Henhouse said:Arlyn pretty much said what I would have.. Cut a stalk I've waited a year (or more) for? I wouldn't be able to do it 
Yikes, I have waited through the long Idaho winter for those blooms. A few weeks ago I might have almost said I would rather cut off my hand first, but after being in a sling and shoulder brace for the past six weeks, that ideas is too appalling. However, I do not think I COULD CUT A BLOOM STALK!!! Not when every one is marked in my mind and daily checked for imminent blooming. Open, open open!
