How to trim spider plant leaves that are too long

1. Causes of leaves being too long

(1) Too much fertilizer: This is the most important reason. Applying too much fertilizer, especially nitrogen fertilizer, can easily cause the plant to grow too tall and the leaves to become very long, affecting the ornamental effect.

(2) Too much sunlight: If the sunlight duration is too long, the plant will carry out more photosynthesis and grow too fast, which will eventually cause the leaves to become too long.

2. Pruning methods

If the leaves are too long, they need to be trimmed, otherwise it will greatly affect the overall shape. First prepare the tools - a sharp knife will do. It is best to disinfect before pruning. The first step is to cut off the dry and yellow leaves on the outside, and don't let them interfere with the subsequent steps.

It is best not to keep leaves that have a small part of dead leaves on the tip. Then trim any leaves that are too long. Be careful not to cut it horizontally, but cut it diagonally, and it is best to cut once on each side. This looks more natural. Note that you can mainly select the older leaves as objects, leaving the newly grown leaves alone. Chlorophytum has a strong growth ability. After pruning, it will promote the growth of new leaves and small Chlorophytum.

3. Root pruning

Not only the leaves need to be pruned, but the roots also need to be pruned regularly. It can be pruned when repotting or when the plant is not growing well. The main thing is to cut off diseased roots, old roots and rotten roots.