How to trim the meat?

Plastic pruning, in most cases should be used in trees and shrubs or woody, herbaceous flowers, general succulent plants without obvious trunk, also without obvious branches. Therefore, the pruning work is not very important, but timely and reasonable pruning can lower the plant shape, promote branching, make the succulent plant grow stronger, the plant shape is more beautiful, and the pruned branches can also be used for the reproduction of succulent plants. Let's learn how to shape meat together with multi-meat monarch!

1

pinching

By picking the heart, to promote succulent plants more branches, more buds, more flowers, so that plant shape more compact, dwarf. Topping is done at the top of a succulent plant's stem and above its leaves. Apply to longevity flower, bear boy, white snow girl, thunder drum, hanging money and so on.

2

thinning branches

The main purpose is to keep the succulent plants in shape and appearance. Generally speaking, focus on pruning over-dense overlapping branches, irregular cross branches, unutilized long branches and basal budding branches, dead branches, pest branches, etc. Apply to Crassulaceae Qifeng Brocade plants, Geraniaceae Draconis plants, Ji Hong Komatsu, pruning period after flowering or deciduous after the best.

3

strong shear

Also known as truncation, to cut off the entire plant or 10 - 20 cm from the base of the trunk pruning, in order to promote the germination of new branches at the base or root of the plant trunk. Often used for plants too high or plant growth potential extremely weak succulent plants, suitable for generals, colorful clouds Ge, African king tree, red coral and so on.

4

Remove the remaining flowers

For succulent plants that do not leave seeds, the residual flowers should be cut in time to avoid fruiting and consuming more nutrients, which is conducive to the formation of new flowering branches. This is too broad to give an example.

5

Bud picking (including bud removal)

Remove excessive lateral buds or young shoots from plants during growth to reduce nutrient consumption and concentrate nutrients for main bud development. Bud picking is usually to strip the side buds, so as not to affect the growth of the main bud. Commonly used in fish, red Juan, 12 roll category, such as the ball orchid.

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root pruning

It is often done when succulent plants are transplanted or replaced. Transplanting too long taproot or injured root system to trim finishing. When changing pots, the old roots, rotten roots and over-dense roots are properly thinned and tidied up. After root pruning, apply sulfur powder if you have the conditions. If you can't buy it, you can dilute it with disinfectant and dip it into the root.

Before root trimming:

After root trimming: