Pruning And Maintenance Tips For Indoor Plants

March 17, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Indoor Gardening

Outdoor plants need care and attention and the same is true in the case of indoor plants. In fact it can be said that indoor plants can use that extra love and care. So in order to keep indoor plants healthy they need the regular pruning or repotted. If there are dead or sick branches cut them off because they affect the healthiness of the plant.

Pruning also gives an aesthetic appeal to the plant. It makes your plants look nice and tidy. One important tip to be kept in mind is that if you are pruning a branch from a diseased plant that has fungus, make sure to disinfect the pruning shears once used. If pruning is continued without cleaning them there are full chances that your healthy plants get the fungus from the other plants. If you prepare a mix of bleach and water it will kill the redundant organisms completely.

The thickness or the whole look can be changed, if the plant appears to be too full it can thinned down. This can be achieved at around the trunk or stem. Another important thing to be kept in mind is that the plants should have enough air circulation. If you find the leaves and branches too congested, then do prune otherwise they wont be able to breathe. When trimming take care that the branches are only trimmed so as to keep a uniform appearance of the plant. Mostly it works if you prune the new growth.

You would know that as plants grow and so do their roots. If you notice that your plant isnt blossoming or if its roots are visible outside the pot, it means that your plant is root bound. Its important you transplant it to a larger pot. Then loosen its roots gently outside and put the plant in the new pot right at the center with new soil in it.

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Tags: diseased plant, air circulation, outdoor plants, indoor plants, uniform appearance

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