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May 30, 2017 2:30 PM CST

My bee balm was shredded by hail. What should I do? There are not many leaves left and the ones that are left are only partial leaves. Should we cut them to the ground, and will they come back again this year.
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May 30, 2017 2:50 PM CST
Name: Celia
West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a)
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Yes, you can cut it back. It will help make it fuller, too. Maybe to about 8" or so?
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May 30, 2017 4:37 PM CST
Name: Daisy I
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I can't wait for our first hail storm when all my plants get shredded; its one of those summer high points. Grumbling Luckily, the plants always recover.
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May 30, 2017 5:40 PM CST
Name: Celia
West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Irises Plant Identifier Hummingbirder Birds
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Cat Lover Butterflies Enjoys or suffers cold winters
They do. And I heard sarcasm. Hilarious!
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May 30, 2017 7:58 PM CST
Name: Daisy I
Reno, Nv (Zone 6b)
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You have good hearing...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost

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May 30, 2017 11:54 PM CST
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