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Ask the Gardener - "With the summer heat..."
Ask the Gardener - "With the summer heat, some of my plants are leggy or have dead stems. ...."
Q: With the summer heat, some of my plants are leggy or have dead stems. When should I cut them back?
A: Many of your summer color plants and herbaceous perennials will send out new growth as regular rain and cooler temperatures come to the area. If there are dead stems on plants, cut them back now and continue to water regularly if rain is sporadic. For plants that are leggy, such as summer blooming salvias and others in the mint family like rosemary, you may want to wait and trim when the weather is not as hot.