Pruning Plants?

[reflectdesign]

Hi,

I am in need of cutting back some of my taller plants that have reached the stage or growing along the top of the tank.

The ones that require shortening are some green cambodias and maybe the amazon swords.

Therefore how do I go about doing this?

The green cambodias are thick stemmed now so I am little lost?

Thanks

 

[zig]

Do you mean Cabomba? if you do mean cabomba you prune it as you would most stem plants, you snip off the top to the required height with a sharp scissors just below a node and replant it and discard the lower section, with amazon swords you can look at the base of the plant and see if the plant is growing from more than one growing point, if so, then the plant can be split or those parts can be removed or replanted, you can also prune off the outer leaves this will work for a while, but after a while the base of the plant begins to move up and becomes unsightly, another way you can slow the growth is to take the plant up and trim its roots, you can also cut its rhizone but only if you know what you are doing.