{"id":94405,"date":"2018-07-22T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T05:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/kindest-cuts-easy-pruning-james-wong\/"},"modified":"2018-07-22T12:03:27","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T05:03:27","slug":"kindest-cuts-easy-pruning-james-wong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/kindest-cuts-easy-pruning-james-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindest cuts: easy pruning | James Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nPruning is often dressed up as complicated and difficult, but follow these simple rules and you\u2019ll have healthier and happier plants on your handsWhen it comes to things that fill newbie gardeners with fear, pruning has got to come pretty high on the list. Those cat\u2019s cradle diagrams in old-school gardening books, including strict rules about timings and even the angle at which you make each cut, are pretty daunting even to a botanist like me. But here\u2019s the good news: much of this complicated advice is not strictly necessary and studies have shown you can greatly simplify the whole process and get the same results.Once you understand the science behind why pruning works it all becomes far easier to get right and remember, too. So here\u2019s a botanist\u2019s express class in the science of pruning. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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