The leaves of daffodils are too long. Can you cut them?

When the leaves of daffodils have grown to very long, pruning must be carried out as soon as possible to avoid the decline of the ornamental of the whole plant and affect the growth structure. Pruning utensils need to choose a sharp pruning knife with disinfection and sterilization, which can be operated by carving flower balls and cutting leaf edges, and put them in a cool and ventilated environment after pruning so that the incision can heal as soon as possible.

1. Can be trimmed

The leaves of daffodils are so long that it is not a question of whether they can be trimmed, but that they must be trimmed. The leaves of daffodils are too long, it is easy to appear slender drooping disease, resulting in the decline of the ornamental of the whole plant, affecting the plant growth structure of daffodils. Just trim the long leaves in time.

2. Pruning equipment

It is recommended that the pruning knife used for daffodil pruning should have a sharp edge and has been disinfected and sterilized. Try to cut it off once and for all when trimming, so as to avoid secondary damage to the incision caused by rework. If the knife edge is dirty, it is easy to get bacteria into the cut, causing damage to the leaves.

3. Pruning method

The techniques of carving flower balls and cutting leaf edges can be used when pruning leaves. The engraved flower ball is cut from the arc at the bottom of the ball until you see the leaf bud, and then cut the leaf bract to expose the leaf bud. The cutting edge is to cut off the edge of the leaf from the inside to the outside from top to bottom, but can not touch sensitive parts such as buds.

4. Post-shear maintenance

After pruning the leaves for the daffodils, put the daffodils in a cool and ventilated environment to allow the cut to heal as soon as possible. After that, strengthen the light treatment, let the daffodils enjoy bright and warm scattered light nourishment, irrigation enough water and fertilizer to ensure that the normal growth of daffodils will not be affected.