Pruning Pro Tips:
Do you ever wonder if you are pruning those plants of yours with the right goals in mind? Do you ever wonder if you are actually hurting the plant you are pruning? Don’t worry, you’re not alone.
Pruning is instrumental in keeping a handle on the growth of your trees, and shrubs. It also repairs damage to the plant by removing the damaged portion. If you want your plants to come roaring back to life, a good pruning should do the trick.
If you don’t already have plants in your yard, then a quality landscaper can save you a lot of time and energy by carefully selecting plants that don’t need frequent pruning.
Pruning your trees, shrubs, and other plants should meet any of these goals:
1. Attractive and balanced shape. Your plants need to look good inside and out.
2. Better flowering. Plants reproduce better when they’re cared for.
3. Keep growth under control. Plants will run wild if you let them.
4. Remove diseased portions. Removing a diseased piece of the plant might save the whole plant in the long run.
You can also keep people and property safe by removing these diseased limbs.
5. For selective growth. If you keep the tops of your hedges trimmed, you can encourage fuller growth from the base.
6. Traffic control. You can direct, or even correct the growth of some shade trees when you prune.
Simple pruning projects can generally be done any time of the year. Major projects should be done in early Spring before the new growth begins. Flowering plants should be pruned after the blooms fall, as late pruning may lead to loss of volume next season. If your plants get injured (vandalism, weather), try and prune the damaged areas as soon as possible.
Pro tips: prune on dry days when the limbs and twigs are dry for clean cuts. After you trim the diseased plants, disinfect your tools to prevent transferring the infection to healthy plants. The safer you are to the bark tissue around your plants, the less likely disease and insects will enter. Avoid pruning in below freezing temperature. Late fall, or early winter pruning can keep wounds open and infected until Spring. Lastly, make sure you’re using the right tools. It’ll save you time and money!
For more great tips:
http://www.lawndoctor.com/tree_and_shrub_care.html
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Thank you for reading! Have a blessed day!
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