Re: I need help with Impatiens please
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- Subject: Re: [SG] I need help with Impatiens please
- From: M* T*
- Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 02:21:28 -0400
Joe, pinch them back and they should branch out for you. May be
getting too much sun to make them really happy - mine grow
practically in the dark:-) Your sun is so hot. But, pinching works
on these plants.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: cajun Joe <cajun4@HOME.COM>
> Date: Thursday, August 10, 2000 10:33 PM
>
> I have a pot plant of common impatiens, growing about 9" tall, and
they're
> all growing straight up. The bottoms are starting to become barren.
I would
> like to cut them back, and hopefully have some drape over the side
of the
> pot. Just exactly how should I go about doing this? Can anyone
help? They
> get about 3-4 hours mid-day sun a day. Thank You
>
> Cheers = Cajun Joe
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