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Pruning climbing Teas
Comments (12)There are many variety of roses, that one can grow in a garden to beautify it. Climbing rose is one such variety, that is trained on a trellis, wall, or clambered into a tree, and when in full bloom, is one of the most delightful sights in the garden. Pruning climbing roses requires attention to maintain its healthy growth and increase the number of new sprouts. Most climbing roses need seasonal and light pruning to expose them to light and air. Here are some tips to prune climbing roses. One of the most essential requirements of pruning is a good gardening tool; a sharp pair of shears (garden scissors), in different sizes. A jagged end will damage the delicate stems, and bud growth. Climbing roses are not self-trailing, they need to be trained onto a garden trellis or a horizontal support fencing. If left to its own design, they become a tangled mess of branches with very few and unhealthy flowers. Pruning should be done any time between late autumn and late winter, as by then, the flowering season is over, and the climber has shed its leaves. It is easier to prune when the plants are bare, as they allow a better idea of its trailing route. Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/pruning-climbing-roses-how-to-prune-climbing-roses.html Here is a link that might be useful: artificial grass orange county...See MoreSummer pruning hybrid teas
Comments (8)Masha, I too will be interested in the response to this thread... My very young hybrid teas are fat and lush and full, even the one that Monster Rabbit ate 2/3rds of! but it's because I deadhead them down to at least the 5 leaf division and will cut off as much as a foot of stem/leaves. I will also hack any lurcher stems to force the lower stems to catch up... Only occasionally will I leave the 3 stemmers... But AlexH and MichaelG, pardon my ignorance, but I used to think I was doing severe pruning, whereas upon reading your post, mine is more like severe deadheading, cutting way below, the normal 5 leaf-prong if the bush just happened to be lankier on one side... And I never cut more than 2' of stems so I guess I'm not a "true meanie" pruner as I thought I was, LOL! Masha, MichaelG what are your thoughts...Wouldn't(severe deadheading), help maintain that fat shape and also help keep the blooms "continuous"? It seems to work for me... EEEEKS, Alex! I can't imagine you having to wait several weeks for blooms--that would drive me crazy! I love getting continuous blooms... For me, the combination of "so-called severe deadheading" and my Garden-ville tea (seaweed/fish emulsion-possibly alfalfa composted) works wonders in terms of encouraging basal breaks and new stem growth...But it's also natural growth, unlike hyper-fertilization in which you get crazy blooming that unfortunately ruins the soil... If you want I can post photos of my Lincolns' foliage... Mister Lincoln is especially notorious for naked legs, one cane-wonder, etc. etc. But mine are the opposite... really nice even distribution of foliage, very bushy......See MorePruning my hybrid tea rose and scraping bud union
Comments (10)One of the older conventions of rose care is to cut way back on a one-cane wonder to force more new canes. It doesn't work. It's kinda like beating a sick child to make it stronger, IMHO. If you really want the rose to get stronger, what I do is dig it up and pot it in good potting soil and in a pot that is not too big for the root system (otherwise they're susceptible to root rot if the pot is too big). Then I baby it along and see if I can get it to revitalize. If it's only got one cane, it's because it's weak and not growing well. Pruning off what little top growth it has will only weaken it more. Vigorous plants respond to heavy pruning by growing more, but weak plants die. I'd wait til normal spring pruning time to prune back Mr. L. I find that fall pruning in my climate, at least, results in increased cane canker from exposing cut wood to wet winter weather. Yes wind whipping can be a problem but it's better to stake and tie in most cases. You can indeed prune into old gray wood, so long as you see a bud. I'd only do a third or half the canes that way at one pruning and wait for the next year to do the others. I have revitalized old improperly pruned roses that way, but that was in mild California with long growing seasons and gentle winters. I haven't tried it here....See MoreI just planted my first hybrid tea roses in Oct. Do I prune them?
Comments (18)Ani, leaves harbor pest eggs and disease spores. By removing the leaves you open the canes up so they can be sprayed with the Neem or a dormant oil spray. It really has nothing to do with hardiness or root growth, just the general health of the plant. Roses in our local climate start to drop their oldest leaves as a natural growth cycle. By removing the leaves, we're doing what nature is going to do for us anyway. The only spray I use in my garden is one round of Volck's Dormant Oil spray after I prune in January. When using any oil-based spray, the temperature has to be under 60F, including reflected heat coming off block walls, so it can be tough getting even one round sprayed. The dormant oil spray helps to suffocate eggs and spores and should only be sprayed when the roses have no leaves. Because I often have roses from other people's yards come through mine for raffles or trades, I'm also trying to keep a disease called San Jose Scale out of my garden. Some great nurseries to purchase roses from in the metro-Phoenix area are Berridges, 4600 block E Camelback, Bakers, 40th Str & Osborn and Harpers, Hayden, south of Thomas. These aren't the only nurseries, of course, but they're well-known for quality roses and knowledge of rose culture....See Morethonotorose
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