How long should you let wandering jew plants grow before pruining them back?

just bough a hanging basket of wandering jew plants, the nursery and store didn't prune it. they are hanging now at least 3-4 inches past the pot. looks like a big plant ball after first clipping to 2-3 inches below planter. serious ideas please.

How long should you let wandering jew plants grow before pruining them back?
Wandering Jew grows very aggressively. The plant can hang several feet long, if allowed to. Once the plant grows to the size you would like to keep it, begin to pinch the tips back 3-6". You'll buy yourself some time as the plant will ever continue to grow.



It suffers from what I affectionately call "old man syndrome", where the top of the plant becomes "bald" and growth remains down the sides, just waiting for a "comb over".



Once the plant gets to that point, buy yourself some fresh potting soil. Take the "parent" plant out of the pot. Cut all of the tips off of the plant, each tip should be no longer than 5-6". Strip the bottom leaves, only 3-4 full sized leafs on each stem. Plant them back into the hanging basket with the fresh soil. Plant about three stems in each hole you make, leave about 2-3" between holes. Thoroughly soak the soil. Don't hang it back up for 3-4 weeks. Allowing the cuttings to root. Keep the soil moist at all times, you may even want to keep the whole thing in a clear plastic bag.



Throw away dear old mama plant. In a few weeks you'll have a brand new, beautiful wandering jew.



I hope that this helps

Good luck-
Reply:Keepng it trimmed will promote more growth and keep the basket full and bushy.

If you let them get too long, the bits near the pot will start to loose leaf and it will look straggly. Also you will get dry bits - so mist it now and then.

Don't forget to fertilize with an all purpose house plant fertilizer - the soil in the pot, by the time you buy it, is usually quite deplete of nutrients.
Reply:I'm sorry, but I have never heard of such a plant, and it almost sounds like a disparagement...

But thank you for your question, because it gives me something to further research, and broaden my mind.
Reply:That's right cutting it does promote growth, wandering jews are great plants they even get little flowers at times, you don't have to prune it just let it grow to its hearts content and if you can let it trail up along the top of your window, like on the curtain rod, i have seem them and spider plants too, trail around a room, looks too cool.
Reply:Well there is no limit it depends on how long you want it to grow. Prunning will stimulate growth. Good luck they are beautiful plants and best wishes.

arenas