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Old 26-07-2003, 10:02 AM
David Hill
 
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".. cutting the spent flower stem will prevent the plant from putting energy
into seed production, which can help give the bulb more reserves for growing
and flowering next year ...."

Just make sure that you leave plenty of stem and leaf to make next years
bulb, just remove the flower head.

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David Hill
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