How to prune garlic vine after it blooms and how to propagate it

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1. How to prune after flowering

2. How to reproduce

After the garlic vine blooms, the plant can be pruned. Before pruning, prepare a sharp knife and diluted carbendazim solution. After flowering, first prune off dead flowers, and then prune off weak and bad flowers to encourage the plant to sprout more new flowers. It is also necessary to properly prune the branches and leaves, and remove leggy branches, cross branches, overlapping branches, etc., which can also accumulate nutrients to supply flowers.

1. How to prune after blooming

1. Prepare tools: After the garlic vine blooms, you can prune the plant. Before pruning, you must prepare appropriate tools. First prepare a sharp knife and diluted carbendazim solution.

2. Prune the remaining flowers: After flowering, you must To deal with flowers that have failed to bloom, first cut off the failed flowers, and then cut off the weak flowers. At the same time, some flowers on the plant that do not bloom well can also be cut off. This can reduce nutrient consumption, encourage the plant to sprout more new flowers, and make the flowers bloom better.

3. Prune branches and leaves: In addition to pruning flowers , it is also necessary to properly prune the branches and leaves, and remove leggy branches, cross branches, overlapping branches, etc., which can also accumulate nutrients to supply flowers.

2. How to propagate

Garlic vine can be propagated by cutting, dividing and sowing. Cutting is a common method. Garlic vine cuttings can be taken from March to July. Cut mature branches from the plant. Each section is about 15 cm. The leaves on the lower part of the branches should be removed. Prepare a good substrate and insert the branches. For layering, you need to press the longer branches into the soil about 10 cm, keep them moist and wait for rooting, and then separate the two. To sow, seeds need to be selected, and then the soil prepared and spread.

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