"Bevan Price" wrote in
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"binkx" wrote in message
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One book says prune of flower heads now, another book says wait until
spring. Which one is correct?


Most people prune in spring, as leaving the dead flower heads helps
protect next year's buds from winter frosts.


.... and then there are those like me that hack the dratted thing down
whenever it starts getting in the way, without ever managing to discourage
it...

Seriously, the mopheads are not all that sensitive. Unless you are up a
mountain or in a frost pocket, it's unlikely that a mophead will suffer
from having flower heads removed now if you want to.

Often if you have 2 gardening books giving conflicting advice it seems to
mean there isn't much in it either way.

If in doubt, look at the blurb and see what it says about the writers'
locations and gardens, and decide which looks closer to your own.


Victoria

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gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
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