Beautiful purple flowers can be produced from many varieties of segulls, from hedges to flowering baskets.fuchsias can be cut back and grown again the following year, even though they are typically treated as annuals.Pruning should be done twice a year, once during the spring and once in the summer.
Step 1: Prune using hand shears or snips.
Before you use your tools, make sure they are sharp.Rub alcohol on your tools before and after you cut the plant.This can help prevent the spread of disease.You can buy shears and snips at your local gardening store.If you want to have a better grip on the shears, wear gardening gloves.A sharp pair of household scissors should be used.Make sure to wash them.
Step 2: Pruning can begin when the last frost has passed.
The dead branches help protect the root systems.It is possible to take off the branches after the last frost date.You can see new growth underneath the old branches if you remove them.If you live in the United States, you can use your ZIP code to check the expected last frost date.
Step 3: Remove dead or broken shoots with a 45 degree cut.
The branch should be at the base of the plant.Cut away wood that is pale or faded.Just below the break, make your cut if the branch is broken.Water will run off the stem if cuts are made at an angle.The leaves on the branches will be brown and green.It will look like you're removing most of the plant, but it will regrowth.
Step 4: Cut a third of the branches.
You should make your cut at a 45 degree angle.Cutting back will help promote healthy growths and keep your fuchsias a uniform size.Only do this for growths from the previous season.The growth of the current season will be small if it's not present.
Step 5: The branches that interfere with other plants should be removed.
If you want your fuchsias to be contained in their area, cut them back.Plants competing for sunlight and resources will make them grow less efficiently.
Step 6: Prune the stems to encourage branching.
If left on your fuchsia, the end of each new branch will continue to grow.Cut above the knobby spots on the stem where leaves grow.Your fuchsia will produce more flowers for a longer period of time if you wait until later in the season.Strong winds could cause long branches to break.
Step 7: Cut above the two leaves.
When they're cut back, there will be 2 or 3 individual branches that produce more flowers.Go from the main stem to the second or third one with 2 leaves.The leaves will grow on opposite sides of each other.New branches are spread out.
Step 8: Cut the hedges to a uniform height and width.
There are spindly branches inside the shrub.The air flow through the plant is helped by this.Clean and shape hedges.To cut a large area in a short amount of time, use a larger pair of hedge shears.