How to Prune Organic Plants
Read your plant tags when you buy organic plants and starts., Sharpen your pruning shears and loppers.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Read your plant tags when you buy organic plants and starts.
They should specify whether this type of plant responds well to pruning.
For example, some tomato plants should be pruned and others should not be pruned.
Always save your plant tags.
Unless you are a professional gardener and you take care of your plants daily all year round, you will want to file the tags away.
You can refer back to them for instructions on pruning or winter care. -
Step 2: Sharpen your pruning shears and loppers.
You can use anything from small pruners to pole pruners, depending upon the size of your plant.
You can prune small plants with sharp kitchen shears.
Detailed Guide
They should specify whether this type of plant responds well to pruning.
For example, some tomato plants should be pruned and others should not be pruned.
Always save your plant tags.
Unless you are a professional gardener and you take care of your plants daily all year round, you will want to file the tags away.
You can refer back to them for instructions on pruning or winter care.
You can use anything from small pruners to pole pruners, depending upon the size of your plant.
You can prune small plants with sharp kitchen shears.
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