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Is it ok to cut a flower away when yellow petals are gone?

Wed, 07/08/2009 - 23:24 — cljosse

My beautiful Lemon Queens bloom very well----but should I be cutting the seemingly dead heads off? Will this help new ones grow---or do I have to leave them on there and grow new plants from seed? I've started some new seed -----but I'm hoping to get more flowers from these plants. What should I do? Cjosse

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Fri, 08/07/2009 - 20:48 — grobin9

plant dying

i noticed right after my sunflowers started to bloom, that a few were already dying off. it looks like the whole plant is dead now. the whole plant really didnt have a very long life. did i do something wrong?

Thu, 07/09/2009 - 02:54 — Gretchen Lebuhn

dead heading does help

I would suggest cutting them and then at the end of the season, leave some for bird food!

Tue, 08/18/2009 - 04:24 — cljosse

Thanks Gretchen--

I started new plants. I haven't been reporting because I haven't had flowers. The plants are 3 to 4 feet high now, so I'm hoping that I can get them blooming by September. Being in central CA --once they start blooming --they should last til the end of October---and I will report on them to the very last day, I promise! Cjosse
PS--I traveled to a BEE Farm in PIRU, CA and gave them a copy of a your article in the Sunset magazine and told them I was part of it.