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| my impatiens have gotten sort of tall. they look healthy and have about 8 to 10 nice leaves on them. is it ok to pinch them back? this is my first year with these.
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- Posted by Dave_zone_5 Zone 5a/4b Wisc (My Page) on Mon, Mar 8, 04 at 23:13
| sure, they can be pinched no problem. If you want more stick the "pinchings" in moist potting soil. |
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- Posted by kdjoergensen z6b NJ (My Page) on Tue, Mar 9, 04 at 14:41
| Absolutely. Pinching impatiens actually results in many more flowers. Pinch them back to 2-4 leaves. When the new growing points are out you can pinch these back again if you like. Count on stopping the pinching 3-4 weeks before flowering is desired. As mentioned above, you can root impatiens from cuttings (pinchings) very easily. Simply place them along the rim of a flower pot in well draining potting soil. Enclose the pot in a plastic bag and place in a warm place in indirect light (or near fluorescent light source). Check daily and mist the foliage. in a week to 10 days they will root. You can also root them in water in a vase, but change the water daily. Once roots form, repot in small pots. Pinch cuttings back as soon as they have rooted well into their pots. Count on flowering 4-5 weeks from making the cuttings. |
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| thanks for the replies, i thought you could pinch but i didn't know the cuttings would root that way. thanks for the info. |
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- Posted by raul_in_mexico 9 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 10, 04 at 13:14
| You can give them not a pinching, a haircut would be more appropiate, you can cut them down to a third of their size, at least that´s what I do every year, cuttings root very easily. |
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| Pinching also strenghtens the roots so the plants energy goes into growing and branching rather than flowers. So, when they have enough branches and are a nice size, you can stop pinching and they will flower. Afer the flower fades, pinch off the faded flowers to Hope this helps. JoyW |
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