Do you drastically cut your plants back? Reasons and what results?
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Comments (13)Thanks for the link, Alicia7b! My interest is still piqued by the newspaper idea. Since I have several cannas, I might leave one of each type outside this winter, protect as planned, dig up the others, and see what's happened to the 2 guinea pigs this coming spring. Might have something new to report to this forum! In storing my dahlia tubers (originally grown from seed), I've bound nothing beats peat moss. I washed mine well, made sure they were dry, buried them in peat moss in a 5-gal cat litter bucket with a plastic snap lid on top, and promptly forgot where I'd stored them. (in the coolest closet in the house) By the time I found them, they'd put out roots and shoots like crazy. Best dahlia bed I never had, this year. BTW, that Fiskars folding saw looks incredibly handy. I'm putting that on my Santa Claus list. Last year, he brought me my Felco pruners. cheers Janice...See MoreCutting back results
Comments (1)Entling, what has been said about cutting back is that there are two possible variables that could affect whether a type II cut back will rebloom or not. One is the specific cultivar and the other is the length of the growing season in the particular garden. Perhaps the two that haven't rebloomed yet will do so later in the summer/early fall. That is when mine tend to do so anyway! Keep us updated on any progress on your two nonbloomers to date....See MoreResults obtained after cutting back roots in June 25th
Comments (2)Lou:Congratulation:I was Trading Marseilles vs black with you for LSU,gold,2 years Ago. Today I have 8 growing fruits on my young tree. I can see it will be one of my best figs,and the best,healthiest white, I have. White figs are less good for Cold climate,but this one is a winner. I know you also had good results with Marseilles vs black. All in all a very good trade....See MoreWhat plants re-bloom if you cut them back?
Comments (2)I cut back many plants simply to keep them looking somewhat tidy. Actually, most do NOT re-bloom for me. However, Salvia, Speedwell, Veronica, some daisies, some sedums...do. And, all minty-type flowers like monarda, sage, catmint. Some geraniums also have rebloomed after a clip to half height. And some delphiniums will send out smaller side shoots that bloom after the main big bloom is cut. (much like a broccoli) Cut back and take notes as to what comes back for you. Lucky you to have a ready-made garden. Pondy...See Moremyermike_1micha
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