Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
I've never been so cut up in my entire life.
What a chore it was today. I had to really prune out my color magic since
it had a lot more than 1 sucker growing up, it was all intertwined into the colormagic bush, and the rose in the middle of my littler rose garden turned out to be a sucker that grew off of the original that I planted that never grew, and then up came all this new growth last year, turned out it was pure suckers coming out. Man, I am cut from shoulders to wrists, I think I'll have to keep up on it better next year or maybe start wearing body armor. But on a positive note I did prune all the lower branches of every rose in the garden today (about 60+ roses) since I didnt do anything to them last year at all, and they had all kinds of undergrowth prohibiting air circulation on the canes. Better late than never I guess, they are all so well established that I think they will survive since I only pruned way down low to get growth up off the ground. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
I've never been so cut up in my entire life.
"GamePlayer No. 1058" wrote in message
news:338b0a64c5dadb8c810e6cc324c80e9c@TeraNews... What a chore it was today. I had to really prune out my color magic since it had a lot more than 1 sucker growing up, it was all intertwined into the colormagic bush, and the rose in the middle of my littler rose garden turned out to be a sucker that grew off of the original that I planted that never grew, and then up came all this new growth last year, turned out it was pure suckers coming out. Man, I am cut from shoulders to wrists, I think I'll have to keep up on it better next year or maybe start wearing body armor. But on a positive note I did prune all the lower branches of every rose in the garden today (about 60+ roses) since I didnt do anything to them last year at all, and they had all kinds of undergrowth prohibiting air circulation on the canes. [snip] Might be worth investing in a longer handled pruner of some sort so you don't have to reach inside the bush. Fiskar makes a couple I find useful, as well as other companies. I still manage to get cut with thorns but not as much as when I was using only the short pruner. Gail San Antonio TX Zone 8 |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
I've never been so cut up in my entire life.
On Sun, 25 May 2003 20:20:53 GMT, "GamePlayer No. 1058"
wrote: Man, I am cut from shoulders to wrists My friend had a mess of a climbing rose bush all tangled with honeysuckle from the other side of the fence. Instead of cutting the whole mess down, she insisted on getting rid of the honeysuckle. It was a ridiculous feat with both of us left literally scarred the bleeding. The rosebush died. The honeysuckle lives on 9 yrs. later. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
I've never been so cut up in my entire life.
"GamePlayer No. 1058" wrote in message news:338b0a64c5dadb8c810e6cc324c80e9c@TeraNews... What a chore it was today. I had to really prune out my color magic since it had a lot more than 1 sucker growing up, it was all intertwined into the colormagic bush, and the rose in the middle of my littler rose garden turned out to be a sucker that grew off of the original that I planted that never grew, and then up came all this new growth last year, turned out it was pure suckers coming out. Man, I am cut from shoulders to wrists, I think I'll have to keep up on it better next year or maybe start wearing body armor. But on a positive note I did prune all the lower branches of every rose in the garden today (about 60+ roses) since I didnt do anything to them last year at all, and they had all kinds of undergrowth prohibiting air circulation on the canes. Better late than never I guess, they are all so well established that I think they will survive since I only pruned way down low to get growth up off the ground. Some times thorns are a good thing. On advice from this group, we planted 6 Seafoam bushes 6-8ft apart along a section of wooden fence subject to trespassers. |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
I've never been so cut up in my entire life.
I have a custom made chain mail suit I use when I prune my small colony of
rose bushes. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
I've never been so cut up in my entire life.
On Tue, 03 Jun 2003 05:32:15 GMT, "S" wrote:
I have a custom made chain mail suit I use when I prune my small colony of rose bushes. Post pics! |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
I've never been so cut up in my entire life.
I missed the original post, but I used to have a pair of leather gardening
gauntlets that I found in a home center when I lived in Vermont. Here's a link to Aubuchon Hardware with picture, description, price, etc. http://lawn-and-garden.aubuchonhardw...s_and_wheelbar rows/gloves/womens_rose_glove-746731.asp They're made, I believe, by Wells Lamont. Anne Lurie Raleigh, NC "S" wrote in message t... I have a custom made chain mail suit I use when I prune my small colony of rose bushes. |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
I've never been so cut up in my entire life.
"S" wrote in message et...
I have a custom made chain mail suit I use when I prune my small colony of rose bushes. So you don't mind if the thorns come through the openings in the chain mail? Plate armor would be better. J. Del Col |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
I've never been so cut up in my entire life.
"Anne Lurie" wrote in message . com...
I missed the original post, but I used to have a pair of leather gardening gauntlets that I found in a home center when I lived in Vermont. Here's a link to Aubuchon Hardware with picture, description, price, etc. http://lawn-and-garden.aubuchonhardw...s_and_wheelbar rows/gloves/womens_rose_glove-746731.asp They're made, I believe, by Wells Lamont. Anne Lurie Raleigh, NC Welding gloves work too. Any building supply outlet --Home Depot, etc-- should have them. I've used them for years. J. Del Col |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Never been so scared. | United Kingdom | |||
Bare root strawberries (shelf life, indoor life - to survive in thefrost, ready to plant outside)? | Gardening | |||
rains, settling into city life, better late than never spring garden,and a new granddaughter!!!! | Gardening | |||
Looking for Moving Companies and getting free quotes has never been | Lawns |