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Poached Egg Plant Deadheading!

linzijayne74linzijayne74 Posts: 198
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Hi folks.  This year I have grown Poached Egg plants for the first time (from seed).  So far I've enjoyed having it; it attracts bees and hoverflies, which is why I grew it in the first place.  However, it's a pain to deadhead, as much as I love it!  I'm having to methodically go through every stem to nip off their spent heads... and there are loads!  I'm relatively new to gardening so please forgive the daft question but if anyone has any tips on this and if I'm doing it wrong, I'd be very grateful.  I don't mind deadheading at all but this is deadheading on a whole new level!  Many thanks in advance.  :)

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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    I never deadhead them. They will run out of steam and collapse by mid summer. If you don't remove them, you will see seedheads form, and they will self-seed readily.
  • linzijayne74linzijayne74 Posts: 198
    Thanks, Borderline.  I just wanted them to keep re-flowering seeing as the insects like them so much but there's only so much deadheading even I can cope with!  Thank you very much for your comment.  :)
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