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when to prune my rose?
I live in Boulder, Colorado, and noticed that a large rose bush (about four
feet tall) in our backyard is greening up already. Last year, I vowed to prune it, as it is so tall that it bends down to the ground once it blooms. Should I prune this spring or wait until this fall? I'm a rose/flower newby, as most of my gardening to date has been tomatoes, cucumbers, and the like! Any advice would be appreciated! cheers, Stephen |
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when to prune my rose?
My grandma told me to not prune roses in the fall except to clean up broken
branches. Prune your roses as soon as you see the forsythia starting to crack open with blooms. I'm sure there are all kinds of rose pruning schools of thought and practice but that's the one I stuck to for all the years had roses. Listen to grandma :-) Val "Stephen Younge" wrote in message news:SUhla.401735$L1.115728@sccrnsc02... I live in Boulder, Colorado, and noticed that a large rose bush (about four feet tall) in our backyard is greening up already. Last year, I vowed to prune it, as it is so tall that it bends down to the ground once it blooms. Should I prune this spring or wait until this fall? I'm a rose/flower newby, as most of my gardening to date has been tomatoes, cucumbers, and the like! Any advice would be appreciated! cheers, Stephen |
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when to prune my rose?
Listen to grandma :-)
Val Fortunately society does not conform to that standard or we'd all still be using outhouses like Grandma. Although it sounds cute and makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside, and some things have stayed basic, much is to be learned from new methods. |
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when to prune my rose?
"BiG Orange" @ wrote in message ... Listen to grandma :-) Val Fortunately society does not conform to that standard or we'd all still be using outhouses like Grandma. Although it sounds cute and makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside, and some things have stayed basic, much is to be learned from new methods. The question was about rose pruning, not plumbing and the best time for this person, who lives in Colorado, is to prune in the spring before growth appears on the roses. One of the best ways to be reminded to prune those roses before it's too late is to watch for the forsythia to start blooming. If you want to get terribly scientific about it, we could go into the warming, length of days, etc and how that effects the growth and or dormancy of these roses but it still boils down to the tried and true method of; when you see the forsythia start to bloom prune back your roses. My grandmother had a beautiful garden, she was my mentor in gardening, I have had beautiful gardens for over 30 years, I don't know if the wolves that raised you had any gardening skills what so ever and really don't give a shit...........but when it comes to gardening........I'll listen to grandma. Val |
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when to prune my rose?
On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 17:32:34 GMT, "Stephen Younge"
wrote: I live in Boulder, Colorado, and noticed that a large rose bush (about four feet tall) in our backyard is greening up already. Last year, I vowed to prune it, as it is so tall that it bends down to the ground once it blooms. Should I prune this spring or wait until this fall? I'm a rose/flower newby, as most of my gardening to date has been tomatoes, cucumbers, and the like! Standard advice is to prune in late winter, before new growth emerges. However, a sturdy but overgrown bush can probably stand some pruning at most times of year. Cutting a blossom to bring indoors is "pruning" in a way, and we do that in midsummer. Any ol' garden center can advise you as to proper times and methods, and may even have scheduled demonstrations. You want to both trim up your bush and encourage it to grow in a pleasing, healthy way. Lots of info on the web, too. |
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when to prune my rose?
I'll listen to grandma.
Val No, you said listen to Grandma imply all older women who have born children are expert gardeners, not listen your your Grandma. Just because someone is old does not make them a good gardner. Fortunately I didn't take your advice because my grandma was into College Football and NBA. My point has been made. As I said before, sounds cute, but Grandma does not always know best, why do you think they used to have 12 kids? ;-0 L8R |
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when to prune my rose?
I always prune my roses while they are still dormant. That is before it
starts putting on leaves or buds. Next thing. If your rose is that big, is it because it has been neglected or is it possibly a climbing rose? If it is a climbing rose, it isn't pruned like the others. You also get something for it to grow up onto (trellis, wall, fence, Etc.). You might get on rec.gardens.roses and see what they have to say. I have one climber and prune it at chest height. The rest are cut back to within 12 and 18 inches of the ground. Dwayne "Stephen Younge" wrote in message news:SUhla.401735$L1.115728@sccrnsc02... I live in Boulder, Colorado, and noticed that a large rose bush (about four feet tall) in our backyard is greening up already. Last year, I vowed to prune it, as it is so tall that it bends down to the ground once it blooms. Should I prune this spring or wait until this fall? I'm a rose/flower newby, as most of my gardening to date has been tomatoes, cucumbers, and the like! Any advice would be appreciated! cheers, Stephen |
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I agree, whenever I prune in fall, that cane dies. Canes left untouched
until spring do just fine. -- Kristen Zone 6, SE NY "Valkyrie" wrote in message news:1050002621.111272@yasure... "BiG Orange" @ wrote in message ... Listen to grandma :-) Val Fortunately society does not conform to that standard or we'd all still be using outhouses like Grandma. Although it sounds cute and makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside, and some things have stayed basic, much is to be learned from new methods. The question was about rose pruning, not plumbing and the best time for this person, who lives in Colorado, is to prune in the spring before growth appears on the roses. One of the best ways to be reminded to prune those roses before it's too late is to watch for the forsythia to start blooming. If you want to get terribly scientific about it, we could go into the warming, length of days, etc and how that effects the growth and or dormancy of these roses but it still boils down to the tried and true method of; when you see the forsythia start to bloom prune back your roses. My grandmother had a beautiful garden, she was my mentor in gardening, I have had beautiful gardens for over 30 years, I don't know if the wolves that raised you had any gardening skills what so ever and really don't give a shit...........but when it comes to gardening........I'll listen to grandma. Val |
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when to prune my rose?
Dormancy is the best time to prune, more specifically early spring.
I prune my Don Juan during summer because I need to keep the growth controlled on the trellis. Prunning encourages growth so that needs to be avoided two months before the first fall frost. |
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when to prune my rose?
"Stephen Younge" wrote in message news:SUhla.401735$L1.115728@sccrnsc02... I live in Boulder, Colorado, and noticed that a large rose bush (about four feet tall) in our backyard is greening up already. Last year, I vowed to prune it, as it is so tall that it bends down to the ground once it blooms. Should I prune this spring or wait until this fall? I'm a rose/flower newby, as most of my gardening to date has been tomatoes, cucumbers, and the like! Any advice would be appreciated! cheers, Stephen Knowing what kind of rose you have is critical to a succesful pruning job. Many shrub roses grow in the arching pattern that you describe and it's perfectly natural and desirable that they do. They are best pruned by removing 1/3 of the oldest canes completely and "shaping" up the rest of the bush. This does not need to be done annually, just once ever 3 years or so. Hybrid teas are pruned by first removing winterkilled growth completely(most of the canes in cold winter areas) and then selectively pruning down to the 4 or 5 strongest canes. In warmer winter climates, such a severe pruning job is not necesary, but strong pruning will lead to larger (but fewer) blooms. For more but slightly smaller blooms, prune less. FOr climbers that bloom on the previous season's growth, spring pruning will deprive you of most of the summer blooms and so you should wait until after the flush of blooms to remove old and woody growth. Floribundas and mini roses can actually be pruned with hedge clippers with no real disadvantage to the flowering or the health of the bush. Sunflower MS 7b |
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