Tired of your swiss cheese plant drooping down tiredly? Well, now you can be the proud owner of a lush, bushy swiss cheese plant that will liven up any room – with the minimum of effort! Here’s how to make swiss cheese plant bushy quickly and easily.
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Prune & Strategically Remove Older, Stalky Leaves
One way to make your swiss cheese plant bushy is to trim off its dead leaves and stems. To do this, use a pair of scissors and start from the root of the plant and work your way up. Snip off any leaves that are turning brown and wilting and that you don’t want in your bush. Additionally, cut back any stalky leaves so that the leaves at the base face outward, exhibiting the “bushiness”. This can give your swiss cheese plant the much-needed boost that it needs in the bushy department!
Propagate New Plants with Cuttings
Propagating your swiss cheese plant is the ultimate way to get your hands on bushy, lush swiss cheese plants. To do this, you need to take a few cuttings from your existing swiss cheese plant. If your swiss cheese plant is healthy and has lots of growth, this will not damage it.
Start by carefully removing a cutting, which should have at least two leaves and some visible roots. Cut the stem approximately 2-inches long. Do not worry if your cutting has more leaves than you want – the key to making a bush is to be generous with the pruning. Then, bring your cutting home and place it in a pot. Water it regularly with filtered water and make sure it gets its daily dose of indirect sunshine. Before you know it, you’ll have a whole new swiss cheese plant to call your own!
Provide Adequate Light and Water
You may be wondering why your swiss cheese plant isn’t as bushy as you’d like it. This is often because it lacks proper water and light! Keeping your swiss cheese plant in a spot with very little direct sunlight, or not giving it enough water can have an adverse effect on its growth and structure. To make your swiss cheese plant bushy, be sure to give it all the light and love it needs. Choose an area where your swiss cheese plant can get plenty of indirect sunlight, and be sure to water it regularly. Lucky for you, swiss cheese plants are fairly water-loving plants, so you won’t need to stay vigilant all the time. Nevertheless, it is important to ensure that your swiss cheese plant gets enough moisture for optimum growth.
If you want your swiss cheese plant to be bushy and lush, it is important to follow these simple steps. A little bit of pruning, propagating, and providing adequate light and water can really help you get the most out of your swiss cheese plant. Who knows, in no time you may even have enough swiss cheese plants to start an army of bushiness!