The focus of the next few posts will be coming indoors to see how we can freshen up the interior garden and prepare plants for the winter. First, I am dealing with an overgrown Dracaena marginata, or Madagascar Dragon Plant. People love to grow these plants that can survive low light conditions but, sooner or later, the plants become spindly stems with poofs of foliage at the top, like something out of Dr. Seuss.
This problem is easy to fix. Simply approach the plant with a pair of sharp pruners and cut the stems diagonally at artfully random heights. I left the shortest stem untouched and trimmed back two other stems. I popped the trimmings into water where they might form roots and create new plants that I can give as welcome-to-your-new-home or hostess gifts.
Be bold! And soon you will be rewarded with new growth on the cut stems, as in this photo.
Although they can grow in low light conditions, dracaena prefer a brighter light, so please place them near a window, and you will enjoy these lovely plants for many years. In fact, I've had mine for well over 25 years!
Next up: Growing citrus indoors.
This problem is easy to fix. Simply approach the plant with a pair of sharp pruners and cut the stems diagonally at artfully random heights. I left the shortest stem untouched and trimmed back two other stems. I popped the trimmings into water where they might form roots and create new plants that I can give as welcome-to-your-new-home or hostess gifts.
Be bold! And soon you will be rewarded with new growth on the cut stems, as in this photo.
Next up: Growing citrus indoors.
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