Morning Glories: Morning Glories 2016 # 09, 1 by ToneBone

ToneBone wrote:
Here\'s a little experiment I\'m doing with one of my mg\'s. I\'m trying to see if I can get larger, more robust and higher quality flowers by using profound pruning. I\'d let the plant grow at least 6 true leaves and then pinch it back to obtain 6 leaves, removing premature flower buds. Then side shoots would grow from the internodes of those leaves and I would keep, not necessarily the longest, but the most robust shoot and remove the rest of the plant, except for that one shoot. I would repeat that process at least 5 times. Then I would let that single shoot grow on a 8-10 foot cane, using the cordon method, removing all side shoots and every other flower bud, depending on the number of flower buds the cordon produces. when the cordon reaches the top, then I would pinch it back.

In this picture, I\'m on trial 5 of this experiment, almost done:-)

-Tony