| The best way to keep your plants looking good | | | | start trimming off dead branches. The idea is to |
| and healthy is to keep them pruned. However, | | | | get as close to the trunk or thinker branch as |
| the average person doesn't know how to prune | | | | you can without scaring it. If you're successful |
| their plants. Were going to look at a few of the | | | | then it will heal. |
| basics you will need to know in order to keep | | | | Lastly, consider trimming off any unhealthy limbs |
| your plants looking good. | | | | and leaves. This keeps your plant from having to |
| The biggest reason people will prune their plants is | | | | support branches and limbs that aren't helping |
| to decide how they will grow. This can be a good | | | | bring nutrients to it. Usually by doing this what |
| and bad thing depending on how it's done. Some | | | | flowers and leaves the plant has that are healthy |
| variety of plants will stay healthier if they are | | | | will become even healthier and maybe even have |
| allowed to grow free. Some plants however can | | | | more vibrant colors. |
| take pruning and are sometimes the better for it. | | | | After doing this you can start trimming your plant |
| Now let us discuss some of the steps for pruning | | | | to shape. The first thing is to decide what shape |
| your plants. | | | | you want your plant. After you do that you just |
| First let us go ahead and remove dead leaves. | | | | start trimming off any branch that you don't need |
| These can be pulled right off the plant and don't | | | | until you get your design. One you have your |
| require and tools. The only use dead leaves have | | | | shape remember to water your plant and then |
| is to deprive a plant of nutrients that could go | | | | treat it as you normally would. That's how easy it |
| toward live lives to gather sunlight. | | | | is to prune your plant! |
| After you remove all the dead leaves you should | | | | |