How do y’all decide the balance between dead heading for more blooms or letting flowers go to seed for the benefit of local birds?

I have one of the few flower gardens on my block and the only native garden, so pretty much all of my flowers produce beneficial seeds and I want to support the birds, but it would also be nice to get more blooms.

  • NataliePortland@lemmy.caEnglish
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    5 days ago

    What I do is try to time it just right, deadhead until the blooming period starts to wrap up and then let the rest go to seed. It’s hard to do!

    • greenhorn@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      I’ve been meaning to create a blooming calendar for my garden, your method might be the motivation I need