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• Uber spokesman Harry Hartfield said the company is still not convinced that the garage is the best way to cut down on the deadhead trips.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2019
• Avoid warm drafts to prolong flowering, and deadhead spent flowers and yellow leaves by pulling off the entire stem near the foliage line.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 24 Oct. 2022
• Use zinnias as cut flowers or deadhead spent blooms to encourage new blooms.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 4 June 2020
• After all, a deadhead relaxing in a passenger seat is paid the same as a working crew member.
  — Elliott Hester, latimes.com, 1 July 2019
• Living deadheads can welcome this new musical, which draws on the music and lyrics of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter.
  — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2017
• After blooming, deadhead and retain the green shoots until brown, then remove.
  — Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2021
• Then again, as one superfan explains in this film, most don’t become Deadheads without some sort of mentor.
  — Jordan Hoffman, VanityFair.com, 26 Jan. 2017
• Beyond a dwindling number of beachcombers hoping to make a buck, and mariners wishing to avoid striking deadheads, why should anyone care?
  — Brian Payton, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2018
• In very hot inland areas, be more conservative and deadhead very lightly.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
• Every summer since 2016 – save for the pandemic years – the population of the town practically doubles due to Deadheads.
  — Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
• Deadheads know everything there is to know about late frontman Jerry Garcia, his bandmates, and every nuanced version of every Dead song ever played.
  — Karen Bliss, Billboard, 2 June 2017
• Recently Jonah Hill has been dressing like a former deadhead turned dad, recovered burnout, and grillmaster who just likes to unwind on weekends.
  — Liz Raiss, GQ, 1 June 2018
• Weed if necessary, apply generous mulch if needed, and deadhead spent flowers.
  — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 25 May 2023
• And like the Dead, whose legions of fanatical followers proudly call themselves Deadheads, Buffett boasts his own cult -- the Parrotheads, a high-flying group that regards his cheery brand of tropical rock as something of a musical holy grail.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
• Most gardeners weed by hand (rather than using chemicals), deadhead spent flowers, water and feed plants, treat and prevent infestations, edge, mulch, plant annuals and prune beyond shaping a shrub into a ball or cone.
  — Monica Cardoza, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
• This approach allows an Origin to make multiple deliveries on each trip, thus minimizing the deadhead miles and reducing unit costs and road congestion.
  — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
• Well, for one, the sound quality is a vast improvement over the bootlegs Deadheads already know, plus elegant, colorful packaging adds additional appeal.
  — Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
• Even at-home style was dominated by two completely different aesthetics: cottagecore versus gratitude journal deadhead.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2020
• Uber spokesman Harry Hartfield said the company is still not convinced that the garage is the best way to cut down on the deadhead trips.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2019
• Avoid warm drafts to prolong flowering, and deadhead spent flowers and yellow leaves by pulling off the entire stem near the foliage line.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 24 Oct. 2022
• Use zinnias as cut flowers or deadhead spent blooms to encourage new blooms.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 4 June 2020
• After all, a deadhead relaxing in a passenger seat is paid the same as a working crew member.
  — Elliott Hester, latimes.com, 1 July 2019
• Living deadheads can welcome this new musical, which draws on the music and lyrics of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter.
  — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2017
• After blooming, deadhead and retain the green shoots until brown, then remove.
  — Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2021
• Then again, as one superfan explains in this film, most don’t become Deadheads without some sort of mentor.
  — Jordan Hoffman, VanityFair.com, 26 Jan. 2017
• Beyond a dwindling number of beachcombers hoping to make a buck, and mariners wishing to avoid striking deadheads, why should anyone care?
  — Brian Payton, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2018
• In very hot inland areas, be more conservative and deadhead very lightly.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
• Every summer since 2016 – save for the pandemic years – the population of the town practically doubles due to Deadheads.
  — Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
• Deadheads know everything there is to know about late frontman Jerry Garcia, his bandmates, and every nuanced version of every Dead song ever played.
  — Karen Bliss, Billboard, 2 June 2017
• Recently Jonah Hill has been dressing like a former deadhead turned dad, recovered burnout, and grillmaster who just likes to unwind on weekends.
  — Liz Raiss, GQ, 1 June 2018

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• She's out in the garden deadheading the rosebushes.
• On the least healthy bushes, maintain foliage and deadhead just the bloom.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
• Or hired a private bus with driver to take the passengers or deadhead crew to Louisville.
  — David Koenig, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2017
• Most flight attendants would rather deadhead than work a flight.
  — Elliott Hester, latimes.com, 1 July 2019
• Second, when the flowers are finished making their show, deadhead the old blooms to keep them from going to seed.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2022
• Goldfinches feed on the seed heads of my coneflowers, so cutting them back or deadheading removes this food source for the birds.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2019
• Combine the spinosad treatment option with deadheading with a string mower when and if the foliage shows any lace bug symptoms.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 29 June 2018
• As flowers start to fade, deadhead frequently to encourage new buds and blooms.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2022
• New bushes planted this year, as well as climbers, old garden roses and large shrubs should only be deadheaded and not fall pruned.
  — Rita Perwich, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 Aug. 2017
• If deadheaded, a single plant will produce dozens of flowers over a two-month period.
  — Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2018
• The latest rules are supposed to reduce deadheading by 30 percent.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Dec. 2019
• Keep deadheading annual flowers and pulling out dead ones.
  — Boston.com Real Estate, 5 Sep. 2019
• The plants literally cover themselves with flowers when in full bloom, and the plants stay neat looking without deadheading.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 30 Sep. 2017
• Each plant will repeat bloom if deadheaded after flowers fade.
  — Karen Dardick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 May 2017
• Managed in this way, the plant can be deadheaded to prevent seed production and encourage a second period of bloom.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 14 June 2019
• Keep plant blooms deadheaded after they are finished blooming.
  — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 27 June 2019
• Kris doesn't deadhead her peonies even though some people believe that doing so can increase the flowers of certain varieties the following year.
  — Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2020
• Village Gardeners remove weeds, deadhead all flowers lining the sidewalks, sweep leaves and water plants.
  — Brandy Miceli, The Mercury News, 12 May 2017
• Another good reason to deadhead is to encourage flowers to rebloom.
  — Susan Brownstein, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022
• Garden with lower maintenance plants that don’t need as much water, pruning, staking and deadheading.
  — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2019
• Continue to deadhead: Remove faded, dead flowers from cool-season bedding plants, such as foxglove, columbine, snapdragon and dianthus.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 29 Apr. 2018
• Whenever practical, continue to deadhead cool-season annuals such as pansies, snapdragons and dianthus to keep them blooming through the spring.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2020
• Then we're instructed about watering, feeding, mulching, staking and deadheading.
  — Homes & Gardens Of The Northwest Staff, OregonLive.com, 30 May 2018
• Tickseed (Coreopsis): A perennial with yellow, orange, maroon or red flowers that bloom from March through November if kept deadheaded.
  — Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 14 July 2017
• Troubleshooting tips are specific, from deadheading to natural pesticides, and in typical Martha Stewart fashion, there is a chapter on tools and vessels for arranging flowers.
  — Lisa Boone, latimes.com, 21 Mar. 2018
• Try to deadhead as regularly as possible to encourage continued flowering.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 8 July 2017
• She's out in the garden deadheading the rosebushes.
• On the least healthy bushes, maintain foliage and deadhead just the bloom.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
• Or hired a private bus with driver to take the passengers or deadhead crew to Louisville.
  — David Koenig, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2017
• Most flight attendants would rather deadhead than work a flight.
  — Elliott Hester, latimes.com, 1 July 2019

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