Hello all,

I realize pruning back is the way to encourage this plant to be bushy, but the last couple of times I've done this, my persian shield still rockets upwards. I'm still new to houseplant care, but can I keep pruning back over and over , or does that end up stressing the plant too much?

I'm using AL's 5:1:1 mix for the first time. I'm in tropical Cleveland, Ohio and my apartment only has westward facing windows, so it's under a bright, red/violet/blue wavelength led grow light. The plant is about 20" tall, and the light is about 24" higher than the top of the plant.