Cutting Back Leggy Annuals and Repotting Perennials in Containers

Pinch All Leggy Annuals

Yes to Dusty Miller, Begonias, Verbena, Lobelia, Sweet Potato Vine. Growers pinch centers for thickness (poinsettias, mums).

Early season: remove some soil from rootball, repot into larger container. Can do now.

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