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36 Comments
Earliest I've been, been watching for 8 years now!
Good one thanks!!
Should try cold plasma seed treatment
Great info. Thank you Luke.
Is there a place on your website that would show a list?
Thanks useful information as always! I am feeling very happy in my garden life,I got a pin of the month yesterday and today I just came in from working a green manure in my garden beds( đ I got to play in the dirt) unfortunately my compost pile is in the shade so still frozen but soon.
Didnât know I could tip sunflowers
Sharing with my daughter too. She is a novice gardener but doing so well.
Luke is that all sunflowers or only certain varieties?
When topping your sunflowers, make sure itâs not a single stemmed sunflower or you will be sad. Very very sad. Those are a one cut sunflower, and youâre done. They need to be a multi branching plant.
When topping your sunflowers, make sure itâs not a single stemmed sunflower or you will be sad. Very very sad. Those are a one cut sunflower, and youâre done. They need to be a multi branching plant. Something bred for cut flowers may be single-stemmed.
Can you list the flowers that are better with pruning?
I put some basil in late season and trimmed it every few days days, it ended up being 3+ feet tall.
my dad taught me this with pot plants lol
Thanks. Yes, you are a wonderful resource.
What do you do with all that sage?
Good tips. Be careful with topping Basil. The more you cut it, the more bitter it can become So a few big thoughtful prunes/topping is better than more frequent smaller prunes/toppings
Thanks Lukeâ¤
Thank you for this reminder! I'm going to go top my herbs and snapdragons right now!
Absolutely helpful and a pleasure as always!
With regard to bell pepper plants, 3 years ago when I grew them, my sister said I need to pinch off the top to develop a more bushy plant and more fruit production, which I did. The variety was Better Belle and pepper production was ok. Then I watched a great gardening video that explained why we shouldn't pinch off bell pepper plant tops, which can cause less fruit production. Last year, I didn't pinch the tops off, and what a difference! I grew Better Belle again. The plants had a lot more flowers and fruit production. One plant grew to 5 feet tall! Throughout the garden season, the 4 pepper plants were always loaded with flowers and had 7-10 peppers growing. I'm convinced the plants were very productive, because I didn't pinch off the tops. The plants branched normally on their own. Happy gardening! đ
With regard to bell pepper plants, 3 years ago when I grew them, my sister said I need to pinch off the top to develop a more bushy plant and more fruit production, which I did. The variety was Better Belle and pepper production was ok. Then I watched a great gardening video that explained why we shouldn't pinch off bell pepper plant tops, which can cause less fruit production. Last year, I didn't pinch the tops off, and what a difference! I grew Better Belle again. The plants had a lot more flowers and fruit production. One plant grew to 5 feet tall! Throughout the garden season, the 4 pepper plants were always loaded with flowers and had 7-10 peppers growing. I'm convinced the plants were very productive, because I didn't pinch off the tops. The plants branched normally on their own. Happy gardening! đ
I'm so annoyed. I am on vacation Georgia this weekend and it will be 70 degrees in Michigan but its going to rain and hail with a chance of tornado in Georgia. The weather is following me!!
How do i fix a leggy roselle sabdariffa hibiscus seedling ????
You can absolutely top tomato seedlings to create double stem plants. I watched this method last year on a different channel and experimented with it during the off season. Once the 4th set of true leaves just starts to appear, you top it to right above the cotyledon leaves. In a few days it will put out 2 growing tips from that spot. It set my plants back by about 3 weeks. This season I will be starting some tomatoes 3 weeks early to allow for this.
Once transplanted bulbing onions should not be pruned/topped!!!!!
Would you pls make a video on pruning peppers specifically?
G R E A T !
I top marigolds, Zinnias, and snapdragons.
2:20 pretty bad explaination. You are using pruning and topping interchangably.
Great video and very helpful. Thanks Luke!
That's a lot of Sage! What do you do with all of it?
I had broccoli that lived for 2+ years and I cut "branches" or sections off throughout … cauliflower hasn't ever grown well for me, but from what I understand it's a one time harvest plant. The climate I'm in currently is a bit too harsh, but I still bring in my favorite peppers for the next year. I should be more mindful about pruning. I'm going to try this on some of my plants. đ
Does Sage actually get going pretty fast? I've tried growing celery and heard about starting rosemary from seed, and those both take forever to stop being tiny and slow growing.
One of my favorite plants is Sage because I love just how bushy and beautiful they are. I cannot wait to try topping a couple and seeing the difference 𼰠they're 4 weeks old now
From Kenai,AK thank you for the information. Blessings