天竺葵耐旱易种，具观赏食用美容功效，如何浇水施肥？注意季节要点便可花开满园/geranium plants

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1、温度控制：天竺葵最适宜的温度是10--25摄氏度，也就是春秋季节是最适宜的，冬天太冷夏天太热时会休眠，控制浇水。
2、水分控制：天竺葵禁忌浇水过多，天热天竺葵的根部会溃烂。浇水的频率控制在三两天浇一次水，每次浇水要水量大，保证浇透。
3、土壤选择：天竺葵适合在沙质土壤中生存，在花市买的土壤掺一些沙土更有利于天竺葵的生长。
4、施肥控制：一次性施肥过多会造成天竺葵的脱水，如果施肥过多，例如施加氮肥过多会造成植株疯长，不开花，这施肥过多以后勤浇水可以缓解症状。
5、光照条件：充足的阳光有助于天竺葵开花，但是温度过高就不宜阳光直晒，在春秋季节多晒阳光，在夏天的时候，注意温度，温度过高应避免使天竺葵接受光照。

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除6-8月植株处于半休眠状态外，均可扦插。以春、秋季为好。夏季高温，插条易发黑腐烂。选用插条长10厘米，以顶端部最好，生长势旺，生根快。剪取插条后，让切口干燥数日，形成薄膜后再插于沙床或膨胀珍珠岩和泥炭的混合基质中，注意勿伤插条茎皮，否则伤口易腐烂。插后放半阴处，保持室温13-18℃，括后14-21天生根，根长3-4厘米时可盆栽。扦插过程中用0.01%吲哚乙酸液浸泡插条基部2秒，可提高扦插成活率和生根率。一般扦插苗培育6个月开花，即1月扦插，6月开花；10月扦插，翌年2-3月开花。

How to Care for Geraniums

Allow soil to dry to some extent between waterings, then water thoroughly.
During the winter and summer (85+F), water much less, but do not let the roots dry out entirely. Geraniums do best when given a period of dormancy through the winter months, during which they use less water and do not grow much. See below for more overwintering instructions.
To encourage blooming, deadhead spent flowers regularly.
To promote bushiness and curtail legginess, pinch back the stems.
During active growing months, fertilize every 2 weeks or so. Use a water-soluble fertilizer at half strength. Don’t fertilize in winter, when the plant should be dormant.
Geraniums can be re-potted in spring to encourage new growth—or if they look like they need to be refreshed

How to Root Stem Cuttings

Most geraniums root easily from stem cuttings in soil, coarse sand, water, perlite, or other rooting material.

Using a sharp, clean knife, make a slanted cut 4 inches below a stem tip, above a node where leaves emerge. Trim cutting to just below a node. Remove any buds, all but two or three leaves, and the leaflike stipules at the base of leaf stalks.
Roll the stem cutting in newspaper or put it in the shade for 24 hours, so that the cut end will seal and not rot.
Push the stem into a pot of moistened rooting medium and store it in a warm, shady place for 2 days. After that, give the cutting indirect sun. Moisten the medium only as needed.
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