So you have planted your home garden and it is beautiful and full of flowers! Then you notice that the blossoms are beginning to die off and your petunias don't seem to have as much color. It is time to learn how to dead-head. Don't panic, you are not going to kill anything. You will be doing something that will make your plants blossom more and your friends and neighbors notice how beautiful and colorful the flowers in your garden are, and they will ask you how they can do the same thing at their home.
Some Examples of Types of Flowers that Need Dead Heading:
- Petunias
- Wave Petunias
- Osteospermum
- Geraniums
- Gerber Daisys
- Increases the number of blossoms on you flowers
- Increases the length of time your flowers will bloom for
- Eliminating dead or decomposing plant matter will help protect your flowers from bacteria and viruses
- Keeps your home garden flowers happy!
God Bless and Happy Growing!
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