Beds and seasons · 2 min read
Summer shear for a plant that flops
Summer shear for a plant that flops. What is in front of you is a plant that has flopped open.
Do it in order
Handle it this way: shear it back and water the soil. Wash the tool when you move to the next plant.
The usual miss
People lose cuttings and seedlings to a flopped plant fed in the heat. Slow down there.
Finished means the plant has a smaller shape and damp soil. If you are guessing, water less than you want to and look again tomorrow.
This sits in "Beds and seasons", written as a garden note rather than a catalog.
A garden note, not a promise that a plant will thrive. Look again in a week.