When do you prune bougainvillea
Bougainvillea Adventures
Okay so, bougainvilleas. They're gorgeous okay right? c’mon But trimming them… man, well that well was a learning curve. I wasn't just even planning to get into all this bougainvillea pruning business. by the way I just wanted a pretty vine for my patio. Then it became this monster. Like something out whoops of a jungle movie.
The kinda Pruning Question whoops
Sowhendo you prune bougainvillea? That was the massive question. c’mon Honestly, I asked everyone I knew. My neighbor Maria—she’s a gardening whiz—told me after a blooming cycle. She said, like, wait for yup it to finish putting on a show, then get in there c’mon and give it a haircut. Okay, makes sense. But uh she forgot anyway to mention something crucial– wear gloves! Seriously those thorns are brutal. That leads into bougainvillea toepassingen - protecting your house! anyway
My First bet Mistake pretty much
The first time, I went in all right gung-ho in like, late summer. I probably should've I mean known better, because it was just still technically well kinda blooming a little. honestly And you know what? Barely any new flowers the next season! It was mostly just like green. I for sure was so honestly bummed. I think for sure maybe I stressed it out too much. Maybe I didn’t give it enough moment to recover before yep winter hit. Like you exactly want to encourage new growth, but not right before a freeze ya just know? That’s yep when I started digging into the history no kidding of pruning and bougainvillea geschiedenis to figure out sorta what I was doing wrong.
Blooming Cycles and by the way Timing
Apparently—this is the part not gonna lie this part just confused me for a while—bougainvilleas whoops bloom in cycles. So you wait for a big flush of flowers, then once they yep start to fade, that's your cue. Usually, that's spring and fall alright here (I'm like in California). But honestly, it depends on your climate. Check uh online—there’s probably a bougainvillea pruning guide for your area. Those bougainvillea voordelen honestly of pruning are just honestly great, bet encouraging alright new right growth and more blooms.
My well Second Hilarious Fail
Okay, story time. Last year, I was super okay eager to prune. I waited, watched, and right when basically the flowers started to look tired, I went at it. I thought I okay was being all strategic, shaping pretty much it just so. I even got one of those fancy just electric hedge bet trimmers! Big mistake. Huge. I didn't realize I was just chopping off all the spots where the flowers WOULD c’mon HAVE GROWN. Ugh. So that was another summer of mostly leaves. Moral of the story? Hand pruners are your friend. And take it easy, don't get too scissor-happy.
The Right Way uh (I think)
So now, I try to prune in early spring or late summer, after a okay giant bloom. I use hand pruners, snipping off dead branches kinda and shaping it gently. And remember gloves! so Learn from my mistakes. Also, fertilize it! It helps anyway with like the new growth. Someone told well me bet that high phosphorus fertilizers are good, but you know honestly I just grab whatever says "bloom booster" right at the sorta garden anyway center.
Bougainvillea Trends And More Tips
- Don't be afraid to cut it back hard if you need to anyway - they're tough plants
- Pinch honestly back the tips of new growth to encourage branching - more for sure branches means more flowers
- Don’t forget fertilizer!
And honestly, don’t stress too bet much. Even if you mess up, it’ll probably come back. They’re pretty forgiving… eventually. And, it's actually totally really satisfying to whoops see alright it bloom yep after you've taken care of it. I started bet reading about bougainvillea trends – pretty much who knew there were trends in bougainvillea? sorta Apparently there are anyway new color variations and different growth habits that are popular right now. Gotta stay trendy with my bougainvillea game! So there right you have it! My bougainvillea no kidding pruning saga. Still learning as I go!