Gardening

unc70

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6. Have generally followed guidance from Witherspoon

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 05:08 PM

Jan 29

They have videos and instructions at their website:

https://witherspoonrose.com/pages/rose-care-information

They are near me so I took several of their classes. Haven't had roses in about 15 years. Hard to believe.

I used to have a large, beautiful rose garden with a rainbow of hybrids and a few other kinds. Alas, sold the house and nowhere now to garden. I cut about 3,000 blooms a season and left about as many to be enjoyed out by the sidewalk. I miss them.

Now to your question. I assume you did the heavy prune several months ago to get the roses to hibernate and have sprayed for overwintering. This seems a bit early for the wake-up pruning where you get each bush down to 3-4 best canes. If that's where you are, I would just leave them unless I see signs of damage.

Just remember, roses are just fancy briars. Aggressive pruning is how you get longer stems and more growth.

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Pruning roses [View all] Beatlelvr Jan 29 OP

Our Extension Master Gardner taught that a 45 helps prevent too much water getting into stem & rotting it Attilatheblond Jan 29 #1

I was taught to rub some wood glue on the cuts to help seal them and prevent disease Shambala Jan 29 #3

Never heard of that, but it sorta makes sense Attilatheblond Jan 29 #7

What type of roses? How severe the pruning? unc70 Jan 29 #2

A Mr. Lincoln, double delight, a ketchup and mustard Beatlelvr Jan 29 #4

Have generally followed guidance from Witherspoon unc70 Jan 29 #6

Yes Figarosmom Jan 29 #5