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we have a geranium plant that probably needed to be deadheaded a WHILE ago.. however I didn't know about this until I came to this forum.. I also thought deadheading them anytime was fine.. however I found out you need to do this before they make the seeds.. The blooms on the geraniums were very dried out.. but some WEREN't making seeds yet. however it has been about 2-3 weeks and I do not see ANY blooms at ALL.
Deadheading, removing spent blooms, should be done throughout the growing season. But by midseason, many of your plants probably need a good cleanup, beginning with a thorough deadheading. Most flowering plants, annuals, perennials and some flowering shrubs, will benefit from removing the dead blooms. Some continue to produce new blooms whether you deadhead or not, but many will not continue to flower unless you deadhead. A flowering plantâs sole purpose is to reproduce.