Re: deadheading

Check out the newest (July/August?) issue of Organic Gardening.  Nancy
deBrule of Natureworks shows deadheading methods for various kinds of
plants.  Definitely a keeper article!

At 07:55 AM 6/27/98 -0400, Ginny wrote:
>I think you were wise not to use a weed whacker on your coreopsis.  I
>deadhead mine very tediously, stem by stem.  I get repeated blooms
>throughout the summer this way.
>
>Yes, the stalks do break at ground level sometimes, but I don't worry about
>this.
>
>Speaking of deadheading, I would just like to say that a lot of people seem
>to cut just the flower head off, leaving "blank" stems swaying in the
>breeze.  The plant looks much more natural if the stems are cut to the base
>of the plant.  Think about it.

Wyn Achenbaum
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