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I am looking up info about pruning rose bushes, and I need a visual to go with this snippet of info I found on this webpage, http://www.aboutrosebushes.com/pruning_rose_bushes.shtml
“Pruning rose bushes should take place in the springtime, just as the buds break. Stems should be cut back to within one-quarter inch of an outside bud. This will help to encourage the rose bush to grow outwards, instead of inwards.”
ortho makes some awesome plant books, I’d highly suggest them. Here’s a couple pics from my copy of “Ortho’s All about Roses” hope it helps. 😀
no problem! I just wish the weather and soil here were better for roses! I have a few which do ok, but the steep up and down temperature fluctuations of ky springtime is harsh on roses.
I don’t have a visual for you, but when i deadhead my roses, I cut back to the first 5 -leaf set…which sounds complicated…you know what? I have to go do that today anyway, I’ll take pictures for you so you can see!
purplecat wrote:no problem! I just wish the weather and soil here were better for roses! I have a few which do ok, but the steep up and down temperature fluctuations of ky springtime is harsh on roses.
Oh, I’m sorry! I hope you still get some pretty blooms. Right now I have a rose bush that is in a large pot. It was a gift from my grandma when Chloe was born, and the bush stayed in a small basket for four months, and as a result it stopped blooming. I don’t want to plant the rosebush outside until springtime, so in the meantime I keep it in a large pot outside so it can get it’s sunshine and water, but it still isn’t showing signs of blooming again, so i hope I am not too late with transferring it to a larger pot. I am wondering if it is too late to plant it now? Maybe I shouldn’t wait until the Spring to plant it in the yard.
DragonMistress wrote:I don’t have a visual for you, but when i deadhead my roses, I cut back to the first 5 -leaf set…which sounds complicated…you know what? I have to go do that today anyway, I’ll take pictures for you so you can see!
Thank you, I appreciate it! 😀
eaglefeather831 wrote:purplecat wrote:no problem! I just wish the weather and soil here were better for roses! I have a few which do ok, but the steep up and down temperature fluctuations of ky springtime is harsh on roses.
Oh, I’m sorry! I hope you still get some pretty blooms. Right now I have a rose bush that is in a large pot. It was a gift from my grandma when Chloe was born, and the bush stayed in a small basket for four months, and as a result it stopped blooming. I don’t want to plant the rosebush outside until springtime, so in the meantime I keep it in a large pot outside so it can get it’s sunshine and water, but it still isn’t showing signs of blooming again, so i hope I am not too late with transferring it to a larger pot. I am wondering if it is too late to plant it now? Maybe I shouldn’t wait until the Spring to plant it in the yard.
Is it potbound? If so, you need to get it in the ground as soon as you can. Just try to wait until you have a patch of nice warm weather to do it in. I wouldn’t recommend doing it when it’s cold. My rose bushes aren’t blooming as much either right now; I think they’re reaching the end of their season.
Potbound meaning in a pot? Yes it is in a pot. Do you have any advice about where to plant it? I know that roses need a lot of sun.
No, no. Potbound means the roots are sticking out along the edges of the pot, which means the plant has no more room to grow and needs to be either transplanted or put in the ground. You can tell by the feel of the soil too how healthy the plant is. With a potbound plant, the soil tends to be stiff because it has reached its capacity in that container. Sun is an excellent idea. My rose bush is in my front yard.
I think it was potbound, or close to it, when it was in the small basket, but it isn’t now that I have it in the larger pot.
Hey Thanks for this topic and answers. My daughter and S-I-L got me a rose bush for Mothers day. I have it planted but had no idea how to cut it. This came just at the right time 😆 Frankly I tend to stick with hardy perennials 😉
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khat7 wrote:Hey Thanks for this topic and answers. My daughter and S-I-L got me a rose bush for Mothers day. I have it planted but had no idea how to cut it. This came just at the right time 😆 Frankly I tend to stick with hardy perennials 😉
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Out of the 5 bushes I have the mini yellow rose bush is alright… the other 4 look like they have that desiese (sp?) that turns them brown all over. 🙁 I bought all of them from Wal Mart and I usually do very well with rose bushes. Plus, where I planted them has been over takin with crab grass. 🙁 Maybe one day I can make a flower bed that can’t be over taken by the crab grass…. *sighs*
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