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Should I pick the dead flowers off my rhododendrons,( the sticky bits) does this improve next year's growth or does it restrict the growth, I wish my R's to grow bigger.

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I have about 15 r's some are established and about 10 feet high others are younger and vary in size from 3 feet upwards I was concerned that by picking the dead flowers this would stunt the growth. Ron




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Hi Ron
If you have the time, and the inclination, go ahead and deadhead the flowers off of your rhododendrons. Whether you deadhead or don't deadhead will not make a difference to the roddy. Just make sure not to remove any leaf growing tips... I don't deadhead most of mine as it would take too long

22 May, 2009

 

I have 2 new azaeleas and was wondering the same thing - the flowers are all going brown on one of them and it looks awful - not sure what i should be doing to them

22 May, 2009

 

As I said remove if you want to... we have too many to deal with like that - though a friend of mine used to deadhead all of hers until recently and she has apprx 50 in her garden

22 May, 2009

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