MSmith

ok I cut off all those dead ones and the bud as in the video, but how do you tell the difference between male and female, and what is the purpose of removing the flowers from the fingers.
I'm going to make an insecticidal soap to spray on the whole bunch to keep the bees and birds away, that was a big sticky mess.
Since I cut the bud off is there anything to do with the exposed end of the cut stem or should it heal on its own?
Thanks

__________________