How to prune garlic vine after flowering and how to propagate it

1. How to prune after flowering

1. Prepare tools: After the garlic vine blooms, you can prune the plant. Prepare appropriate tools before pruning. First, prepare a sharp knife and a diluted solution of carbendazim.

2. Prune dead flowers: After the flowering is over, the withered flowers should be dealt with. First, remove the withered flowers, then remove the weak flowers. At the same time, some flowers on the plant that are not blooming well can also be removed together. This can reduce nutrient consumption, encourage the plant to sprout more new flowers, and make the flowers bloom better.

3. Pruning branches and leaves: In addition to pruning the flowers, you also need to prune the branches and leaves appropriately, cutting off overgrown branches, crossed branches, overlapping branches, etc., which can also accumulate nutrients to supply the flowers.

2. How to breed

Garlic vine can be propagated by cuttings, division, and sowing, with cuttings being the more commonly used method. Garlic vine cuttings can be taken from March to July. Cut mature branches from the plant, each section is about 15 cm. Remove the leaves on the lower part of the branches, prepare the substrate and insert the branches. For layering, you need to press the longer branches into the soil about 10 cm, keep it moist and wait for roots to take shape, then separate the two. To sow, you need to select the seeds, prepare the soil and then sow and plant.