Did you planted your ivy geraniums somewhere where they can get at least 4 to 6 hours of sunlight daily?
Did you planted your ivy geraniums in well-drained soil?
Do you live in a region with hot summers?
Do you allow the soil to dry out between waterings?
Do you feed your ivy geraniums regularly but lightly?
Did you cut back your ivy geraniums when they started looking leggy?
Do you keep your ivy geraniums free of pests and diseases?
Full sun is necessary for good leaf color and flower production. The partial sun can help plants cope with high summer temperatures, but four to six hours is best for ample blooming.
A loam or sandy loam provides the drainage and root aeration that ivy geraniums need. Having a rich soil is not as important as a loose, draining soil.
As a South African native, ivy geranium plants like moderate temperatures in the summer. A heatwave will not kill the plants, but flowering will slow or stop during the hottest days of summer. You will know if the temperatures are unhealthily hot for ivy geraniums, as the new leaves may look pale or even white in response to the heat. Provided that you grow them in containers, you should move your ivy geraniums to partial shade if the temperatures get too high.
Ivy geraniums like regular watering, but not soggy conditions. Allow the surface of the soil to dry out between waterings.
Ivy geraniums are not heavy feeders, but a light, continuous feeding will increase the bloom count of the plants. A convenient way to provide these nutrients is by planting ivy geraniums in potting soil that is pre-enriched with fertilizer. These potting mixes will feed plants with a slow-release fertilizer for one full growing season.
When your ivy geranium starts to look leggy, prune it back by about half. This will create a more dense, bushy plant, and will also spur a new flush of blooms. Old plants in frost-free areas can get woody, and may need to be cut back severely in the spring to rejuvenate plants.
Good job! You are taking good care of your ivy geraniums.
Thrips, fungus gnats, and spider mites can infect ivy geraniums in poorly ventilated greenhouse conditions. You can control them with insecticidal soap or in extreme cases with pyrethrin. Leaf spot disease can afflict plants that are overwatered.
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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories.
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