Re: plants to big too soon

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• Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 09:36:02 -0700 (PDT)
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At 08:39 AM 4/22/98 -0400, Denise Presland wrote:
>Hello Everyone
>     This is my first year in the greenhouse and I guess everything grew
>too well.  All my Amaranthus and Zinnias are too big for their 4" pots.  I
>don't have any bigger ones and besides that I have over 100 of them.  Can I
>trim the roots or do I just leave them alone.  I won't be able to plant
>them outside until the third week in May.
>
>HELP:)
>Denise
>presco4875@sprint.ca
>
Denise,  Have you tried pinching the tops of your Amaranthus and Zinnias?
If you reduce your top growth, you will have fatter, bushier plants and the
roots won't have to work so hard to keep all those leaves going on the top.
:) Marilyn
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon

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