The Chelsea Chop - How, Why, And When To Do It
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Published 2024-06-01
For a quick reference and list of plants you can do the Chelsea Chop to:
growitbuildit.com/the-chelsea-chop/
Credit for entrance to Chelsea Flower Show photograph:
www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4967606 by Richard Hoare (www.geograph.org.uk/profile/38036)
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
All Comments (21)
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I hope nobody takes for granted what an incredible resource you are! Your videos and articles have shaped my gardening for years now.
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Great stuff as always, Joe. All killer, no filler. Thanks!
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Hah! The deer have already done the “Chelsea Chop” on my perennials. Who knows. Maybe it will help
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Very helpful, as usual, and timely. I would add sedum/stonecrop (e.g. Autumn Joy) to your list, especially if they are in fairly good soil. They get leggy and flop, so a CC helps this.
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The deer help out with the Chelsea chop every year. I just don’t apply liquid fence until June and for most plants I’m good to go! 😂
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Great explanation and thanks for the list of plants!
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I do this on quite a few of my plants and it really works. On late summer/fall bloomers like Asters and Goldenrods, I sometimes do 2 chops - I use Mother's Day and Independence Day as my guide (Kansas City area).
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So, the Chelsea Chop WASN'T a gardener's dance craze from the 1930s? I could've sworn I saw it in a Fred Astaire film. 🤔 Holy Cow, I'm happy I subscribed to this channel. 😸 Best wishes from Vermont 🍁
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I just did this to all my asters. Thanks for showing the differences Joe!
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I am so grateful for this video 🌼 I’ve been staking/corralling my floppy Shasta Daisy’s & rudbeckia for years and dislike how it looks.
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Thank you!
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The diagonal version is brilliant!
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Day late dollar short! My coreopsis has bloomed and flopped. At this point would I chop or am I dead heading to create another flush of blooms. I like the before and after - helps to make the point of this really works. Thanks for the time you use in making these viideos an sharing your knowledge.
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Always love to see a new video from you man.
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As always, a great and informative video.
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Your videos are always great! Thanks for making them!
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Thanks!
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This was great! Thank you so much!
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Great video! Will try this in my prairie garden. Thank you.
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Great video, and thanks for the list! I'm trying the chop on obedient plant and showy goldenrod this year. Always necessary for the New England aster and aromatic aster. Once my ashyleaf sunflower really gets going, I'm sure I'll have to use the chop on it too. I usually just use my hedge sheers and chop it all back uniformly, but I'll have to try the other method.
