- Most cut flowers prefer full sun and average, well-drained soil. Too much fertilizer will make the plants floppy.
- Water regularly. The best flower production comes with regular watering, usually about one inch every week to 10 days.
- Keep the cutting garden weeded. Weeds rob desirable plants of nutrients and can inhibit the growth and development of flowers.
- Cutting gardens are usually a mix of perennial and annual flowers. Pick long-season blooming plants.
- Cut the flowers. Cutting encourages plants to produce more flowers.
- Keep plants dead headed by removing spent flowers. If not removed, the plant will put all of its energy into seed production rather than flowers.
- Reduce or eliminate the use of pesticides. Insects aid in the pollination of flowers.
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Liatris Spicita
(photo courtesy of Walters Garden) |
