How to Deadhead Annuals to get Repeat Blooms

Posted by admin on December 26, 2008

There are a number of tips I provide here to help you deadhead your annuals to get repeat blooms in your garden at home.

1. Use your fingers or pruner to pinch off your dead plant blooms. Depending on ths thickness of the plant, you can choose one or the other.
2. Not only does deadheading annuals help get repeat blooms, but it also keeps your garden more fresh and clean looking. The more often you deadhead plants by removing spent blooms, the more profuse your blooming will be in time.
3. As you deadhead plants, collect spent blooms and compost them. This will do three things, including keeping the garden in clean shape, providing compost in the future, and preventing seeds from sprouting.