What to Do When Jasmine and Pennywort Are Half-Dead? Cut Twice, and They'll Fill the Pot in 1 Month
100% of plant growers have probably encountered this situation: the plants they grow not only fail to grow bigger, but also constantly turn yellow, wilt, and refuse to bloom, looking half-dead. It's a pity to throw them away, but keeping them is an eyesore. What should you do? You might as well steel your heart and give them 2 cuts, and they're guaranteed to turn green and burst into a full pot of blooms in 1 month!
If Jasmine Turns Yellow and Won't Bloom, Cut Twice and It Will Bloom in 1 Month!
There's a gardening saying: "If jasmine is not pruned, weak branches and few flowers are very obvious." So jasmine must be pruned regularly to have more flowers, greener leaves, and vigorous growth. Summer pruning of jasmine includes: pinching, renewal pruning, and heading back.
1. Renewal pruning
Renewal pruning targets the post-bloom branches of jasmine. After the jasmine flowers fade, cut off the flowers together with the 2 pairs of leaves below them.
2. Heading back
Heading back targets the leggy branches of jasmine. Just cut the overly long branches of the jasmine shorter, until they are the same length as the other branches.
3. Pinching
Pinching targets the shorter jasmine branches. Just cut off the tips of the jasmine branches to promote the growth of axillary buds, giving the jasmine a full, plump shape so it grows more flower buds!
For pinching, keep the cut position within 1 cm above the axillary bud.
If Pennywort Has Yellow Leaves and Wilts, Cut Once and It Will Fill the Pot in 1 Month!
Pennywort grows best in summer, but if you don't know how to care for it, it not only grows slowly but also easily wilts and turns yellow. What should you do? Simple! Follow the method below, and one snip of the scissors will make your pennywort fill the pot again, lush and green!
1. If pennywort has been grown for a long time, it has too many leaves, making the lower leaves too dense and poorly ventilated, which easily causes yellowing and rot.
2. If you want pennywort to come back to life, find a pair of sharp scissors and cut off all the branches and leaves, leaving only 2 cm above the roots.
3. Put the trimmed pennywort in a bright, ventilated place, and water it once in the morning and once in the evening every day. In less than 1 week, lots of new leaves will sprout again.
4. You can also use a pot without drainage holes for semi-soil, semi-water cultivation, with soil in the lower half of the pot and water in the upper half, so you just need to keep water standing in the pot.
5. Throw a few granules of slow-release fertilizer or 1 granule of compound fertilizer into the pot every week, give it plenty of sun, and don't let it lack water. The pennywort will then grow like crazy and fill the pot in less than 1 month!
Cut Your Kalanchoe Twice Now, and It's Guaranteed to Bloom All Over the Pot in Autumn!
August is the best time to prune kalanchoe, because in September kalanchoe begins to differentiate flower buds, and then you can't prune anymore! So if you want to enjoy kalanchoe blooming into a ball in autumn and winter, pick up the scissors now!
1. Pinch the tops right away
Because kalanchoe will begin to form buds in September, you must pinch the tops right away in August, pruning off the parts of the branch tips that exceed 10 cm. This makes the branches grow more side shoots, and more side shoots mean more flower buds.
2. Pinch right away
If your kalanchoe is a small seedling, you need to do the first pinching when the seedling grows to 5 pairs of leaves. After pinching, when the new shoots grow 5 pairs of leaves, pinch again, and repeat this cycle until the kalanchoe's shape is perfect.
3. Thin out branches right away
Thinning out branches means cutting off the overly dense, weak, pest-infested, or diseased branches at the base of the kalanchoe, promoting the growth of the inner branches, increasing ventilation and light penetration inside the plant, and reducing the occurrence of pests and diseases.
If Lucky Bamboo Has Yellow Leaves and Rotten Roots, Cut Once and It Will Sprout Leaves Like Crazy!
Summer weather is too hot, and lucky bamboo easily suffers root rot due to high temperatures, which then leads to yellow leaves, the whole plant wilting, and death. At this point, you must steel your heart and cut, cut, cut!
1. Check whether the roots of the lucky bamboo are smelly or black, and pinch the roots to see if they are soft. If so, the roots are rotten or aged and need to be cut off.
2. Use a knife to cut off all the stem nodes of the lucky bamboo that have roots growing from them! Don't leave a single bit of root.
3. After cutting off the roots, cut the cut end into a 45-degree slant, then put it back into a clean vase.
4. Pour clean water into the vase, but don't let the water level be too high; about 1/3 of the vase body is enough. Change the water about once every 2 days, and new roots will grow in half a month!
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The newly grown roots of lucky bamboo have a stronger ability to absorb water and nutrients. If you throw in 2 granules of slow-release fertilizer every month, the lucky bamboo will grow faster and its leaves will be even more oily green!
If Spider Plant Has Dry Tips and Grows Slowly, Cut Once and It Will Sprout in 2 Weeks!
Indoor spider plants, if ventilation and light are poor, easily develop yellow leaves, dry tips, and broken leaves, ruining their ornamental value. You might as well cut everything off with one snip. In 2 weeks it will sprout again, and in 3 months it will be lush and green again!
1. If the spider plant at home looks like it's on its last breath, don't rush to throw it away. Dig around its roots and take a look. If the roots aren't rotten, it can still be saved. With just a little care, it can grow back into a beautiful pot of spider plant.
2. Use scissors to cut off all the branches and leaves of the spider plant above 3-5 cm from the soil surface!
3. Put the trimmed spider plant in a cooler place to recover. When you touch the soil surface and it feels dry and pale, water it thoroughly. Slowly, new shoots will gradually grow out!
4. Once the new shoots grow to more than 3 cm, you can give it normal sun and fertilizer! After another 1 month, you'll have a beautiful pot of spider plant again!
That's all for today's pruning tips,
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