How to prune the double happiness vine

1. Pruning after cuttings of Shuangxi vine

The end of spring and the beginning of summer is the best time for the reproduction of Double Happiness Vine. Select the middle vine branch, cut it off from the root, kick off the vine leaves at the bottom of the branch, and then place it in the spare moist soil. It will take fifteen days for new roots to grow. When the double happiness vine grown from cuttings reaches a length approximately equal to that of an adult's palm, it can be pruned for the first time to help it grow better and stronger.

2. Pruning after the flowering period of Shuangxi Teng

The flowering period of Double Happiness Vine lasts for a long time, concentrated in summer and autumn. After the flowering period, in order for the Double Happiness Vine to bloom more luxuriantly in the next year and the vine branches to grow according to the expected shape, it is necessary to use pruning shears to properly prune the Double Happiness Vine at this time so that its own nutrients can be redistributed in an orderly manner.

When pruning, you should pay attention to adjusting the strength of your hands, keep the pruning shears smooth, and work from top to bottom to remove one-third of the vines of the double happiness vine, so that more lateral vines can grow in the next year, which will in turn grow more buds and branches, increasing the number of flowers several times.

3. Spring pruning of Shuangxi vine

Winter is cold and low in temperature, which is the dormant period of Double Happiness Vine. It is not suitable to prune the vine branches at this time. After winter, when the temperature gradually warms up in spring, pruning the vine branches is needed to stimulate the sprouting of new vine branches of Double Happiness Vine and breed more flowers. When pruning, you should pay attention to adjusting the strength of your hands, keep the pruning shears smooth, and make the cut surface at a forty-five-degree angle to the branch. Work from top to bottom, remove one-third of the vines of the Double Happiness Vine, and cut off the top one-fifth of the vines, so that more lateral vines can grow next year. It also prevents the Double Happiness Vine from being attacked by pests, allowing it to grow more buds and branches healthily, and the number of flowers will increase several times.