How to Deadhead a Geranium

Learn how to clean the finished blooms off your geranium in under 90 seconds.

Will explains what deadheading means and shows you how to do it. Done once every week or two will keep your geranium looking great all summer long!

[dennisj.curran]

Finally, I know what "deadheading" means. I thought you just plucked the top of the flower off; obviously, I had no idea what I was doing.


Appreciate it.

[kyluci]

Short and informative. You could put the expiring ones in a small vase of water for the kitchen table for a few days. 🌺

[Nimbus]

As a first time Geranium parent, this video was very helpful! Thank you!!

[shmang]

Thank you for this helpful video without filler.

[joepnw]

Great video. Straight to the point. I am growing them for the first time and was curious if I needed to do this. Thanks!

[amyjordan]

Short and to the point, clear explanation!

[tiffanynelson]

Thanks so much! I used to pluck off part of the heads /flowers but thankfully, after this video, I deadheaded properly. Thank you!! Geraniums are a tricky one, not like your standard petunia /marigold.

[jennifernickel]

Exactly what I was looking for, short and sweet. Thank you!

[tarheelfans]

Perfect! Thank you! I just brought some home in a basket, today. This is so easy. 💐

[collinsje]

I have geraniums in pots on my porch every year. I always start with large, high quality plants from a nursery. When the foliage starts to fade from the original dark green, I feed them with MiracleGro. I also deadhead them regularly, and that makes them bloom like crazy. With just a little care, they will last until the first heavy frost.

[hudsonrickman]

Thank you very much, now know I have been doing it wrong all this time, ah well you live and learn!

[WmNm]

Thanks! I DO NOT have a green thumb. Bought 2 Regals that were in meh condition n I managed to get full bushy blooms twice already! Did not know how to dead head properly before this video!

[corinnevickey]

Simple. With Ease. A metaphor for how we can have a lovely life. thank You

[jenj]

Perfect. Just what I needed. Thank you- great video.

[kimyaklin]

Thank you for the video. I am once that I think need to be deadheaded. I still see small buds underneath the burnt up ones. Should I still remove the whole thing if I see new buds on the same stem?

[francismerritt]

Thank you for this. If you remove the whole truss, aren’t you wasting the buds immediately below the expiring blooms?

[RPLAsmodeus]

Thank you sir. Advice taken and implemented.

[kathrynscoble]

Hi what about the buds underneath that havent opened? :(

[Cat-ynjc]

Where exactly do you cut them when cutting back to promote new growth? Everytime I've tried to cut them back I'm left with stumps that never really take off.

[elpdrico]

Ohhhh, so that's how you do it!!! EASY!!!!