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forget me nots -

When do i clear the forget me nots ?  They look so pretty and are doing a great job filling space, but I'm aware unless i pull them up soon, the seedlings are going to be out of control. 

when do you all clear yours?

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thank you.  

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I remove them as I want to plant something else or when they're threatening to swamp something perennial



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • flowering roseflowering rose Posts: 1,632

    when they begin to look  straggly and the flowers loose there colour .image

  • franco6832franco6832 Posts: 105

    they are pretty with their fluffy floating blue flowers but can be thuggish. they produce their seeds in their gazillions, so u have to keep on top of them. i will go with flowering rose's advice. they can be prone to powdery mildew too.

     

  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,032

    I've started clearing them to make room for summer flowering plants.

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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