The Top Pruning Tips for Your Indoor Plants
If you want to keep your orchids healthy they will need to be occasionally
pruned or re-potted. The process is almost the same to the orchids and just as important. Dead
or sick chutes or branches will cause harm to the entire plant so you should cut them off.
There is also the look pruning gives your plant, it makes your plants look shaped niceley. 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
you should really clean and disinfect any pruners or shears after use. 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 mix of water and bleach makes a nice solution to kill bad organisms.
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
leaves and branches are to close together this will not happen. Trim enough of the excess
foliage off and let the plant dry out and get some fresh air. When you are trimming branches to keep a
uniform appearance to your plant just trim what is necessary. Cut the fresh growth to
keep it inline with the rest of the plant.
As Orchids grow so do their roots. If you observe that your plant isn’t looking healthy or you happen to notice that the
roots are seen around the outside and is shaped like the pot your orchid is rootbound. it
important to repot the plant to a larger planter or pot. If you have chosen an orchid and have
prepared it for the orchid genly losseen the roots that you can you see. Then
put the plant in the middle of the new pot surrounding it with new potting soil. This is true with any potted plants.
