If you’ve ever admired the vibrant, blooming geraniums cascading from a sunny balcony or windowsill, you know just how rewarding these flowers can be. Geraniums are hardy, colorful, and surprisingly easy to maintain—especially when you use a few time-tested, homemade techniques to boost their flowering potential.
Here’s a unique guide to help you grow geraniums bursting with blooms, using simple, natural methods you can do at home.
🌼 Why Aren’t My Geraniums Blooming?
Before diving into solutions, it’s important to understand what might be holding your geraniums back. Common issues include:
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Overwatering or poor drainage
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Lack of sunlight
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Nutrient imbalance
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Failure to deadhead old blooms
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Soil that is too rich in nitrogen (leading to leafy plants with few flowers)
Now, let’s talk about how to fix that naturally and encourage non-stop blooming.
🌿 1. Banana Peel Water – A Potassium Boost
Geraniums love potassium, and banana peels are loaded with it. This nutrient supports healthy bud and flower formation.
How to Make It:
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Chop one banana peel into small pieces.
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Boil it in 2 cups of water for 10 minutes.
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Let it cool, then strain the water into a spray bottle.
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Spray the soil around your geraniums once a week.
Bonus: Burying chopped banana peels into the soil also slowly releases potassium as they decompose.
💧 2. Epsom Salt Tea – For Greener Leaves and More Blooms
Epsom salt contains magnesium and sulfur, which help with chlorophyll production and flower blooming.
How to Use It:
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Mix 1 tablespoon of Epsom salt in 1 gallon of water.
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Water your geraniums with this solution every two weeks.
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You can also spray it directly onto the leaves.
☀️ 3. Give Them Enough Sunlight
Geraniums are sun-lovers. They need at least 6 hours of full sunlight daily to bloom well.
If they’re indoors, place them by a south-facing window. Outdoors, make sure they’re not shaded by larger plants.
✂️ 4. Pinch, Prune, and Deadhead
Deadheading (removing spent blooms) is key to encouraging new flower growth.
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Pinch off any faded flowers regularly.
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Prune back leggy stems to encourage bushier growth.
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Don’t be afraid to trim – geraniums bounce back beautifully.
🧄 5. Garlic Water – Natural Pest & Fungal Prevention
Geraniums can sometimes suffer from fungal infections or pests like aphids. Garlic is a natural antifungal and repellent.
How to Make Garlic Spray:
