Why should plants be pruned in greenhouses?

Pruning is one of the important agricultural operations that are performed on all woody plants, including ornamental plants and fruitful flowers. And in this article we will give you some information about the benefits and steps of pruning plants inside greenhouses..

Prune plants

• As we have indicated; Plant pruning is one of the important agricultural operations, and is by removing parts of trees during a specific time of the year.
• Often emphasis is placed on pruning and removing dead and diseased parts of plants during this process.
• Farmers also usually start pruning their plant after it has entered the dormancy stage.
• The stage in which buds stop growing on trees, whether this results from internal or environmental reasons.
• Farmers can also continue pruning until spring.

 

Plant pruning steps

As for the steps that the pruning process goes through; It can be summarized as follows:

Prune wilted leaves and flowers

• Pruning usually aims to remove wilted leaves and flowers.
• In this step, care must be taken to use sharp scissors in the cutting process, and they must be washed and disinfected well; To prevent the transmission of any infection or bacteria to the plant.
• It will also be important to wear garden gloves, to prevent your hands from getting exposed to the grass during the pruning process.
• Use the shears at a 45-degree angle under wilted plants (yellow or brown).
• If you find some branches have withered most of their leaves; You can cut it off completely, taking care to leave the main stem.

 

Get rid of long branches and stems

• Pruning long branches helps plants grow in a full and uniform way.
• But be sure to cut those long branches off only by a third.
• Inspect the plants for damaged stems, which need pruning.
• It is also worth noting that pruning should not exceed 20% of the number of branches, otherwise it will be difficult for the plant to grow properly.

Preserve Plants

• The third step in the process of pruning plants; It consists in preserving those plants that you pruned.
• This is done by taking care to fertilize the plant; Dilute the fertilizer in water to prevent burns from appearing on leaves and roots.
• As well as wiping the leaves of the plant with a clean sponge or cloth; This is to reduce the transmission of pests from one plant to another

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Benefits of pruning plants in greenhouses

• Concerning the importance of pruning indoors; They contribute to the regulation of growth and production.
• It also increases the levels of gaseous exchange between soil and air.
• In addition to exposing flowers and fruits to more sunlight.
• All of this contributes to increasing the productivity of the plant, and protecting it from disease and insects.

In addition to cutting and removing plants and branches; There are many other processes that contribute to the proper pruning of the plant; Such as shortening the branches, thinning the branches of crowded plants.. and others.