Although the rainy season has not yet been declared over, it already feels like midsummer.
We are in a hurry to cut back and remove the cores, which should have been done before the rainy season.
That’s part 7, and this is the last one.

First of all, Margaret bloomed really well.
It was so thick at its peak.

Photographed on April 12th

Am I stingy? So I can’t cut everything at once,
Gradually I put scissors in it and arranged it… In the end, this is what it looks like now.
New shoots are growing steadily from where I cut earlier.

It may not be the textbook method, but
At my house, I cut it from the woody base and it blooms for several years.
It’s strange that they grow so big in the spring, even though they grow so quickly.

Buds are sprouting directly from the tree.
I was planning to replant it this time, but it’s already too hot, so I’ll do it in the fall.
It looks like summer is going to be long, so I think October would be a good time. Let’s remember.

Next is Pelargonium ‘Grand Passo Plus’ sweet pink.
I was in a good mood just last week when the lowest temperature was below 25 degrees Celsius.
New, healthy stems, leaves, and buds were emerging, but the heat has killed them and the number of flowers has decreased.
Then I thought it was good enough and started pruning it.

There is not much detailed information on how to prune this flower.
I want to grow compactly, so I wonder if it’s a closely related species? I decided to cut the geraniums by 1/3 based on the instructions for pruning geraniums.
As a result, it looks like this.

What I paid attention to when inserting scissors was
cut above the sprout
take care of ventilation
Above 2 points.
If you know what you want to prioritize, you can make clear choices.

The areas circled in yellow are probably new shoots.

However, the plant is growing quite well and it is difficult for the roots to get sunlight.
Sometimes I couldn’t find any new shoots at the bottom, so in those cases I gave up,
If the tree continued to grow, the branches would overlap and get in the way, so I patted them as appropriate.

Viewed from above.

I can definitely say that the ventilation has improved, so it’s okay.
I think this is probably a good thing.

However, the results will not be known until next spring. I hope I can get through the summer for now.
Let’s move it to the shade and see what happens.