DIY Guy
02-19-2005, 09:41 AM
A simple way to encourage more flowers from your flowering plants is by removing faded blooms. This is called dead-heading.
A plant produces flowers in order to disseminate seeds and thus reproduce. As flowers are removed, the plant is forced to produce more blooms in order to make more seeds.
As blooms fade, pinch them off. This improves the appearance of your garden by removing dying material and encouraging more flowers. For flowers with heavier stalks, use shears to cut them near the base of the stem.
Dead-heading is most effective when used with annuals, but can be effective when employed with diligence on perenials, bulbs and shrubs. The latter two may not respond much or at all, but experiment in your garden to see which respond.
A plant produces flowers in order to disseminate seeds and thus reproduce. As flowers are removed, the plant is forced to produce more blooms in order to make more seeds.
As blooms fade, pinch them off. This improves the appearance of your garden by removing dying material and encouraging more flowers. For flowers with heavier stalks, use shears to cut them near the base of the stem.
Dead-heading is most effective when used with annuals, but can be effective when employed with diligence on perenials, bulbs and shrubs. The latter two may not respond much or at all, but experiment in your garden to see which respond.