cutting off flowers of garlic plant
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Transplanted lavender - cut off flower buds?
Comments (2)are they all the same variety lavender? do they all get the same sun exposure? If you feel that the plants are unhealthy, removing the flower buds would redirect energy to roots and leaf production. But some lavenders are more silver than others, so its hard to tell you if the difference in leaf color is a sign of a problem or just...a difference. pictures??...See Morecutting flowers off Lambs Ears
Comments (2)Hi Misty, If you want it to look nice again for the rest of the summer, cut it all the way down to the bottom--about an inch above the soil, or just above the new growth that's close to the bottom where you can see new growth. It'll probably take about a month, but then it'll have all new foliage again, and since they only bloom once, it'll stay that way. It looks like there's new foliage starting to grow in on the Gazania side already, and that's what'll happen all over when you cut it down. It you cut it much higher, the ratty looking stems/foliage that remain will just sit there looking ratty! What's happened to yours is why I don't like the flowering kind! If you want to move it, you could do it now when you cut it down (but don't overwater if after transplanting if you do it now), or you could wait till it cools in late summer. If you don't want it to bloom next year, watch for it to start to spike--let it go for a couple weeks, and then cut it all the way down right away. That way the pretty new foliage gets going sooner so it looks nice for more of the summer. Now that it's established, I think you're gonna find it's a LOT bigger when it gets going next spring! When my flowerless one starts to spread a little bit more, I'll be giving small starts away at the swaps! Happy petting, when it grows back, Skybird...See MoreDo I cut these huge flower stems off or wait for them to die down?
Comments (5)Harry Some ppl cut them off well before they bloom, supposedly in order for plant not to waste energy on blooms. I don't know for sure if that is the case, but kind of makes sense. I usually cut them off when blooms are finished, before the stalk is even dry. I am thinking of cutting some now even before they grow big enough to bloom. One of the haws had already finished 6 blooming stalks and there is new one starting again. I am considering doing it on some other plants too; maybe not every time they bloom but perhaps every second. If you want/hope for seeds, leave them on....See MoreDo you cut off the first flowers of vegetable plants?
Comments (15)I seem to recall mention of a "master" or "king" flower on peppers, that some say to rmove . Sometimes I think of that reference, but not often. I'm going to check it out, since this year I have room to experiment. These seem to be California references. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/remove-first-set-buds-pepper-plants-99863.html /how-to-grow-perfect-peppers/https://www.therustedgarden.com/blogs/vegetable-gardening-tips-blog/how-to-the-benefits-of-topping-off-or-pruning-pepper-plants-several-video-examples-with-control-plant I found an old reference that said ""The organic salad garden" by Joy Larkcom "A small "king " pepper may develop early low down on the main stem inhibiting further production. Remove it either at the flower bud or young fruit stage"....See More- 13 years ago
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