How to trim cactus - The Plant Aide

When pruning cactus, you should choose a sharp knife. If you want to control its height, you need to cut off the small stems and leaves at the top. The weak stems and leaves growing on the plant should also be cut off, and 2 buds should be kept on the stem nodes, and the redundant ones should be cut off. After flowering, you need to prune all the withered flowers.

I. trimming method

1. Top stem and leaf: in general, the height of growth of a domestic cactus cannot be too high. Therefore, it is necessary to cut off the cactus growing on the top of the plant, which can reduce the height of growth very well.

2. Weak stem and leaf: during the maintenance period, it is likely that there will be weak stem and leaf on the plant due to the maintenance, if any, they need to be trimmed, so as to avoid the consumption of nutrients. In addition, there are redundant buds on the robust stem nodes, which need to be properly pruned. Only 2 buds need to be kept.

3. Prune the remnant flowers: after it blooms, the flowers will become very wilted. It should be cut off as soon as possible. If we add some water properly, it may blossom again.

2. Precautions

1. If you want to change the shape, trim unnecessary stems and leaves according to the shape you want.

2. When pruning, we should try our best to choose professional tools, because its stems and leaves are very thick. If the scissor cloth is sharp, repeated abrasion back and forth may cause more damage to the plants.

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