Right Time to Prune Roses
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- If you're wondering when you should prune your rose, the most common advice is "In the late winter or early spring, just as it's coming out of dormancy". The longer answer is: "It depends..." In this video, I'll go through a flowchart you can use to decide if it's the best time to prune your roses.
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I might’ve missed it, but why should major structural pruning be held off until the following spring after we hit the month of August?
Thanks for the question Andolina. I took another two minutes of footage to answer this, but it seemed to disrupt the flow of the video, so I kept it out. Bear in mind that we're talking about cold winter climates, where there's some risk of stem damage before spring. Pruning late in the growing season carries two problems: 1) if you were to prune at the tail end of summer, some roses will respond by flushing with tender (damage susceptible) growth instead of hardening off, and 2) depending on the winter, you're likely to have some blackened tips at the extremities. The further down you prune before winter, the lower down on the plant this damage occurs. You'll likely end up pruning out the damage in spring anyway, so you get both more work and lower cuts that you might if you waited until spring.
I tend to treat them like trees. First risk of disease is higher given moulds, fungi, bacteria are much more active at warmer periods. Secondly the plant can bleed out too much weakening the entire plant.
Short, clear, and useful - as is usual with Jason. So glad he doesn’t prolong the videos unnecessarily. Best gardening channel IMO.
Thanks so much - I'm blushing!
Superb, Jason. A great video and uncluttered flowchart idea, followed through clearly. Almost anyone interested in advice who grows roses will see sufficient detail and clarity in this. A great start to the week. Many thanks.
Thanks Colin!
In central Europe, they say the best time for pruning is while forsythia are blooming. unlike timing by calender, this kind of phaenological timing is quite good as it takes local climate variations into consideration.
Thanks Peter. For sure, and if you don't know where to find forsythia in the landscape, there are plenty of other early-blooming shrubs to benchmark by: Juneberry (amelanchier), Japanese quince, flowering currant, early heathers, pieris. The whole landscape will show you a "consensus" that winter is coming to an end.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm if winter only were over now, before it even really started!
Thank you Jason. Because I've been watching your channel for a little while I do know already - I love algorithms - nothing is clearer. As an RN I've been grateful for a nice chart many a time! ❤
One of the easiest to understand flowchart I’ve seen!
good information, well presented. Don't be afraid to insult us by going over the basics, repetition is a key to learning.
Thanks - I do think about it from time to time, but then I figure those who are more "advanced" can skip ahead.
Jason sir you are my favourite and my roses are healthy . ❤️👍
What a great, helpful and easy to follow flowchart! Thanks so much Jason :)
Thanks Leia!
Great advice Jason ! I live in
Myanmar & it is nearly the end of the monsoon meaning the rainy season. I have nearly all my roses in containers. Thanks for your insight! Good luck & God Bless!
Thanks Jason. Stay well
I love that you explain why not only when.
Finally! Someone that has an easy to follow flow chart. Thank you very much!
You're very welcome!
Being engineer I appreciate your flow chart style...excellent approach. No more questions 😊. Thankyou
I love a good flowchart! Thanks for bringing that business skill to gardening
My pleasure - thanks Sarah!
Love your chart which is straight forward for Rosarians . I always think winter is many steps involved for those who live in cold climates.
I am so lucky living in tropical environment. I always remember to prune days/weeks of Valentine's Day, give and take.
I only have to be on top on fertilizers Bec my roses are all year growing and blooming.
Thanks Jin. Winter is a mixed blessing. The natural pause in growth makes for a clear-cut time to clean up diseased foliage, replace mulch, prune etc. There's also a break in the cycle of pests. My roses often have their very best performance coming out of the winter season. But to have warm weather and roses all year round... that's tempting. Thanks for telling us your pruning timing - do you mind sharing your location?
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I always envy places that has winter Bec you definitely have the best display of blooms of all sorts of colours at Spring. Plus all your plants are rested for a while and they performed so well throughout the yr till it is time for them to sleep again. I only wish but who knows one day I might get a cabin up North and learning something new always help in a long ran.
I in zone 9 B, Orlando, Florida.
Thank You Jason!!!! Fantastic = nothing like a flow chart algorithm to clarify and move forward.
Yours very truly
Jennie
Thanks Jennie. I thought you might approve!
This was very helpful, thank you😀
Thank you so much for all this information
Jason great info once again. I can't believe that here in central NY. I picked roses for my wife 2 days ago Oct 30. We may have gotten our first frost now, it's still dark out so I don't know. It has been very nice having the flowers open so much longer this year.
Which were your last varieties blooming? Mine are Rosarium Uetersen, Playboy and Morden Sunrise - just a fluke of pruning timing I think.
Thank you Jason - so helpful!
Hi Jason, big thanks for the clear, easy to follow vid on pruning roses. (Edited to remove question I've since discovered you already answered below!)
I watch your videos all the time. Love your thorough, sensible approach to rose care. The tag on my rose said it’s a climber. I put up a stand alone fence along the side of my shed to support it and have tried using zip ties to encourage it, but it’s stubborn. I’m not sure it’s a climber. Anyway, it is mid September here in the Midwest in the USA. My problem is, I’m having my shed painted next week and need to prune the rose back away from the shed to remove the fencing and allow for the painters. We are probably a month away from first frost. It’s a well established rose, but not big. I’m afraid of killing it.
It's getting late enough now that my roses are starting to slow down their new growth. I hope yours is thinking the same. Don't fertilize at this point.If it's well established, I bet it'll pull through fine.
Must be something asked about a lot if you made a chart! Lol I’m super thankful for it!
great content......
