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can i chop my corn plant?
Comments (5)Hey, Jenn, you found the right spot. Pic upright below for those who were also seeing it sideways. Yes, you can cut it, yes the cut-off part can be propagated, yes the stump should sprout a new top. It looks like there's enough material there to make several new plants, depending on size of each. Does reading this discussion give you the info you need? 'piercing my ceiling'. Scheffs, Dracs, Ficus, all very similar in pruning/propagation, except for the stuff about Scheffs and Ficus making side branches/'filling out,' doesn't apply to Dracs. There's also timing to consider. When did you have in mind for doing this?...See MorePruning corn plant that's already branched
Comments (1)Hello. I would wait to prune the plant until Summer is here and the plant is growing strongly, especially if you can treat it to the outdoors. New growth (branching) will occur where you prune the trunk, so prune it down to your satisfaction. Once you have some low branching, then you can prune those branches regularly, and they will continue branching, making for a very nice canopy. Josh...See Morecorn & bell pepper plant
Comments (5)carolinarubi06, Your corn garden is too small, corn is pollinated by the wind from the tassels at the top of the corn stalk. If your garden of corn is small the wind just blows the pollen to the sides where there's no corn growing. Plant a larger garden of corn and your corn ears will be full. I agree with captturbo that it is now too hot for the pepper plant to set new peppers. Just wait until the hot days of the summer are over and your pepper plants will start setting peppers again. Just keep them watered, no fertilizer, through the hot summer months. When they start setting peppers again you can lightly fertilize them. Lou...See MoreWilted, Half-Dead Pea Plants...help
Comments (1)It's too hot for peas now. Grow them in cool weather...probably winter, in your zone. What you see now is what peas do when they are finished. Cut them down (leave roots in the ground...they have beneficial nitrogen fixing bacteria) and trash the tops. Don't compost them because they are probably diseased....See MoreRelated Professionals
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