I was pruning the light-blocked areas in the center but at some point everything became unmanageably big.
Is there any downside to overgrowth?
Is there some pruning strategy that maximizes fruit and minimizes non-fruiting branches/growth?
by davey__
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CitrusBelt
At a certain time of year, when they’re a *true* mess…my policy has always been to just crack a beer & and bust out the electric hedge trimmer (or use loopers/hand pruners, if being fussy).
Is it the BEST way to go about it? Definitely not.
But depends on how much you weigh convenience/time/effort vs doing things The Right Way.
(For the record, when I resort to such measures my plants are *way* bigger and *waaaay* rattier-looking than what you have pictured there….but even as early as late June I’ll just use scissors to chop out whatever gets in my way when I’m out picking — being finicky about choosing pruning points has fallen by the wayside by that time of year!)
CReisch21
I spent 4-5 hours pruning after the storms all weekend and I don’t feel like I am even 1/2 way done!
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The downside – airflow which can be a big issue. And energy- smaller fruit etc.
Depends where you are
MissouriOzarker
At a certain point you should just let nature take its course.
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At a certain time of year, when they’re a *true* mess…my policy has always been to just crack a beer & and bust out the electric hedge trimmer (or use loopers/hand pruners, if being fussy).
Is it the BEST way to go about it? Definitely not.
But depends on how much you weigh convenience/time/effort vs doing things The Right Way.
(For the record, when I resort to such measures my plants are *way* bigger and *waaaay* rattier-looking than what you have pictured there….but even as early as late June I’ll just use scissors to chop out whatever gets in my way when I’m out picking — being finicky about choosing pruning points has fallen by the wayside by that time of year!)
I spent 4-5 hours pruning after the storms all weekend and I don’t feel like I am even 1/2 way done!
The downside – airflow which can be a big issue. And energy- smaller fruit etc.
Depends where you are
At a certain point you should just let nature take its course.