Our trees are putting out leaves and flowers and our roses are putting
out new stems and leaves.

We calculate it to be a Lamb season since it went out like a Lion :-)

Martin

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Jeffrey L. Kline wrote:
Here in the north, we still have snow on the ground and only dim memories of
what our gardens look like with leaves and blooms. Pruning is often started
in late April. Pruning patterns are the same.

Think of us as you work in your garden. We'll be shoveling snow!

Best Regards

Jeff Southeast Michigan, zone 5

"Gail Futoran" wrote in message
...

In Southcentral Texas USA it's probably
past time to be pruning and feeding, but
that's my schedule.

Everything is leafed out, some shrubs more
than others. Most roses are small enough
that I can prune them pretty quickly. The
Teas are monsters, most of them, and take
a lot longer. I usually do the climbers and
other old garden roses last. Some of the
OGRs only bloom in spring, so I wait to
prune until after blooming.

I've prepared alfalfa tea and will be putting
that on the roses soon. I'm pretty casual
about feeding, sometimes using Miracle Gro,
sometimes organic food. I try to add
compost to the beds and around free-standing
roses at least once a year. I like to use alfalfa
tea twice a year (spring and fall) but don't
always get around to doing it. It's a lot of
effort for 150 roses.

Gail
near San Antonio TX USA Zone 8





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