tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post2963168930995755482..comments2024-01-21T11:55:43.853-08:00Comments on Just a girl with a hammer: The Chelsea ChopHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-28563397959456846992012-11-17T18:18:08.052-08:002012-11-17T18:18:08.052-08:00I feel like a freak gardener in that my Sedum neve...I feel like a freak gardener in that my Sedum never flops (yet, of course now it probably well).<br /><br />I hope you have great success with the albino, my brother in Phoenix had an albino Agave pup a few years back, I too had visions of fame...or at least a very cool plant. Of course once he removed it from mom (severed the umbilical cord) it died...Loreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-50312733904432402692012-05-30T07:00:05.270-07:002012-05-30T07:00:05.270-07:00I think it must be a fluke. But it's so cool, ...I think it must be a fluke. But it's so cool, right?Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-50644172199140797522012-05-30T06:49:36.123-07:002012-05-30T06:49:36.123-07:00I have never seen that all-white sedum before! It&...I have never seen that all-white sedum before! It's awesome!Annehttp://twitter.com/anneheathennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-27829532100850172442012-05-29T20:29:14.873-07:002012-05-29T20:29:14.873-07:00Yeah, I'm wondering what else I should be chop...Yeah, I'm wondering what else I should be chopping . . . :)Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-89703027381995949832012-05-29T18:21:03.414-07:002012-05-29T18:21:03.414-07:00I've been so slack, need to get out and chop a...I've been so slack, need to get out and chop a few more things or it's the flop again this year.Linda Coombshttp://www.facebook.com/linda.coombs.33noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-11812325906710424412012-05-29T13:51:53.804-07:002012-05-29T13:51:53.804-07:00The Chelsea Chop, I love it! I can't abide flo...The Chelsea Chop, I love it! I can't abide floppers and I have Autumn Joy all over my garden so I need this.bria Phillipsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-66747325223601697172012-05-28T12:46:50.084-07:002012-05-28T12:46:50.084-07:00Mine has never flopped either but mine are all two...Mine has never flopped either but mine are all two years old or less. I figured they would eventually. I think dividing them probably works just as well, though this is was easier. :)<br /><br />Beep bop boop bleep bloop. This message was sent from the future.Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-64841507447639385402012-05-28T12:46:49.791-07:002012-05-28T12:46:49.791-07:00If you're starting to wonder, it's probabl...If you're starting to wonder, it's probably too late. You're a plant strumpet.Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-2340742627274276602012-05-28T12:46:33.336-07:002012-05-28T12:46:33.336-07:00how does one know they are not *already* a plant s...how does one know they are not *already* a plant strumpet? I ask because I might be one.Holyoke Homehttp://www.holyokehome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-40196114518396626412012-05-28T12:42:55.787-07:002012-05-28T12:42:55.787-07:00I've been cutting stuff back lately as well. I...I've been cutting stuff back lately as well. In addition to asters, I do it to solidago, agastache, heliopsis, and monarda. Works nicely to produce shorter, bushier plants.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-4168743027687734942012-05-28T12:35:10.492-07:002012-05-28T12:35:10.492-07:00This is really good to know--thanks, Laurrie!This is really good to know--thanks, Laurrie!Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-35330064749390187122012-05-28T12:34:58.048-07:002012-05-28T12:34:58.048-07:00The chop is absolutely necessary and the plant rec...The chop is absolutely necessary and the plant recovers easily, especially sedums. Your green and white variegated one looks like Frosty Morn. I have lots of it --- just be aware it wants to revert to all green. You will see solid green "branches" and you are supposed to cut them off to keep the variegation, but I lost that battle on many of mine and they are all green now. Flowers are just as pretty, but the white edges are gone. Mmmph.<br /><br />Happy chopping. Be ruthless, tall sedums crave discipline.Laurriehttp://laurries.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-87651979930635893512012-05-28T12:34:21.611-07:002012-05-28T12:34:21.611-07:00I'm not gonna lie--I had a mini daydream of pr...I'm not gonna lie--I had a mini daydream of propagating that thing and luring Annie to my yard where she would declare it awesome, buy it for her site, and name it after me. Which is ridiculous.<br /><br />But I also had a mini daydream of successfully propagating it so I'd have something at plant exchanges that people would actually want!Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-63031835269487017532012-05-28T12:34:17.112-07:002012-05-28T12:34:17.112-07:00I really need to read more books on plant care. :)...I really need to read more books on plant care. :)Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-52734930100751524252012-05-28T12:34:11.700-07:002012-05-28T12:34:11.700-07:00I've never actually had the nerve to do this o...I've never actually had the nerve to do this on most plants (well, except, as Ryan mentioned, Asters). I always seem to miss that sweet spot of timing...and then they're flopping :-( I hope you get that all-white Sedum to grow on...maybe you'll have cuttings to share in the future (hint, hint)!Scott Webernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-19044106072777375472012-05-28T12:33:41.080-07:002012-05-28T12:33:41.080-07:00I learned about this from The Well-Tended Perennia...I learned about this from The Well-Tended Perennial Garden, a great book. I like the name Chelsea chop though :-) I also do it to Veronicas and Asters.gnomicsciencenoreply@blogger.com