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01-07-2018, 02:22 PM
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Dead heading

Do you dead-head everything, or are there some things that are so fiddly you just can't be bothered?

Take this bacopa on the wall, it was an absolute blaze of blue, now lots of tiny flowers that are dead, but there are new buds too.

Shall I bother?


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01-07-2018, 02:46 PM
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Re: Dead heading

I think I'd just snip the dead heads off with some scissors, Ruthio. I wouldn't worry about trying to find every single one, but just zoom over the plant with your scissors and take as many off as you can do quite easily. I wouldn't fiddle about too much though.
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01-07-2018, 06:15 PM
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I'm no expert but that's what I would do. What Mups said.
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02-07-2018, 01:19 AM
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What Mups said.
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02-07-2018, 05:58 AM
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Oh! Gardening ... how disappointing. When I saw the title I hoped that someone was sorting out our government at last!
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02-07-2018, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->
Oh! Gardening ... how disappointing. When I saw the title I hoped that someone was sorting out our government at last!
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Great minds think alike.
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02-07-2018, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by swimfeeders ->
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Great minds think alike.
Please feel free!!

Who would you like to dead-head??
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04-07-2018, 12:56 AM
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Oi, don't you start flippin' politics in here thank you very much.

There's enough punch-ups in the Politics threads - it's nice nice and peaceful out here in the garden thanks.
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04-07-2018, 08:28 AM
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I thought it was 'red heads'?? - that could hot things up!
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04-07-2018, 09:06 AM
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Re: Dead heading

I dead head, I like to see fresh flowers everywhere. I'm not too bothered if I miss a few though as long as it looks nice.

I love the white walls Ruthio they really set off the pale purple
 

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