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Old 25-01-2012, 08:39 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Can I cut this plant back?

On Jan 25, 2:42*am, Kay Lancaster wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:00:32 -0800 (PST), Higgs Boson wrote:
This pic


http://tinypic.com/r/2imd52/5


shows a plant I was given. *It is so leggy that I can't support it
with long sticks.


Can't tell what it is from the photo. *It would help to know where you are in
the world, too.


Oops - my bad - I usually specify So. Calif Coastal.

But consider trying air layering or simple layering on this plant... these are
generally ways that if it works, fine, and if it doesn't work, you haven't
really done anything to irrevocable to the plant.


Have never done this. Will have to study up on technique.

TX

HB

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-8701.html

Kay