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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 30, 2015
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    I'm a little unclear of the type of flower your talking about, but generally deadheading perennials or flowering bulbs is perfectly acceptable.
    Generally the greens are left on the plants until they die off to help feed the plant to store up energy for winter.

    Most likely the plants you trimmed back will be just fine.

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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    August 10, 2015
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    If they are getting too high and looking poor, I would suggest cutting them back by about a third to rejuvenate the plants. I am not sure about the type of flowers you are growing, without a picture, but cutting the stems back should help some.

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    August 29, 2015
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    Plants in flower boxes need to be watered daily. If they only received rain as water, this is likely why they did not do well. In the ground, plants can send roots deeper and wider to find water and the water does not evaporate as quickly from the ground as it does from containers.

    If you still feel that it was a drainage issue, you can line the bottom of the flower box with stone. This will help provide additional drainage.

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    September 12, 2015
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    I'm not sure of the type of plant that you are referring to, but generally dead heading is good for most plants.
    Depending on the type of plant you may or may not encourage more blooming with spent flower trimming.

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    September 15, 2015
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  • Answered by
    Growhio on
    October 18, 2015
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    As for the callas it is benefiCial to dig up the bulbs ?and storethem during the winter

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    October 20, 2015
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    You can still get them in the ground. Though the temperatures are dropping and we have had frost, the ground is not frozen.
    Continue to water them until the ground freezes, this will ensure the roots have a start.
    Adding mulch will help with moisture retention and protection.

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