How to trim sunflowers - The Plant Aide

The sunflower should be pruned in time during maintenance. Generally, the buds on the top of its main branch can be made more robust by removing the lateral buds. If the stem is relatively high, it can be supported by a column or a net to prevent it from being blown down in windy weather. In addition, the buds should be cut off in time, mainly to remove the lateral buds. If it is a flower bed planting, it is necessary to pick the heart when the buds are about 20 days old.

I. remove the lateral buds

In order to make the buds on the top of its main stem more robust and develop better, its lateral buds can be removed. If the flower with a higher stem can be supported by a pillar or a net when the wind is strong, so as to prevent it from being blown down.

If it is planted in the field, the number is relatively large, it is necessary to remove some leaves at the bottom of it in time, so as to facilitate its ventilation and ventilation, and to avoid the erosion of diseases in hot season.

2. Remove the flower bud.

If it is a cut flower, it is necessary to remove the bracts at the top of it, so as to facilitate the growth of its lateral branches and make the flowers of its lateral branches grow more evenly. If this way is adopted, each flower can be harvested to ten branches and cut flowers, the stem can grow to 70-80cm, and the whole flower can grow to 120-170cm.

There are some varieties in the festival where side buds grow out, to remove it in time, or the nutrients will be scattered, affecting the growth of the main flowers.

Third, take heart

If it is used for planting in the flower bed and for viewing, you can pick the heart of it, so that its branches can grow four or five flowers. If it's potted, it's better to plant only one flower in it.

If you want to control its height, you can spray its leaves with a relatively small dosage of bijiu solution 20 days after its buds grow, so that its height can be controlled. Pick heart is to cut off some of its top according to its variety.

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4. Pruning

In this way, we can make it bloom longer. If you want to extend the long flower days for one month, you can leave two or three leaves at the end of May, remove the top tip and the tiller bud, help its lateral branches grow, water it with enough fertilizer and water, loosen its soil, and you can grow flowers in July and August

If you want to change the flowering period into 2 months, you can do the second erasing in mid June. On the basis of the first heart picking, remove the newly grown buds by 3 to 5 cm, sprinkle liquid fertilizer on them once a week, and flowers will grow in August and September.

Beautiful sunflowers.