All About Watering Pelargoniums

In this video Mr Pelargonium explains all about the different techniques used to water pelargoniums. With pelargoniums not liking a lot of water around their roots for long periods there are methods that can be used to administer water including the use of saucers, using clay pots or strict limitation of the time pots are sat in water.

Beginners
Reminders

[planetearth]

Great tutorial. I just purchased a second Pelargonium ardens, after having lost the first one, and needed to know it's water requirements.

[tulipsandterracotta]

Why had I never thought of placing a bit of crock on the surface when watering to avoid the compost moving around?!? I had a 🤯 moment. Thank you!!

[clairemaree]

Absolutely brilliant - very detailed information. Thank you!

[bridie]

Thanks, David, this has been really helpful. Would you mind doing a video about why and how you shade the greenhouse?

[bosquebear]

Thanks... I will be watching more of your videos. Great teacher!

[maarte_kyel]

nice tips and tutorial for gardening more power

[mmcelroy]

Very helpful. What about pots kept outside?

[pattivermeersch]

Excellent info…thank you! Covered my questions

[nicolasanders]

Thanks David, I realise now that my pelargoniums in clay pots have been left too dry - resulting in small 'weedy' plants . (My fear of over watering!)

[robertr]

Do you have advice for watering zonal and ivy geraniums grown in plastic hanging pots. I'm with a volunteer group who look after these in our small country town hanging from posts along shop fronts.
Some have been giving an appearance of leaves drying out, but I wonder if we are giving them to much water even once a week.
Temperatures range 24c to 38c during summer here.

[sixro]

Hi, sorry to comment on this, but I think it is more appropriate for the question I have...
Unfortunately, I have over-watered an ivy-leaf pelargonium and an angeleye. I am saying this, because after 1 week, they are still wet at touch and the plants are starting showing some black parts in leaves (expecially the ivy one).
Is there something I can do? I read that the situation is very critical for them... can I repot them with new compost?
I see a video of you called "Salvaging My Standard" talking about "rotted vegetation". Can I use the suggestions you made in that video?
Thanks again
Regards

[edita_uk]

Hello David, do you have any zonartics in your collection? It would be interesting to know how to care after them.

[thereerhunter]

How do you show your plants and is it possible to show any variety? Even if it's store bought? Thank you

[lindas.martin]

What about watering them if they are planted in the ground? And I live in Chiapas, Mexico and the wet season is starting this July 😮

[franceshirons]

Hi David thank you for this, would the same apply to Bi’s and Tri’s just more often? Frances

[beautifulbuddleia]

Whats the difference between geraniums and pelargonium?

[PanamaSticks]

I just lost a prized Pelargonium with huge leaves and blossoms almost overnight to a disease that shrunk and blackened all the petioles to the diameter of thread, and then progressed into the leaves. I never noticed the shrinkage of the petioles because it was hidden by the lush foliage. The stem discoloration was barely discernible. This plant was enormous and something of a family pet, so I wanted to save it. I gave it a dose of Captan as soon as I noticed the petioles, but it had no effect.

I took cuttings of the plant above the discolored stems, checking each time for any evidence of the infection. I sterilized my razor blade between each cut. I planted these cuttings, spaced about 3" apart, in two pots, with fresh potting soil. Despite this two of the cuttings suddenly developed the same disease. I beleve this disease is blackleg.
How do I keep the rest of the cuttings from developing black leg? I am reluctant to transplant them again, because they haven't developed roots yet. I did apply rooting compound to each, from the same container, so I fear I spread tt spread the disease.

[hollybritton]

If I was a plant, I'd like to live in your greenhouse.

[amirfathi]

If pelargoniums actually grow better in clay pots why do you use plastic pots for the most of your plants?