Re: Deadhead, deadhead, deadhead
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Deadhead, deadhead, deadhead
- From: L*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 20:41:36 EST
In a message dated 99-04-02 00:02:49 EST, Jeanne wrote:
< Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 15:08:38 -0800 (PST)
>> Every single book I read said that if you
want to have a second bloom from your plants, you have
to deadhead them, which I did. When the second bloom
came, I let it go to seed so that it would self-sow<<
Jeanne, I think you did that just right. I deadhead my perennials, too. If
I want them to set seed I quit deadheading them toward the end of their
season.
>> Do you think it's possible that the seeds from a second bloom are not as
"potent" as the seeds from a first bloom?<<
No, I think they should be just as viable.
>>I have no idea what kind of hanky-panky goes on
> in my garden after the sun goes down..I suggested once
> last summer that it was a veritable hotbed of carnal
> delight out there because the soil was so juicy and
> fertile after all the emendments I added. I am not a
> voyeur, inquiring into the sexlife of my
> foxgloves..
Maybe that's the problem. Perhaps the adult plants have banned innocent
young seedlings from your R-rated garden! ;>)
--Janis
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