How do I cut or trim a petunia so it doesn't look scraggly?

I like to put petunias in containers in the summer. But they grow so unevenly and scraggly. Can I cut them? If I cut them will they then create two branches?

How do I cut or trim a petunia so it doesn't look scraggly?
Have you dead headed them? Everytime a bloom dies, they go to seed and rob the nutrients from more blossoms to develop and open. Check it out. Pull a dead flower off and look what is growing. It should be a cone shaped pod that will suck til it's dry(brown) and then it will open and drop little black seeds all over the leaves around them. Pinch the pods, just below the 5 leaves it is growing in, daily and it will bush back. Miracle grow is a good idea too.
Reply:yes putunias can be cut back but not to short,,then make sure you give them some miracle grow...i do this alot
Reply:Pinch the ends of each growing branch, and also pinch off all dead flowers and seedheads. Water generously. Wait.
Reply:Definitely cut off all the old scraggly stems and old blooms. The plant will respond with new growth and more flowers. I find if I pinch off the old flowers as they fade the plants are healthier and bushier.

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