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Reasons for and Solutions to Leggy Growth in Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)

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Pinching: This should be done as early as possible, when the branches are 4-6cm long, to prevent the kalanchoe from growing too fast; Topping: Once it grows to 10cm or more, keep 3-5 pairs of leaves and remove the terminal bud to regrow; Thinning: Cut off the clustered and weak branches to keep the flowering branches compact. In addition, you can take cuttings once every 2-3 years to ensure a good plant shape.

1. Pinching

Reason: Pinching allows the plant to branch and prevents the main stem from growing too long.

How to do it: Pinch early, one month after the cutting has taken root, when its growing branches are 4-6cm long.

2. Topping

Reason: Nutrients are supplied to the top first, and if left untreated, this will cause the plant to grow leggy.

How to do it: Wait until the plant grows to about 10cm, keep 3-5 pairs of leaves, remove the buds at the top, and then regrow.

3. Thinning

Reason: Too many side branches disperse the nutrients, which causes leggy growth.

How to do it: Cut off the more clustered and weak branches, and keep the strong and inner branches, so that the flowering branches stay compact and leggy growth is avoided.

4. Note

To keep the growth shape controllable, you can take cuttings once every 2-3 years. Stop pinching and topping one month before the buds first appear.

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