Why should Calendula be trimmed

Generally, potted Calendula needs to be pruned, because generally, potted plants will plant multiple plants in one pot with high density. With the growth of branches and leaves, they will become more and more crowded. As a result, the ventilation and light transmission conditions will become worse, the plants are easy to get sick, and even residual flowers or plant climbing will affect the appreciation of Calendula. It is best to prune. Pruning can be done by thinning branches, controlling flowers and cutting fruits

Calendula thinning

Calendula has strong branching ability. Generally, each side branch can grow 3 or 5 branches. Generally, in order to achieve the purpose of ventilation and light transmission, prune the side branches of the plant in the second season to form wisdom and, and cut off the dense and weak branches. When the plant continues to grow, the branches continue to move upward, and the dense branches, branches with buds and residual flowers should be continuously cut off to make it grow well

Calendula flower control

Calendula flower control is also a very important step. Calendula is usually consulted in February - in the first ten days of April, the flowers will slowly open and need to be shaped. Short cutting is the main method. Short cutting the strong branches with flower buds of Calendula can control the amount of flowers and prolong the flowering period

Calendula for fruit cutting

Calendula sometimes needs to cut its fruit, because the growth of the fruit will consume a lot of nutrients, so it needs to be cut off in time. Pruning should be carried out according to the specific growth conditions. For branches with strong growth, if each bud is long, 3-4 sections can be reserved, and the rest can be cut off. If there are buds, the part of the bud should be cut. For branches with weak growth, the part with flower buds shall be cut, and the whole branch shall be cut off without flower buds. Pruning should be carried out on a sunny day, which can make the wound heal quickly. If you don't need to keep seeds during flowering, you can cut off all the withered flowers