Give flowers a little buzz cut in spring, and the more they grow, the more vigorously they'll leaf out and burst into bloom

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Some flower lovers can't bear to prune their plants, feeling that they worked so hard to grow them big, so cutting them off for nothing seems like such a waste. But if you just let the branches grow freely, not only will the plant's shape become ugly, it will even bloom less. If you grow flowers without understanding pruning, you might as well not grow them at all. Today, Huahua will teach you a few simple pruning methods. One cut and your plants will grow like crazy!

Give asparagus fern a little buzz cut, and it'll be even more stylish

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Some flower lovers grow asparagus fern without knowing how to prune it, so it has no shape at all,

with messy branches

, and it even sprouts a few long branches with no leaves. Growing asparagus fern is all about achieving that

elegant and graceful

feeling. Let's see how Huahua prunes it.

1. Pinching

Pinching asparagus fern means cutting off

the branches at the top

, for example

cutting off

the protruding branches. Regular pruning can encourage

the sprouting

of more

new branches

. If the overall shape of the asparagus fern is really too ugly,

you

can also cut it back to the base

, and in a few days it will grow dense foliage.

2. Cut off the thick shoots

After pinching the asparagus fern, some tender green

new shoots

will emerge from the soil. Cut off

the thicker shoots

and keep only the thin ones, because thick shoots won't grow dense foliage when they mature, and keeping them just wastes nutrients for nothing.

3. After pruning, the asparagus fern is elegant and stylish

Asparagus fern grows relatively fast, so generally

once a week

you can

prune it once

, which will make its branches and leaves dense and emerald green, with an even more

delicate

shape, full of

artistic flair

！

Prune roses like this, and the blooms will be as big as your fist

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Pruning is very important for roses. It not only promotes the sprouting of new branches and buds, but also produces more flowers. Some flower lovers' roses have very few side branches and bloom very little, which is very likely because they don't prune them.

1. Pinching

When the rose's basal shoots grow to 15-30 cm, you can cut off the tender tips. After cutting, it will generally grow 2 new branches.

Before pinching

After pinching

2. Cut off blind branches

Blind branches are

branches that don't grow flower buds

. Cutting off blind branches can reduce nutrient consumption. If the rose's

water and fertilizer conditions are good, but blind branches still appear

, then

cut them off decisively

.

3. Cut off diseased branches and spent flowers

If some rose branches get powdery mildew, you can cut off the diseased branches to prevent them from infecting healthy branches. After the flowers fade, you should also promptly cut off the spent blooms to reduce nutrient consumption.

4. After pruning, roses bloom bigger and more brilliantly

Many flower lovers' roses bloom abundantly and beautifully, and this is almost always thanks to pruning. Pruning not only makes the rose's shape look better, but also makes use of the limited nutrients in the soil, so they bloom like crazy!

Give succulents one cut, and they'll burst with pups

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Some flower lovers' succulents

have grown leggy

, and their shape has become very ugly. Rather than looking at them and feeling annoyed, you might as well give them

one cut

, letting them

burst with pups again

, and they can even go from

a single head to double heads

.

1. Behead with a small knife

When beheading succulents, it's best to choose a sharp small knife, not scissors, because the blades of scissors are too thick and will damage the succulent's stem. After cutting off the upper part and letting the wound dry, you can stick it into soil to root.

2. Find the right spot and make one cut

When beheading, it's best to choose a spot with robust growth and cut quickly. Below, taking the Aeonium 'Zwartkop' as an example, let's look at the changes after beheading.

7 days after beheading, you can see side buds have already grown out.

1 month after beheading, more side buds burst out.

1-2 months after beheading, the Aeonium 'Zwartkop' has vivid leaf color, and the grown pups are stunningly beautiful!

These simple pruning methods,

have you flower lovers tried them?

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