We have a white flowering lilac which we have tried to deadhead religiously
immediately after flowering. The tree is, however, by now so large that
deadheading it completely is no longer an option for ancient folk like my
wife and I.

Is it really necesary to do this chore, or is it an old wives' tale?

Franz

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We have a white flowering lilac which we have tried to deadhead religiously
immediately after flowering. The tree is, however, by now so large that
deadheading it completely is no longer an option for ancient folk like my
wife and I.

Is it really necesary to do this chore, or is it an old wives' tale?

I don't head mine. They still flower.
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

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In article , Franz Heymann
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We have a white flowering lilac which we have tried to deadhead
religiously
immediately after flowering. The tree is, however, by now so large that
deadheading it completely is no longer an option for ancient folk like my
wife and I.

Is it really necesary to do this chore, or is it an old wives' tale?

I don't head mine. They still flower.

I bet they wish they knew that 30 years ago!

--
Tumbleweed

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In article , Franz Heymann
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We have a white flowering lilac which we have tried to deadhead
religiously
immediately after flowering. The tree is, however, by now so large that
deadheading it completely is no longer an option for ancient folk like my
wife and I.

Is it really necesary to do this chore, or is it an old wives' tale?

I don't head mine. They still flower.

I bet they wish they knew that 30 years ago!

--
Tumbleweed

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In article , Franz Heymann
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We have a white flowering lilac which we have tried to deadhead
religiously
immediately after flowering. The tree is, however, by now so large that
deadheading it completely is no longer an option for ancient folk like my
wife and I.

Is it really necesary to do this chore, or is it an old wives' tale?

I don't head mine. They still flower.

I bet they wish they knew that 30 years ago!

--
Tumbleweed

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"Kay Easton" wrote in message
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In article , Franz Heymann
writes
We have a white flowering lilac which we have tried to deadhead
religiously
immediately after flowering. The tree is, however, by now so large that
deadheading it completely is no longer an option for ancient folk like my
wife and I.

Is it really necesary to do this chore, or is it an old wives' tale?

I don't head mine. They still flower.

Thanks, Kay. That is a great comfort. I am a great believer in following
the kind of advice which recommends the omission of a prospective task.

Franz

In article , Franz Heymann
writes

"Kay Easton" wrote in message
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In article , Franz Heymann
writes
We have a white flowering lilac which we have tried to deadhead
religiously
immediately after flowering. The tree is, however, by now so large that
deadheading it completely is no longer an option for ancient folk like my
wife and I.

Is it really necesary to do this chore, or is it an old wives' tale?

I don't head mine. They still flower.

Thanks, Kay. That is a great comfort. I am a great believer in following
the kind of advice which recommends the omission of a prospective task.

You don't need to dig in compost either - or had you already worked that
one out? :-)
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

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In article , Franz Heymann
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"Kay Easton" wrote in message
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In article , Franz Heymann
writes
We have a white flowering lilac which we have tried to deadhead
religiously
immediately after flowering. The tree is, however, by now so large
that
deadheading it completely is no longer an option for ancient folk like
my
wife and I.

Is it really necesary to do this chore, or is it an old wives' tale?

I don't head mine. They still flower.

Thanks, Kay. That is a great comfort. I am a great believer in
following
the kind of advice which recommends the omission of a prospective task.

You don't need to dig in compost either - or had you already worked that
one out? :-)

I have never, never dug any compost in. Mother nature provided worms for
that purpose. {:-))

Franz

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I have never, never dug any compost in. Mother nature provided worms for
that purpose. {:-))

I think the worm's eye view might be that Mother nature provided humans
to deliver the compost ;-)
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

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In article , Franz Heymann
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I have never, never dug any compost in. Mother nature provided worms for
that purpose. {:-))

I think the worm's eye view might be that Mother nature provided humans
to deliver the compost ;-)

Mutual interdependence?

Franz

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In article , Franz Heymann
writes
We have a white flowering lilac which we have tried to deadhead
religiously
immediately after flowering. The tree is, however, by now so large
that
deadheading it completely is no longer an option for ancient folk
like my
wife and I.

Is it really necesary to do this chore, or is it an old wives' tale?

I don't head mine. They still flower.

Thanks, Kay. That is a great comfort. I am a great believer in
following
the kind of advice which recommends the omission of a prospective task.

Never dead headed any of mine and I have 5 very free flowering ones. I
just prune abut 1/3 of the branches back each year to keep them in
check.

Mike
www.british-naturism.org.uk

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"Kay Easton" wrote in message
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In article , Franz Heymann
writes
We have a white flowering lilac which we have tried to deadhead
religiously
immediately after flowering. The tree is, however, by now so large
that
deadheading it completely is no longer an option for ancient folk
like my
wife and I.

Is it really necesary to do this chore, or is it an old wives' tale?

I don't head mine. They still flower.

Thanks, Kay. That is a great comfort. I am a great believer in
following
the kind of advice which recommends the omission of a prospective task.

Never dead headed any of mine and I have 5 very free flowering ones. I
just prune abut 1/3 of the branches back each year to keep them in
check.

Mike
www.british-naturism.org.uk