The Top Pruning Tips for Your Indoor Plants

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In order to keep your indoor plants healthy and thriving you need to
pruned or re-potted. The process is very similar to the plants and just as important. Dead
or infected branches can and will most likely cause the rest of the plant harm, so make sure to cut them off.
There is also the look pruning gives your plant, it makes your plants look shaped niceley. This is especially true when caring for orchids.

If you are pruning a branch off of a plant that is diseased (with fungus) it is very
always clean or disinfect your pruning shears after use. If you do not, and continue
to prune your healthy plants there is a chance the fungus will spread to your other plants. Especially when pruning orchids.
A solution of bleach and water will kill the unwanted organisms nicely.

When you look at the plant if it appears too full you can thin it out, this is important
around the base trunk or stem. You want good air circulation around the plant and if the
branches and leaves are too congested this will not happen. Prune enought of the exess
foliage away to let the plant “breathe”. When you are trimming branches to keep a
uniform look to your orchid, trim what you want. Prune the new growth to
keep the same lines as the rest of your plant.

When a orchid grows so does it’s roots. If your plant isn’t thriving or you notice that the
roots can be seen around the outside of the root ball, the plant is root bound. it
vital to transplant or repot your plant into a bigger pot or planter. If you have chosen an orchid and have
prepared it for the plant very gently loosen the roots on the outside of the root ball. Then
after the orchid is placed in the center of the new pot surround it with potting soil. This is true with any potted plants.

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