Beautiful flowers: geranium at home

Many Housewives on the window sills in the house are potted plants. Geranium is a worthy place. The second name of this flower - pelargonium (Pelargonium). Importantly, geranium feels great and open field, beautifying parks, flowerbeds and gardens. Pelargonium has a number of advantages, among them – the ease of care and breeding, a rather long flowering. In addition to flower beds and pots home, you can see these beautiful flowers in the forest. Geranium is so unpretentious that grows in almost any conditions.

How to grow geraniums at home? Very simple. There are several conditions that you must follow to healthy and blooming geraniums to please you for a long time. Let's consider them in more detail:

1. Many flowers (geraniums are no exception) love the light. To flower growing and pleasing you with its flowers, place it on the windowsill, where most of the sun.

2. The air should be moderately moist, in such circumstances, the geraniums will be able to transfer low, but not negative temperature.

3. Watering should be regular. In summer all plants, geraniums in particular, need more intensive watering. In winter reduce watering.

4. As regards fertilizers, in the summer weekly in the irrigation water to add sufficient amounts (10 grams per bucket). In other seasons need to feed less.

5. Transplant geraniums are best in the ground, which includes 2 parts garden soil and 1 part peat. Remember about drainage - it is necessary for house and garden plants.

6. Like many flowers, geraniums can be propagated vegetatively, and seeds.

7. Geraniums are the most susceptible to fungal diseases such as gray mold, rust on the roots, and the like. To cure the plants, you need to use different fungicides.

8. As for pests, it could be either aphids or mites, that are disposed by means of special preparations.

Many colors   geranium is no exception - have healing properties. It is best to make an oil from it. For this you need to collect leaves, wash them and grind in a meat grinder. The resulting mass is put in a jar and pour vegetable oil (it is important to cover all the leaves). Next you need to put the jar in a dark place for 2 weeks. After you need to boil the mass in a water bath for 45 minutes, cool and strain. All medicinal oil is ready. It must be stored in a dark place. This tool helps with bleeding and bruising. Well it will help with a cold or sinusitis. Help geraniums and fungal infections of the feet. Oil of geranium will also help you to cure stomatitis, lichen, burns, and will bring tangible benefits in some other diseases.

Many flowers, geraniums in particular, have the ability to ward off flies. Another useful property of this flower: if you put the leaves in jam jars, you don't need to be afraid of mold. Thus, the geraniums are not only very beautiful but also useful plant that can grow on the windowsill or on the street.