{"id":1837,"date":"2011-09-14T11:23:20","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T11:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/pruning-and-care-tips-for-indoor-herb-garden-plants\/"},"modified":"2011-09-14T11:23:20","modified_gmt":"2011-09-14T11:23:20","slug":"pruning-and-care-tips-for-indoor-herb-garden-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/pruning-and-care-tips-for-indoor-herb-garden-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Pruning and Care Tips for Indoor Herb Garden Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"

To keep your indoor herb garden<\/a> plants healthy and prospering they may on occasion must be pruned or re-potted. The process is very similar to outdoor plants and just as important. Dead or sick branches can affect the overall fitness of the entire plant and may be cut off. And there is the esthetic facet of pruning, it gives you plants a nice and clean shape.<\/p>\n

If you're pruning a branch off a plant that is sick (with fungus) it is highly important to clean your pruning shears after using them. If you do not, and continue to prune your healthy plants there is a chance the fungus will spread to your other plants. A solution of bleach and water will kill the unwanted organisms well.<\/p>\n

When you look at the plant if it seems too full you can thin it out, this is crucial around the base trunk or stem. You want good air flow round the plant and if the branches and leaves are too clogged up this can not occur.<\/p>\n

Trim enough of the surplus foliage away to let the plant “breathe”. When you are trimming branches to keep a uniform appearance to your plant just trim what is necessary. Prune the new expansion to keep it inline with the remainder of the plant.<\/p>\n

As plants grow so do their root systems. If your plant is not prospering or you notice that the roots are perceivable around the outside of the pot, your plant is most likely root bound. It is important to transplant the plant to a bigger pot. Once you have chosen one and have prepared it for the plant extremely gently loosen the roots on the exterior of the root ball. Then put the plant in the middle of the new pot surrounding it with new potting soil.<\/p>\n

Joseph Robertson loves to help people grow their own indoor herb garden <\/a>. Try the blog for more on growing your own indoor herb garden <\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To keep your indoor herb garden<\/a> plants healthy and prospering they may on occasion must be pruned or re-potted. The process is very similar to outdoor plants and just as important. Dead or sick branches can affect the overall fitness of the entire plant and may be cut off. And there is the esthetic facet of pruning, it gives you plants a nice and clean shape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":256,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-1837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-container-gardening-ideas","tag-container-gardening-ideas-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/256"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1837\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}