Rudles Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 After the initial diatom bloom my Scarlet Temple was hit especially hard. They are making a comeback though. A lot of leaves still look sickly. Should I trim them or will they naturally be replaced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I would trim them to allow the plant to conserve more energy to produce new leaves and not fight the death of a few others 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMYVET Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 If you have snails...they will do the trimming for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Always trim off unhealthy portions of plants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudles Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 Thank you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) Trimming is always good as it encourages branching and thickening, as new shoots should come out of the nodes forming at the base of leaf pairs. For aquatic stem plants, you can also replant the healthy tips you've pruned to also increase the mass of plants into a nice dense hedge (kind of a double bang for the buck situation). Many plants (aquatic and terrestrial) want to grow tall rather than 'shrub' out. You can encourage a fuller look through pruning back your plants regularly at points where you want them to branch out depending on the look you're going for. As others have suggested, removing damaged leaves also helps the plants expend their energy on newer growth rather than using it to cope with damage. Edited June 21, 2021 by tolstoy21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudles Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 Awesome! Thank you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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