Q&A – Should I paint, wax, or glue the pruned end of my pencil plant?
Question:
Should I paint, wax, or glue the pruned end of my pencil plant?
Answer:
You should not put a covering over the pruned end of a plant. The plant is very good at placing a barrier between healthy and damaged tissue. By covering the pruned end with something, it just encourages fungal growth and disease under the covering. The plant will die back from the prune to the branch collar.
Related Resources:
Pencil Cactus
Should I paint, wax, or glue the pruned end of my pencil plant?
Answer:
You should not put a covering over the pruned end of a plant. The plant is very good at placing a barrier between healthy and damaged tissue. By covering the pruned end with something, it just encourages fungal growth and disease under the covering. The plant will die back from the prune to the branch collar.
Related Resources:
Pencil Cactus