[header] How to prune desert rose [title] Sterilize your cutting tool with rubbing alcohol or bleach before pruning. [step] Wipe or spray your cutting blade or pruning shears with rubbing alcohol. If you don't have rubbing alcohol, you can use a 10% bleach solution.
[header] How to prune desert rose [title] Sterilize your cutting tool with rubbing alcohol or bleach before pruning. [step] Wipe or spray your cutting blade or pruning shears with rubbing alcohol. If you don't have rubbing alcohol, you can use a 10% bleach solution.
[title] Trim your rose's leaves right before the last frost. [step] Recut excess leaves from the rose's body using pruning shears to a width that's enough to attach your growing pole. Set your pruning tool where you want the cut to go and make sure that your blade is in contact with the area you want to trim, for example. [substeps] This method may not be recommended for smaller growths. Disinfecting the cutting tool prevents the transfer of disease to your plant. [substeps] If you're pruning more than 1 desert rose plant, sterilize the cutting tool before pruning the next plant. [title] Turn your pruning trimming tool toward the center of the sun. [step] You want the pruning tool to face east.