
   • Do not water the plant until the soil is completely dry.
2. Root rot. Rotting of the roots occurs due to infection with their fungus. Leaf dryness begins with progressive yellowing followed by areas darkening to brown or black. A light cobweb-like coating is formed on the flower.

   Remedy:

   • Dry and loosen the soil.
   • Avoid watering with nitrogen-rich fertilizers.
   • Eliminate diseased elements of the flower.
   • Carry out chemical treatment with fungicides.
3. Rust. With such a disease, areas covered with rusty-yellow spots appear on the leaves of geraniums (which we told about geranium spots on the leaves). During the disease, conceived, capsules filled with spore-containing powder appear on the leaves of the flower. At the apotheosis of the disease, the plant looks wilted and loses leaves.

   In case of rust, it is important to carry out rescue measures in a timely manner, before the appearance of blackness:

   • Eliminate diseased areas of the flower.
   • Watering is carried out through the pallet.
4. bacterial disease. It is a consequence of the vital activity of microbes and manifests itself in the form of triangular dark spots on the sheet plate. At bacterial disease the geranium looks lethargic and dry (you can find out what to do if the geranium in the pot wilts and why this happens).

   Remedy:

   • Replace potting soil.
   • Watering is carried out through the pallet.
   • Carry out chemical treatment with fungicides.
5. Viral infections. They inhibit the development and growth of the flower, causing dryness and spots on the leaves with different pigmentation. The disease is eliminated by similar measures required in the treatment of bacterial diseases, however, it is worth paying attention to the presence of harmful insect carriers of the virus with their subsequent elimination.
6. Spotting or alternariosis. Alternariosis manifests itself in the form of bubbles that have arisen on the lower surface of the leaf plate, the leaves turn yellow, lethargic, and then fall off.

   Remedy:

   • Remove infected leaves.
   • Thin out the shoots.
   • Carry out chemical treatment with fungicides.

   All geranium diseases can be cured with timely and well-chosen treatment.

   Drying and yellowing of geranium leaves is a sign of flower disease, mistakes or series of mistakes in caring for him. It is necessary to understand the causes of the discomfort of the flower in order to save the plant and restore its lost beauty. The following factors can affect the dryness of geranium leaves:

   
   

   Lower after transplanting into a new pot, which is not a sign of disease. In this case, yellowed leaves can be removed, and healthy flower will grow further.

   What to do if geranium leaves start to dry:

   1. Make sure the right size pot and in the presence of good drainage, if necessary, transplant into a suitable size pots. In case of flowering plants, carefully trim the flower stalks.
   2. Put the flower pot in a place away from radiators and heating appliances.
   3. Set the pot on a sunny side, protecting from direct sunlight.
   4. Create optimal temperature conditions.
   5. Conduct air humidification.
   6. Water and fertilize in sufficient quantities.

   Healthy plants during the flowering period should produce luxurious expressive flowers. However, there are situations when the buds that appear do not give beautiful flowering, and begin to turn yellow and dry.

   Dry buds can be caused by the following care mistakes:

   • a lack of minerals in the soil, in particular phosphorus;
   • shortage or over watering. non-compliance correct mode watering leads to dryness and death of buds;
   • the presence of diseases or insect pests (in this case, plant resources are spent on fighting the disease);
   • lack of light, as pelargonium loves bright indirect sunlight;
   • finding geraniums in a state of stress: the plant needs some time to adapt to new conditions of detention;
   • the hot dry air of the room also does not allow the buds to bloom;
   • individual characteristics of plant varieties: some of them give a lush color only in the second or third year of growth.

   Measures to eliminate the drying of the buds:

   
   

   The plant has dried up: resuscitation at home

   There are situations when the geranium has dried up completely. How to save a dried plant:

   1. Examine the dried flower: if a living trunk remains, then the geranium should be removed for the winter in a cool place. In the spring, the stem may grow back.
   2. If the stem is dry, dig up the root and place it in water, if the root gives new roots, then plant it in the ground.

   ADVICE: To create favorable factors for the growth of geraniums and prevent its dryness and disease, it is necessary to perform a set of preventive procedures.

   Prevention measures:

   • carry out accurate timely transplantation into suitable pots;
   • carry out moderate watering according to the degree of drying of the soil surface;
   • establish the presence of geraniums in a place protected from drafts;
   • contribute organic and mineral fertilizers(during the flowering period - twice a month);
   • identify and eliminate pests;
   • when yellow leaves they need to be removed promptly.

   Despite the unpretentiousness of geraniums, it takes some effort to grow beautiful well-groomed plants. Any disease can be cured if the necessary measures are taken correctly in time.

   Plant buds can be helped to bloom. Even a dried flower can be reanimated. Having created right conditions, the owner will be rewarded with a smart blooming space.

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