Should I cut back my rose before transplanting?
alison
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Should I cut back my asparagus in winter?
Comments (2)I want to cut it all down to the ground. That's the norm. ;) Just take care not to damage the crowns themselves in the process. Then mulch the whole bed well and feed it well in early spring before shoots begin to emerge. If growing asparagus is new to you, you might want to read through all the prior discussions about it here for even more info. Linked below. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Asparagus discussions...See MoreWhat would happen if I cut my rose back hard?
Comments (8)Hawkeye Belle (and Wanderin' Wind) are both very susceptible to an eastern strain of blackspot. If you didn't have it before, but it recently wandered into your garden, forget about this being a disease resistant rose. This would be independent of last year's weather. If that has happened, the only way to restore it to health is to start treating it a disease prone diva. As for freeze damage, cutting it down to 2 ft shouldn't be a problem. I would look at the canes fairly closely with the idea that there may be some in such bad shape that they should be removed totally. The idea being that almost everything currently there isn't much good, and room needs to be made for new growth that will eventually be essentially a new shrub....See MoreJB destroyed my knockout. Should I cut it back?
Comments (7)knockout roses are tough. The more you cut it back, the better it will look. I thought winter had killed mine, so i cut it back to the ground so I could dig it up. I got busy and didn't, and when I came back to do the deed, it had shoots ⦠it is blooming right along now. It's a lot smaller, but it was reaching out and grabbing people, so I am pleased with it (but I hate pruning it. So many stickers) dave...See MoreShould I cut back this rose
Comments (6)I've had some of the foliage issues on one particular rose and after the first flush of bloom, if the foliage is getting ugly, I have cut the whole rose back to about 6 inches off the ground. I am not an expert rose grower by any means, it's just the easiest way for me to live with roses, without using any sprays. The rose has always come back for me and sometimes I get another flush of bloom later in the season. And they are growing in a perennial bed so by the time I'm ready to be done with the foliage, there are other plants around them getting large enough to hide the missing rose....See Morenickl
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