Why take the heart and beat the top

The purpose of picking the heart and topping is to make the flowers more branched, inhibit the crazy growth of the trunk, and prevent the flowers from finally becoming the "bare pole commander". At the same time, the increase of branches will form more flower buds, so as to promote the plumpness and roundness of the overall shape of the flower

Today, Huahua will explain to you how to pick the heart and hit the top

Catharanthus roseus

Friends who want to burst pots must pick their hearts early for the first time. They can't pick them until the seedlings have become "trees"

1、 First heart picking: Seedling Stage

1. Remove 1-2 pairs of blades

When the seedlings grow about 8 leaves, they begin to pick the heart. Remove 1-2 pairs of blades in the center and leave about 4

2. Pick the big leaf of the shelter

Remove the large leaves that cover the bottom branches and expose the branches to promote the growth and development of the bottom branches

2、 Second coring: before seedling transplanting and colonization

The second coring was carried out before the seedlings were planted in large pots

1. Leave 2-3 pairs of leaves per branch

Take off the growing flowers again, leaving 2-3 pairs of leaves for each branch

2. Transplanting and planting

First, put a wet paper towel on the bottom of the basin, spread about three centimeters of substrate (peat and perlite, ratio 8:2), grab two handfuls of chicken manure and sprinkle it evenly, and then lay a layer of substrate four or five centimeters thick and pour through the basin soil

3、 Follow up maintenance will continue

After moving the pot, we should continue to pick the heart of Catharanthus roseus, so as to separate more branches and prepare for the flowers to bloom into balls in the future

Leave 2-3 pairs of leaves for the strong branches. Don't move the small branches for the time being. Pick them when they are long and strong. Then, wait for the flowers to bloom into a ball

Geranium

Geranium can easily grow beautiful flowers if it pays attention to topping and trimming the shape of the plant from the beginning of the seedling

1、 Topping at Seedling Stage

If Geranium wants to have more branches in the later stage, 2-3 pairs of leaves at the top should be cut off at the seedling stage

2. Topping in strong seedling stage

If the main stem grows too vigorously, it will lead to "one branch outshines others" and affect the development of side branches. Cut it from the position shown in the figure (cutting here is easy to take root), and the branches can be cut for cutting

3. Before the top of a flower opens

After the geranium grows flower buds on the same day, if the flower buds are left to bloom, it will affect the growth of lateral branches. The upper half can be cut off for cutting, and one tree can be changed into two

4. Continue to pick the heart and strengthen the branches

Before the plant is strong and plump, you should always pick the heart

Petunia

If Petunia wants to burst the pot, the most important thing is to promote branching and control the growth direction of branches, and picking the heart is the most effective method

1. Seedling pinching

In Petunia seedlings, the two leaves in the leaf center should be removed to promote branching

2. Picking flowers and cutting leaves

Cut off the first flower and other unopened flower buds, leaving about 4-6 large leaves

2. Cutting to cut branches

Flower friends who are not willing to throw away the cut branches can choose hydroponic cutting, and then soil culture after growing fine roots

3. Keep the branches symmetrical and uniform

When topping, try to ensure the symmetry and uniformity of the left branches, so that the shape of Petunia growing in the later stage will be more beautiful

5. Cut off the branches outside the bottom basin

Cut off the branches extending out of the basin at the bottom, otherwise it is not easy to form flower balls

6. In the later stage, continue to pick the heart and prune, waiting for the ball to explode

Have you learned the knowledge of picking the heart and beating the top

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