An experiment using two plants in one space

bbjm · May 31, 2022

I plant doubles of Prue because, like many hearts (Carolyne would have stongly disagreed that Prue is a heart :-), it has very wispy and thin foliage so sun and disease are not really an issue. Prue usually stays fairly small for me so I don't even prune them -- my cages are fairly large, made of concrete wire. Unfortunately, a late frost killed one of the Prue, so am just growing a single plant this year.

This year, I am actually doing it with KBX. My first plant was severely frosted, and I assumed it would die. I planted an extra I had on hand in the cage, and now both are going strong. KBX is a huge plant for me but I decided to let them both keep going. I don't know if your cross will be big plants, but limiting them both to just a few leaders is a great idea and something I will do with these two KBX.

Good Luck!
Bret

May 31, 2022	#16
bbjm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 155	I plant doubles of Prue because, like many hearts (Carolyne would have stongly disagreed that Prue is a heart :-), it has very wispy and thin foliage so sun and disease are not really an issue. Prue usually stays fairly small for me so I don't even prune them -- my cages are fairly large, made of concrete wire. Unfortunately, a late frost killed one of the Prue, so am just growing a single plant this year. This year, I am actually doing it with KBX. My first plant was severely frosted, and I assumed it would die. I planted an extra I had on hand in the cage, and now both are going strong. KBX is a huge plant for me but I decided to let them both keep going. I don't know if your cross will be big plants, but limiting them both to just a few leaders is a great idea and something I will do with these two KBX. Good Luck! Bret Last edited by bbjm; May 31, 2022 at 06:49 PM.