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To: RosieCotton

You need to pinch off the wilted blossom. It’s called dead-heading, and if’n you don’t do it, the plant will set seed, which will reduce it’s ability to bloom the following year. LSA


2,740 posted on 04/12/2007 1:08:25 PM PDT by osagebowman
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To: osagebowman; Corin Stormhands

OK...so I deadhead ‘em, and then I’m kinda stuck with them until the green part dies off? Though I guess it could be worse...

I just shoulda planted more by height than I did. I have bluebells(?) that are blooming all among the daffodils, and the daffodils are kind of gone-by, but are blocking the pretty little bluebells from view a bit. My own fault.

The pansies are already going great guns. Apparently they *love* lousy soil. I had really good luck with them last year. Still want to get some little, easy care kind of flowers to go between the pansy clumps, though. Not sure what.


2,741 posted on 04/12/2007 1:13:35 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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