Can’t cut? Don’t dare to cut? No wonder your flowers are becoming more and more withered!

Rose

1. Prune before flowering

After the flower buds differentiate, many flower buds will grow on the branches.

Only keep one flower bud at the top of the branch and remove all the rest to concentrate the nutrients. This way, the flower bud at the top can bloom big and bright!

Cut off all the buds except the top.

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2. Prune after flowering

1. Cut off the remaining flowers

After the roses fade, the withered flowers should be cut off immediately to preserve nutrients. You can cut off the four or five leaves at the bottom of the flower branch, and at the same time, make sure that the buds left are growing outwards.

Cut off branches that have bloomed, weak branches

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2. Branch pulling treatment

Sometimes, the branches of roses grow very densely and block the sunlight of other branches, which is not conducive to photosynthesis. You can pull the branches to deal with this problem.

Tie the rope to branches 1, 2, and 3 as shown in the picture below, and then gently pull it down until the branches are on the same level as the position D I marked.

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Results

(This way the distance between the branches is larger, which is conducive to photosynthesis and will allow them to bloom again soon).

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3. Pruning during winter dormancy

When winter comes, the rose will enter a dormant state, and it can be heavily pruned at this time.

When pruning, cut off all non-woody branches above the ground. And all the leaves on the remaining branches should also be cut off.

Trimming diagram

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The part above the red line can be cut off.

Then cut the weak branches short or remove them directly.

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After trimming

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4. Spring growing season pruning

The growing season of roses begins in spring, and it is the period of differentiation of axillary buds and flower buds, in order to make the flowers bloom big and fragrant.

1. At the beginning, just keep two or three buds on each branch. The rest of the buds that grow downward or inward are cut off.

Cut off excess side shoots

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2. After a period of time, when the new buds grow to about 2 to 3 cm, compare the 2 to 3 buds that were originally left, and choose the one with the best growth to keep.

If the branches are relatively thick, you can leave 1 to 2 buds as appropriate, but the others should all be cut off so that more nutrients of the plant can be distributed to the original branches, thereby promoting the differentiation of flower buds.

Keep 1 to 2 buds on each branch

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Gardenia

1. Pruning during the growing season

1. Cut off the thin branches. During the growth process, gardenia will grow many side buds, which will then become side branches. Keeping these side branches is a pure waste of nutrients, so they must be cut off in time.

Cut off weak branches

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2. Cut off the overlapping branches. Overlapping branches mainly appear inside the gardenia pot. If they are not trimmed, the branches will become too dense, thus blocking the light and being detrimental to the photosynthesis of the leaves.

Cut off overlapping branches

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2. Prune before flowering

1. Cut off the small buds around the flower buds because they will compete with the flower buds for nutrients.

Cut off the small sprouts

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2. Topping

If you want the gardenia to bloom more, you need to top and pinch the tips, that is, remove the tender buds on the top. See the picture below for specific pruning positions.

Trim position

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3. Prune after flowering

After the gardenia has finished blooming, it should be cut off in time. One reason is to reduce salt consumption, and the other is to promote the germination of new buds.

When pruning, count down from the remaining flowers and start pruning below the second pair of leaves.

Trim position

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After trimming

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4 -fold shear

If the shape of the gardenia is not good-looking, you can choose to prune it heavily after it blooms, because gardenia only blooms in spring. After heavy pruning in spring, summer and autumn are exactly the growing seasons of gardenia, so it can recover relatively quickly.

Before pruning

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After trimming

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Jasmine

1. Pruning in late autumn and early winter

From the end of August to the end of September, the jasmine flowers bloomed basically intermittently, and the last wave of flowers had finished blooming.

This time, when pruning the dead flowers, you must do it lightly, just cut off the flowers, and keep some stronger branches for the winter.

Before pruning

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After trimming

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2. Pruning during the growing season

Every spring, jasmine enters its growing season, but because it has gone through a long winter, jasmine will inevitably produce some diseased and insect-infested branches, weak branches, overgrown branches, overlapping branches, etc.

So at the beginning of spring, you can give the jasmine a haircut and cut off all the problematic branches. Don't be lenient! As the temperature rises, jasmine branches will sprout out quickly.

Before pruning

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After trimming

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3. Pruning before flowering

Before jasmine blooms, it needs to be topped, one to control its excessive growth, and the other to allow it to produce more side branches.

Count from the bottom, 1~2 pairs of leaves, and then remove the top ones.

Before pruning

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After trimming

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4. Prune after flowering

After jasmine blooms, the withered flowers should be cut off in time to reduce the consumption of nutrients so that the jasmine can bloom again.

Cut off the withered flowers and the pair of leaves below. If the flowering branches are very thin and long, you can increase the pruning length as appropriate, because the thinner and longer the branches are, the fewer flowers can bloom. The specific trimming position is shown in the figure below.

Before pruning

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After trimming

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