pinching out althea

18 years ago

I have an althea start that I treasure so I want to do this right. It is 6 or 7 inches tall, and has two equal branches. It has some new spring leaves in a bunch at the top of each branch. I know I should pinch or prune to encourage branching but I am afraid of doing it in the wrong place at the wrong time....eeek! Can someone tell me the correct way to treat this baby to get it to branch properly? Many thanks for any help.

Betsy

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18 years ago
Betsy,
Just leave it alone. it is a baby. it will be fine, they are very low maintance bushes, and they really dont grow very quickly, it is very tiny, so it will be quite a few years before you will have to worry about pruning it.
Just plant it and leave it alone for the next couple of years and see how it grows.
Good Luck!
tsmith2579
18 years ago
Butterfly4U gave good advice. Let it grow and it will fill out by itself.
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Westview
Original Author
18 years ago
Sorry I took so long to thank you guys. My computer went mega-blooey! I tried to bury my sorrows outdoors but got 7 inches of snow. At least I won't have to water for a while. Anyway, thanks a lot. The cutting is doing really well and can factually be called a plant now! I'll plant it when the world is a bit warmer.
Thanks again
Betsy