Pinching -- was: Is this the only part of the country that's early?
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Pinching -- was: Is this the only part of the country that's early?
- From: A* L* <a*@ameritech.net>
- Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 07:33:30 -0700
- References: <b2bd9720.356e1c83@aol.com>
AdamsEden@aol.com wrote:
>
> It's only May. Your asters will have all summer to re-bud. Pinch, pinch, pinch. It's only May. What a bizarre year.
I'm pinching a *lot* of things, including balloon flowers, phlox,
salvias, shasta daisies, as well as the asters. I hope that doing this
will mean some bloom will carry over into the later part of summer!
Otherwise, it will be a green garden in July & August. Is this what
gardeners in the warmer zones go through every year? What blooms late
for you in zones 7, 8, 9?
I expect this pinching won't work for some things, such as astilbes --
my July blooming kinds will be finished in a few weeks at the rate
they're going.
Anne LD
Chicago
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