How to shape the long vines of asparagus fern

1. Prune overlong new and old branches

When its new branches grow to a certain height, they can be cut off to produce more side buds. Or shortening the old branches to the middle can also achieve the same effect. For some very long old branches, you can cut them off at the root to make the overall plant shape beautiful. If you buy dwarf asparagus fern, it will be very difficult to grow, so you must be careful when pruning it.

2. Use potions to suppress climbing vines

Sometimes, if you find pruning too troublesome or are afraid of making mistakes due to lack of experience, you can go to a pesticide store and buy some paclobutrazol. Sprinkle the powder evenly on the center of the root. Usually, only half the amount of a pill is needed. In this way, within a year, the asparagus fern vine will not exceed 30 centimeters, so this method is very effective.

3. Prune branches that exceed the ideal space

In order to keep it in a good tree shape at all times, flower-growing friends need to prune it ruthlessly, otherwise its vines can reach 6 meters in length. At that time, it will not only bloom flowers but also bear fruits, but its tree shape will be extremely ugly, and the barbs on it are very sharp, so be sure to cut off the branches that exceed the ideal space to keep it within an operational range.

4. Prune thick buds

When asparagus fern just grows new buds, if the new buds are too thick at this time, they can be cut off appropriately, so that the small buds that grow next time will be thinner, which will also have a certain inhibitory effect on the subsequent growth of vines.

5. Prune the withered branches

After a certain period of growth, asparagus fern will always grow yellow branches for various reasons, which not only greatly affects the beauty of the tree shape, but also affects the health of the plant. Therefore, the yellow branches can be cut off from the roots at this time. Then wait until around the Qingming Festival to replace the soil with new one, mainly soil containing humus.