Hi wanted to ask somethings if we can cut anywhere on the rose bush or by force where there is a bud eye is? When is the time to really prune roses? Where i live it never snows so my roses are always green. Do i prune them in fall , winter or before spring? Thanks so much :)
over here in San Francisco we winter prune during mid/late January. The essentials that you wanna take are 1. reduce/simplify 2. open center (basically you want buds to grow toward the outside and not into itself) 3. always cut to an outside bud
I've been doing professional landscaping for 4 years and was taught by certified horticulturalists
Are you really supposed to prune that many branches off? I'm new to this. I've read some articles and for my state "hard pruning" is not recommended. Is this "hard pruning"?
From my experience, you should only do "hard pruning" in early spring, when the leaf buds are just starting to grow out. During late summer/early fall, just a light trim is enough. But yes, when you do "hard pruning," you cut off a lot. It might seem a bit excessive, but trust me, it's good for the roses. I was pretty hesitant the first time I hard prune my rose bushes, too... but come June, they were gorgeous. And much healthier than in previous years.
Very helpful. I missed out on the pruning for the spring so i'll have to wait. But i feel comfortable enough to take a shot. New gardener here. thanks.
thanks. this video is so much better than reading instructions. you pruned yours way more than i would have dared. plus, now i understand about making it like a vase. thanks again!
The plant wants ONE THING: To emit its own DNA. It doesn't care if it is pretty - except to get a pollenator busy on its flowers. It doesn't want to be beautiful to you - so cut that which is useless to the DNA and you will be rewarded.
It is probably the rose reverting to the original stock. All roses start as the same wild stock plant and have different varieties such as the sexy rexy grafted/budded onto them. Normally the rose then becomes this variety only, but sometimes can revert back to the original plant.
We have a Sexy Rexy rose bush that has changed color, half and half. One side is a totally different Red Rose, and the other side is the Sexy Rexy rose blossoms itself. Any idea why this happened? Or does it happen often?
Hi wanted to ask somethings if we can cut anywhere on the rose bush or by force where there is a bud eye is? When is the time to really prune roses? Where i live it never snows so my roses are always green. Do i prune them in fall , winter or before spring? Thanks so much :)
n1les 1 year ago
@n1les
over here in San Francisco we winter prune during mid/late January. The essentials that you wanna take are 1. reduce/simplify 2. open center (basically you want buds to grow toward the outside and not into itself) 3. always cut to an outside bud
I've been doing professional landscaping for 4 years and was taught by certified horticulturalists
elvalle89 1 year ago
Are you really supposed to prune that many branches off? I'm new to this. I've read some articles and for my state "hard pruning" is not recommended. Is this "hard pruning"?
katmomsinger 1 year ago
@katmomsinger
From my experience, you should only do "hard pruning" in early spring, when the leaf buds are just starting to grow out. During late summer/early fall, just a light trim is enough. But yes, when you do "hard pruning," you cut off a lot. It might seem a bit excessive, but trust me, it's good for the roses. I was pretty hesitant the first time I hard prune my rose bushes, too... but come June, they were gorgeous. And much healthier than in previous years.
ZuraJanai8988 1 year ago
Thank you for the video. Could you please tell me if i can propagate roses from the pruned branches?
lsophial 1 year ago
Very helpful. I missed out on the pruning for the spring so i'll have to wait. But i feel comfortable enough to take a shot. New gardener here. thanks.
Evans951 1 year ago
thanks. this video is so much better than reading instructions. you pruned yours way more than i would have dared. plus, now i understand about making it like a vase. thanks again!
amazed18 1 year ago
koo.... get er done... hahahah
xFutbolista15x 1 year ago
Exactly what I needed to know! Thanks!
g1rlg0ne 1 year ago
Thanks...I got it.
The summery at the end was a good idea. I'll follow that criteria.
Nosveratu808 2 years ago
Helpful, thanks
yellowblack3616 2 years ago
hi,phil, is it true banana skins are a good feed for roses?ps thanks for the tip on pruning
cdh601 2 years ago
Thanks for the video
nalbash 3 years ago
The plant wants ONE THING: To emit its own DNA. It doesn't care if it is pretty - except to get a pollenator busy on its flowers. It doesn't want to be beautiful to you - so cut that which is useless to the DNA and you will be rewarded.
WoundedEgo 3 years ago
It is probably the rose reverting to the original stock. All roses start as the same wild stock plant and have different varieties such as the sexy rexy grafted/budded onto them. Normally the rose then becomes this variety only, but sometimes can revert back to the original plant.
sawds88 3 years ago
We have a Sexy Rexy rose bush that has changed color, half and half. One side is a totally different Red Rose, and the other side is the Sexy Rexy rose blossoms itself. Any idea why this happened? Or does it happen often?
jplewis002 3 years ago