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Wild marjoram

B3B3 Posts: 25,263
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Can I Chelsea chop it?
I leave it for the bees and butterflies but it gets awful messy.
In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • FireFire Posts: 17,116
    I just have today.
  • B3B3 Posts: 25,263
    Have you done it before?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FireFire Posts: 17,116
    edited May 2018
    I did it last year and it made the plants shrubbier. They were planted in soil that was too rich, so they get too leggy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 25,263
    Did you still get plenty of flowers?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FireFire Posts: 17,116
    edited May 2018
    yes, probably more as there is less foliage.
  • B3B3 Posts: 25,263
    Great. Thanks,Fire.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • tessagardenbarmytessagardenbarmy Posts: 346
    Chop half leave half 
  • B3B3 Posts: 25,263
    Thanks tessa
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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