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The New Root Pruning Guidelines

Learn the current, most-effective way to free root-bound plants.

Antonio Reis, edited by Carri Delahanty

Updated research has found that the traditional slicing cut does little to benefit root-bound plants. Learn the new, most-effective technique in this video.

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