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Trimming Milkweed

Discuss your green thumb (or lack thereof ;-) when it comes to propagation of milkweed and other garden plants.

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Trimming Milkweed

Postby Mona Miller » Fri May 14, 2010 8:41 am

http://www.frenchgardening.com/aujardin ... 4471938417
Prune perennials now for more flowers later.

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-pru ... -in-spring
How To Prune Herbaceous Perennials In Spring
This video will show you what a leaf node looks like.

http://www.gardenguides.com/96554-care- ... lants.html
How to Take Care of Milkweed Plants

Just read an article that suggested leaving 4 sets of leaf nodes and prune above those.
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