Petunia Haircut In The Middle Of Summer

Petunia ampelous

Still not cutting petunias? In vain, you know! They will only be more beautiful from this. Indeed, over time, petunias, whether bush, ampelous from seeds or vegetative, lose their decorative effect - the bush disintegrates, takes on a sloppy appearance, the shoots are unnecessarily lengthened, become bald, flowering becomes scarce. And beginners can easily be disappointed, for example, in the chic ampels in the picture. “Well, where is this promised gorgeous blooming ball? Was it, but did it all come to naught? " And you just need to rejuvenate the plant, give it a second life.

As my practice shows, it's time to cut plants - until July 20 (and it is better to do this on the number 14 and certainly not later than the beginning of August), so that fresh shoots can grow and petunias could bloom again before the cold weather.

Petunia Wave Easy F1 Berry Velor before cutting

Let's get started! Haircut was carried out on July 14

Petunia haircut

The eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing. It is only a pity for the first time, and then, when you already know that this "mess" will make a wonderful flowering hat, you cut your hair without hesitation. I leave 10-15 cm of shoots from the root, and remove the rest.

After cutting for 2 weeks, until the petunias are overgrown with a new green mass, I daily feed the petunias with a urea solution (10 g per 10 l of water).

Done! New shoots will grow in two weeks

Petunia Wave Easy F1 Berry Velor 15 Days After Clipping - July 29

After the petunias grow new shoots, form a "stuffed" bush, I feed them according to my usual scheme: potassium monophosphate, potassium nitrate, urea, Folikea (complex mineral fertilizer with a complete set of all nutrients), Calcinite - all alternately 1 time per week.