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Eustoma is a decorative, lushly flowering plant. Bright buds on tall stems, densely covered with green foliage, attract everyone's attention and evoke admiration for their exquisite shape. There are different opinions on how to stimulate plant flowering. A significant part of professional florists believe that pinching eustoma is a mandatory operation when cultivating a plant.
Agrotechnicians recommend pinching exclusively tall varieties of eustoma
Is it necessary to pinch out eustoma seedlings?
Many amateur flower growers decide to start breeding eustoma. And they are often disappointed: instead of luxurious plants with numerous buds, they see rare, sparsely flowering bushes. The peculiarity of tall varieties of the crop is that they grow into one stem, or at most the shoot bifurcates. Gardeners most often ask the question of the need to pinch (pincer) a plant for more luxuriant flowering on specialized forums.
According to most florists, simple manipulation promotes the formation of additional side shoots. The plant acquires the desired bushiness.Thanks to the agrotechnical operation, flowering accelerates and becomes more abundant. Experienced flower growers note that already in the first wave, several dozen buds are formed on each bush.
A few days after pinching, additional shoots form in the leaf axils of the eustoma
When to pinch eustoma seedlings
Pinching of seedlings is organized in the spring, when six pairs of true leaves have formed on the bushes. A timely operation will make the flowering bouquet, and the duration of bud formation increases.
Rules for pinching eustoma seedlings
Seedlings of tall flower varieties need pinching. The need for an operation is indicated by the absence of side shoots at a time when the bush has already formed six true leaves. In this case, it is recommended to pinch the tops of the eustoma. The rules for using the technique are as follows:
- the procedure is organized during the period of active development of the plant;
- The crown is carefully pinched with the index and thumb or with miniature scissors.
To maintain the beautiful shape of the bush, the side shoots are periodically pinched. Pinching the crown of the eustoma is always done over the already formed leaves of the seedlings. The updated plant looks more presentable.
What to do with plucked cuttings
Branches separated from the stem can be planted in individual containers. Cuttings include a number of sequential operations:
- Removing buds and lower leaves from the shoot.
- Dipping the bottom of the cutting into dry Kornevin.
- Place the shoot in a small container, 1/3 filled with settled water.
- Keep the jar with cuttings in a warm, bright place, but not in direct sunlight.
- Change the water in the container with the shoots at least twice a day.
With proper maintenance, callus appears on the cuttings after 6-7 days. After two weeks, roots begin to form.
To transplant young eustoma bushes into open ground, choose a warm, cloudy day.
Conclusion
Pinching of eustoma is carried out selectively. Tall varieties of crops are subject to pinching; short varieties do not require an agrotechnical operation. As a result of timely pinching, the plant becomes bushy and blooms profusely and for a long time.
