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Winter Sowing
wendy2shoes

preventing Maltese Cross 'flop'

wendy2shoes
12 years ago

Has anyone cut them down before bud to see if it keeps them from getting gangly? I do it to my shastas, but I wonder if Maltese Cross will bush up as well, or if I'm just shooting myself in the foot.

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