I can’t believe I’ve been deadheading wrong all these years! But it makes sense now why my petunias don’t get as full. Thank you so much!!!

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful!!!

Your example of deadheading was spot on. I watched so many videos where the flower blocks the deadheading and you can’t see where it’s being cut off and they don’t show you what was cut off so thank you so much for this video. It was so helpful. I’ve been doing it correctly.

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

22 күн бұрын

So glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching. --Jennifer

WHAT?!! Eight years of patio gardening and I'm just now learning this! Mind blown. Thanks a bunch! 🤯🤔😉💕

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

I know, right?! You'll be shocked at how your petunias bloom when you start doing this.

@ksmith96

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyflagstaffhomeAZ // I just assumed they were supposed to be straggly by the end of the season. (I accidentally ran across your video. I don't even recall what I initially searching for.) On e question though. Is it okay to still pinch them off after they've already formed that little pointy seed pocket?

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@ksmith96 That's what I always thought, too, until a few years ago when I started deadheading in this way.

Showing how to do it really helped! Thanks so much

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! My petunias are ridiculously thick now... a month later! --Jennifer

Thank you so much for info. I always wanted to know if I was doing it wrong by pulling on the flower itself. You answered my question exactly!!!

Often wondered why my petunias quit producing flowers and became leggy. Thank you for the information and demonstration!

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!

I watched this video a few weeks ago and realized that I was not deadheading correctly all these years. I have 30 baskets and planters of petunias and a garden party on July 10. My petunias looked as fresh as they did when I bought them thanks to your video. Thank you!!!

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that! Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much. Huge help to know this!

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

2 жыл бұрын

Yay! I'm so happy it was helpful! --Jennifer

This is a game changer. Works beautifully

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

Yay!

Thanks so much!!!

So helpful. Finally somebody showed me what I’ve been doing wrong!

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so excited for you to see how they will look this summer. You'll have amazing blooms!

I did it wrong last year. And they were ok. But this year im going for massive blooms

I have always deadheaded my petunias wrong. Now I know how to do it the right way. Thank you so much. Mine always ended up looking like an octopus with lots and lots of legs.

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

2 жыл бұрын

Yep! I did it the wrong way for years, too. You'll notice such a difference this year!

So helpful!!! Just what I was looking for! Now to go deadhead my petunias correctly! Yayy!

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I had some petunias to deadhead. Mine got clobbered by a hail storm last week!

@mele5617

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyflagstaffhomeAZ oh no! Im so sorry!

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@mele5617 I know! It's a bummer. They don't seem to be coming back very well, either, so I think I'm going to buy some new ones just so my deck has some color.

I wount to say thank you for showing up close what and where to cut,& not just saying what to do

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

I''m so glad it was helpful!!!

Thanks!

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you so much. Yes, I was also dead heading incorrectly! Not sure why we just pull out the flower for Petunia and use the cutting method for all other plants? Guess the flower looks like “pullable” and softer compared to a daisy or a coreopsis flower.

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

And petunias just "want" to fall out that way on their own! lol Hope you have some great blossoms this year!

Thank you so much. I was doing it the wrong way!!!!

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

2 жыл бұрын

I did it the wrong way for years! Hope your flowers are beautiful this year! --Jennifer

Very helpful thank you

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

So glad it helped!

In the city, there's beautiful baskets hanging from the lampposts. There's so many of them and they're so full! How can they possibly deadhead hundreds of baskets!? Thanks for the video!

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That would be quite a task!

I was inspecting my petunias today after an infestation of tobacco budworms. They ate all of my pretty flowers just before a small 4th of July party. All gone. So, upon inspection today I notice where the buds were and where I deadhead them, just like everyone else and I thought there might be a better way, so thank you for the video. Much appreciated from Sacramento, CA USDA Zone 9b, and hotter than hell this week.

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful, Kevin. You'll have to let me know how it goes.

@kevinperry4551

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyflagstaffhomeAZ Again, thank you for the video. As I mentioned, all of my petunia buds were eaten, every last one, out of 18 plants. Well, I picked almost all of the worms off, so that was good. Then I inspected the plants again and trimmed off all of those seed pods where the flowers were... It was almost like turning on a light. Within days the petunias changed shape, grew larger leaves and every plant budded up like they were about to explode. And they did. Gorgeous. My wife went out to feed the squirrels and said what happened to the petunias. haha. Thanks. What a blast!

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinperry4551 I'm so glad to hear that. It gives me an idea. We got hit with a freak hail storm that pummeled all of my beautiful petunias. I think I'll cut them back like you did and see if they recover.

Hello fellow Arizonan!

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

Hello to you! What part of AZ do you live in?

Thank you I was wondering what I was doing wrong. I am hoping you have Daylillies as well. Our climate is very similar to Flagstaff, but cooler nights.

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

What part of the country are you in?

@markobrien2264

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyflagstaffhomeAZ La Pine, OR High Desert. Soil is somewhat Ashy from Volcanic activity eons ago. Lodge pole Pines and Pondarosa's thrive here.

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@markobrien2264 I haven't heard of La Pine, so I looked it up. Looks like you have a bigger temperature swing between day and night than we do... warmer days and cooler nights, at least at this time of year. I'm guessing you guys get a lot of snow in the winter like Flagstaff? Glad the video was helpful. I wish I could say my petunias are looking good right now, but they got pounded by a hail storm last week!

Thanks for the tip about how to deadhead petunias. I do that with other flowers. Made me realize I wasn't doing that with petunias. Thanks!

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

5 жыл бұрын

My petunias are just ridiculously thick this year. So glad I learned this method of deadheading. Hope it works well for you!

How do I tell what is a new bud, or a bud on its way out? They look the same to me.

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

Жыл бұрын

You'll see a little round-ish bud in the center when it's still going to become a flower. When it's spent, the space looks pretty much empty with just a tiny green bump that has a seed under it. To see for yourself. Try pulling a wilted flower out and take a look. Then you'll know what the difference is when you see one that has a bud in it.

this always worked in the past but for some reason my big bushy petunia plant went from dozens of blooms to only a few.

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

So weird! I wonder what happened?

@autumn1231

3 жыл бұрын

@@MyflagstaffhomeAZ it's a mystery. I probably average deadheading 40/50 per day. I really keep up on it. Just last week it was full of purple blooms and now nothing. Very strange.

I have a small petunia so it takes forever to deadhead

At the time of deadheading correctly, are the seeds mature enough to grow if you plant them?

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

2 жыл бұрын

No, they have to be dried out and then allowed to turn from green to brown before they would be ready to plant again.

@justjulie2859

2 жыл бұрын

@@MyflagstaffhomeAZ so I should save them and let them dry out? Will they grow the next season if they were harvested green?

@busybeingjen

2 жыл бұрын

@@justjulie2859 I've never done this, so I really don't know. Maybe you could talk to a nursery or a local botanist. They would likely know more than I do.

My Petunia was great on top and sides but underneath all dead…help

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm... I wonder why. Maybe because the underneath is not getting sunlight?

Deadheading takes forever ugh

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

3 жыл бұрын

It does! And the more bushy and beautiful they get, the more there is to deadhead.

I messed up, didn't dead head the right way😱

@MyflagstaffhomeAZ

Ай бұрын

Not sure how big your plants are now, but you can certainly start deadheading differently. You also probably have plenty of time to get new petunias.--Jennifer