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A tad OCD, or am I doing right?

JohnjoeJohnjoe Posts: 77
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Do people usually deadhead hardy Geraniums? Just realised mine is covered in spent flowerheads. Should I deadhead, or just let the first flush go over and then give it a good chop to encourage more flowers later? If I deadhead it'll be a good half-hour task.

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  • Mrs-B3-Southampton,-HantsMrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants Posts: 732
    No deadheading just shear over, give it a good water and wait.
    Southampton 
  • JohnjoeJohnjoe Posts: 77
    Phew! Thanks Mrs B

  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I cut mine right back to the ground.
    They'll soon grow plenty of new leaves and sometimes another smaller flush of flowers

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @Johnjoe I like to see the Cranes Bill seed heads for a while. Then as said shear over water well until new growth appears. Two to three weeks depending on weather and water. You should get a few late flowers may depend on which ones you grow. You will get a neat plant to take you through autumn.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • StorminStormin Posts: 51
    Thanks for advice. Will wait for it to finish flowering completely then shear it over.
  • sutton.langleysutton.langley Posts: 38
    I have a lovely tree to show you, but cannot workout how to post a photo from my i-phone to lap top. Such a shame
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    sutton.langley said:
    I have a lovely tree to show you, but cannot workout how to post a photo from my i-phone to lap top. Such a shame
    You can use your iPhone,  lots of people use a phone to take photos.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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