how long should you let wandering jew plants grow before pruining them back?
just bough a hanging basket of wandering jew plants, the nursery and store didn't prune it. they are hanging now at least 3-4 inches past the pot. looks like a big plant ball after first clipping to 2-3 inches below planter. serious ideas please.
Wandering Jew grows very aggressively. The plant can hang several feet long, if allowed to. Once the plant grows to the size you would like to keep it, begin to pinch the tips back 3-6". You'll buy yourself some time as the plant will ever continue to grow.
It suffers from what I affectionately call "old man syndrome", where the top of the plant becomes "bald" and growth remains down the sides, just waiting for a "comb over".
Once the plant gets to that point, buy yourself some fresh potting soil. Take the "parent" plant out of the pot. Cut all of the tips off of the plant, each tip should be no longer than 5-6". Strip the bottom leaves, only 3-4 full sized leafs on each stem. Plant them back into the hanging basket with the fresh soil. Plant about three stems in each hole you make, leave about 2-3" between holes. Thoroughly soak the soil. Don't hang it back up for 3-4 weeks. Allowing the cuttings to root. Keep the soil moist at all times, you may even want to keep the whole thing in a clear plastic bag.
Throw away dear old mama plant. In a few weeks you'll have a brand new, beautiful wandering jew.
I hope that this helps
Good luck-
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