Do I cut them to the ground?
2006-11-26 12:41:51 · 7 answers · asked by Kristy 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I always clipped mine to about 6 inches tall, covered them with leaves and put a styrofoam container over them for winter...but then we go below freezing and get plenty of snow. In spring I cut them back to about 1-2 inches and keep them that height until 4th of July. From that point forward I no longer clip them and they are beautiful each fall.
2006-11-26 12:50:52 · answer #1 · answered by J Somethingorother 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trim them off about 3 or 4 inchest from the ground, if you have a fairly cold winter, just let the cut stems lie where you cut them, will help protect the plants.
2006-11-26 21:55:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I've cut mine down that far before, and it didn't hurt them. Now I would say, if you live where there's snow, cut them close to the ground. If you live where there isn't snow cut them down to just a couple of inches to the ground.(Kinda like you do to rose's).Give them some quick-start to last Thur the winter,and help keep them from shock due to the heavy pruning.
2006-11-26 20:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by Sandyspacecase 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do nothing . Leave the tops till spring. When the new growth starts in spring then cut off the old dead pieces . Leaveing the dead stems thru winter helps insulate them.
2006-11-26 21:14:54 · answer #4 · answered by us citizen 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I just trim off the dead blooms about an inch down the stem & call it good.....
This year I didn't have to worry about it, I had a moose that decided he like the flowers & trimmed ALL of mine for me......
2006-11-26 23:42:23 · answer #5 · answered by More Lies & More Smoke Screens 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I do that every year and they come back beautiful!
2006-11-26 20:48:40 · answer #6 · answered by MD 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes! my mom does that to hers and they come back every year!
2006-11-26 20:50:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