How to prune a desert rose and the cultivation techniques related to desert roses.

How to prune the desert roseIf you want to learn how to prune the desert rose and related cultivation techniques for the desert rose, these are very useful tips worth collecting! The desert rose is a flowering plant that many people keep. Firstly, it is not very expensive, and secondly, it is relatively easy to care for, capable of blooming continuously throughout the year. This makes everyone who sees it want to buy a few to keep at home. However, when we keep it at home, with normal watering and fertilizing, it only blooms one or two flowers at a time and does not look beautiful. Is there something wrong with the operation?In fact, if you want the desert rose to bloom more flowers, it doesn't matter if the seedlings are small or if there are few branches. We just need to prune it reasonably. If you master the pruning method, it will bloom more flowers and the blooming period will be longer. Today, I will tell you about the pruning method of the desert rose, and it needs to be combined with "3 elements" to become a "small flowering tree."PruningIf you buy a desert rose with few branches, one or two, even if you take good care of it later, it will only bloom from the top of these one or two branches. The flowers are not many and not beautiful, making it difficult for us to achieve the blooming effect seen in others' gardens, so we need to prune.When you buy the seedlings, don't prune them first. Let them adapt to the pot and grow normally in your home. When you see that they start growing and the main stem is hard, then you can prune. When pruning, just keep three to five centimeters above the position where it last sprouted and cut off the top directly. After cutting, the wound will ooze water, and you should gently wipe it with a tissue until it stops oozing. Then apply a healing agent or carbendazim on the wound to prevent infection.How to prune the desert rosePruning must be done on sunny days, so that after pruning, it will quickly grow lateral branches. The remaining three to five centimeters of branches may grow two, three, or even four branches. Regardless of the number, when these branches grow to six to ten centimeters and the main stem below is relatively thick, we prune it again, also keeping three to five centimeters.After pruning, since we have pruned many branches at once, each remaining branch can grow multiple lateral buds. After these lateral buds grow, we continue to prune using this method until we see that the top has many lateral buds and the crown is full. At this point, we stop pruning, and it will quickly enter the blooming period. When it blooms, it will be excellent because the more lateral branches there are, the more flowers will bloom at the top of the branches, achieving a full bloom effect.We must remember that when pruning, there must be sufficient light, so that the new buds will grow thicker and stronger without becoming leggy. Also, pruning should be done on sunny days and during the vigorous growing season when the temperature is not lower than 20 degrees. This way, the plant will have many branches, and with more branches, it will bloom more flowers. Pruning should be combined with three elements: light, fertilizing, and watering.