Pruning and Maintenance Tips for Indoor Plants
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 sick branches can affect the overall health of the entire plant and should be cut off.
In addition, there is also the tidy shape and look pruning gives your orchid. 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
remember to clean and disinfect your shears after use, this is very important. 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. Trim enough of the excess
foliage away to let the plant “breathe”. When you are trimming branches to keep a
uniform appearance to your plant just trim what is necessary. Prune the new growth to
when looking at the rest of the plant it should really look inline.
When the plant grows so does it’s roots. If your plant isn’t thriving or you notice that the
roots are seen around the outside and is shaped like the pot your orchid is rootbound. It is
really important to repot the plant into bigger planter. Once you have chosen one and have
prepared it for the orchid genly losseen the roots that you can you see. Then
the orchid should be placed in the center of the planter and then surround it with potting soil. This is true with any potted plants.
