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Lynne Fremont - 2004-03-28 15:36:01 Yes ma'am--hold off please! Forsythia especially is very good for growing cuttings...a few peat pots and some rooting powder and you're there. New forsythias! I plan to take cuttings/prune in early summer from both lilac and forsythia.* * * * * * * * * * * * Anna - 2004-03-29 13:09:15 Help! I forgot to trim back my Montauk Daisys last year, and now the deadwood is sprouting. Ack! What should I do? Leave them the hell alone now, or cut them back to the ground? UGH!* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-03-29 13:16:13 Montauk (Nippon) daisies can indeed get leggy w/no pruning. It's a good idea to trim 'em back on memorial day & then again on July 4th.; that'll keep them in line. Incidentally, this is another plant very easy to root from cuttings...so you could make a bunch of new plants come memorial day! * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-03-29 13:23:45 One other option is dividing the plant, but that would have to be done before Easter, say, & the sooner the better...MDs are testy about being divided in warm weather for some reason.* * * * * * * * * * * * Anna - 2004-03-29 13:24:26 So... don't prune them now? And when I do, should I cut them down to the ground like other perennials, or should I just cut them partway?* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-03-29 14:13:51 Just partway--down to around 6-8 inches or so. And, the more I thought about the fact that they're coming out of deadwood, the more I wanted to advise you to prune earlier than the old rule of thumb "memorial day," since it sounds like they weren't cut down at the end of the season last year...so pruning earlier than mem. day--anytime in april--would be fine if you want to get rid of the mess. Whatever you do to them this early in the season doesn't matter too much since they bloom so late in the year. And Anna, thank you--I just love, LOVE to talk about plants! I could do it all day! I really appreciate your asking a question! Very fun for me. Good luck with the daisies.* * * * * * * * * * * * Anna - 2004-03-29 20:22:04 Happy to oblige. My mother's the knowledgable gardener in the family (about an acre of perennials in Maine...); I'm a novice.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-03-29 21:07:49 I am too. But I read gardening books all the time, so things stick in the brain. "An acre of perennials in Maine" sounds like heaven on earth to me, if you toss in a few chickens and a beehive. I'd just love that.* * * * * * * * * * * * Anna - 2004-03-30 12:39:46 Well, they don't have any chickens, but they have about 20 apple trees. I'm sure they'd be happy to have you come remove the beehives that sometimes develop in them.....* * * * * * * * * * * * Anna - 2004-03-30 19:50:33 Another question: I have a scraggly-looking hedge of something like boxwood. Can I cut it way the hell the way back? Will it help if I do it this weekend? It really looks awful, but it's a long hedge so pulling it out would be a humoungous job.* * * * * * * * * * * * win now - 2005-10-08 13:43:56 In your free time, visit the sites in the field of gambling ... Thanks!!!* * * * * * * * * * * * flower - 2005-10-12 05:28:47You can also check out the sites in the field of delivery delivery http://www.flower4us.com/flower-online.html http://www.flower4us.com/flower-online.html - Tons of interesdting stuff!!!* * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: |