Thank you Jason for the advice and flow chart. You just answered one of the questions I sent via Instagram. Now, if you do not mind answering the other question. I'd dearly appreciate it. 💐🍂🍁
Hi Maria. I'm glad I fluked into one of your answers. I don't spend as much time on IG or Facebook (or sadly, even emails these days) - but if you drop me a new comment here on RUclips, I'm likely to see it.
Love your chart. I live in Las Vegas and it's first year for my roses. I planted some in last spring and some in fall. It's confucing to me when to prune them.
I was looking for this information and came across this video posted yesterday. Your timing is impeccable!
I live in Maryland, my grandmother's rule of thumb was the first warm day (around 60°) in February. Happens around about the 10th ever year. It's 2/9/24. Today is the day!
Always nice to have some local wisdom!
Thank you so much for demystifying roses. You have made a great impact on my garden by giving me the confidence to prune and shape my roses.
Ever since I discovered your RUclips channel, my roses have gone from spindly and out of control to beautiful bushes filled with flowers.
I have added you web page to my home screen.
Very much my pleasure, and thanks for sharing my videos!
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm it's easy sharing. Any time someone comments on my roses, they get the same answer.
RUclips Fraser Valley Rose Farm.
I just wish you sold your roses in the USA.😁
This will be a video that I 'll keep going back to because of your chart.
Extremely useful. Thank you Jason !
Another timely and great video Jason. I always thought I pruned when the leaves drop which is happening now. Thanks I can be lazy this weekend Jason gave me permission. 👍🌹😂
For once no drawn out personal intro preening ones self. Good info Very straight forward. No bullshit. I'll be back for more.
Thank you.
Another purposeful vid, Jason.
Thank you.
This is great! I was just wondering if now is a good time to prune my rose. I live in a tropical climate and temperatures now is probably as cool as it would get.
I think your timing is perfect! Go for it
Thanks so much for the flowchart. It helps quite a lot. I am new to gardening and roses. My folks have a rose bush that is over 55 years old but was very neglected so your channel is really helping me to get a sense of what I should be doing to help it along. Thanks again.
My pleasure Simon. Thanks for watching!
Hi. Thank you for your presentation, you are absolutely amazing. But also on roses.
I seen a situation where a lady hard prunes her Hansa rugosas down to 1/3 during the fall and then wonders why her plant isn't covered with abundant flowers in early summer. She's essentially taking off the flowering wood.
Although rugosas are recurrent, they are tip hardy and should not be treated like hybrid teas in cold climates. Best to prune them like species or an old garden rose.
Agreed - they really don't appreciate a hard pruning in fall, and I've seen plants that just don't recover because of a hard prune followed by winter wet. They're tough enough to be left alone for the most part.
I burned a leaf pile near my roses. Some of the heat killed the leaves. I had to cut mine so all remaining branches were ⅜" or larger. Now it's starting to bud back out.
I'm zone 7 Maryland with a one year knock out rose in standard form. 1. Should I deadhead between blooms (it bloomed twice) 2. Is one year established enough to prune in late winter/early spring 3. Do I prune to maintain the original size or if I want a larger "ball" do I leave the branches longer?
I saw your standard rose pruning maybe earlier this year but your new video gave me these questions to ask.
Thanks for all the great info. I love the flow chart idea, it's very user friendly!!
Thanks Janice. Well, it's a Knockout, and I'd bet it's already putting on some vigorous growth, so yes, I suspect a late winter/early spring prune is a good idea. Deadheading would be a matter of how much time you have to fuss over it - Knockouts tend to drop their flowers pretty cleanly, and also resume flowering quickly - so the classic benefits of deadheading are diminished. But if you stay on top of a light reshaping at the time of deadheading, it reduced the need for a heavier prune later. Yes, manage the size of the "ball" to your preference. Mine tend to get a bit top-heavy, so this year I added supports.
As always, a top notch video, thanks Jason
Excellent video. Thanks for posting this!
Appreciate the information
Thank you. This is fabulous advice! ⚘️
Love the simple flow chart, I'm so clear as to what I'm doing now. Thank you so much!
Thank you Jason, great information! 🌺💚🙃
I'm late! Great video.. exactly what I needed to know! I love flow charts. Thank you 🙂
Great info
Thank you so much!!
Love the flow chart! Thank you!
Great stuff, Jason.
I'm not that conversant with roses but your advice has been invaluable and we have had great results here (DownUnder) as a result. You have taught me so much. 👍
Thanks so much!
Thank you ❤
Hi, thank you for your advace
Great video!! Thanks for sharing!!
Rule of thumb. Any month with an "r" in it. But best time n the NH tends to be late February. This is because the plant sap will be rising within a month or so and with it immune response and so minimising the time that disease can creep in. Too late means the plant can bleed out,weakening it and therefor increasing the risk of disease again. Also loosing potential growth.
Great advice as usual
Hi Jason! It’s always been such a blast to watch your videos. May I ask one question? My little yellow roses are thriving and blooming a lot now. Just seven stems are too tall than the whole plants. Can I prune the tall stems to half height after they finish this round of blossom? That will probably be around June or July. And should I prune these tall stems at early morning cloudy day or any time of any day? Thanks so much.
Yes, it's perfectly fine to do your reshaping of the shrub during the season at any time of day.
I love your rose videos...I'm a beginner with roses and find your videos very informative. That being said, I know you're in Canada, but could you offer some friendly advice for those who live in Southern climates...it would be greatly appreciated! 😊 I live in Las Vegas and could use some guidance on hot weather care,
Thanks - good idea. I'll put it on the list. I do have a video on roses in tropical climates ( ruclips.net/video/trejh_2m9uM/видео.html ) but I think a "Roses Hot Weather Care" video would make a nice companion.
i love those lil red carts ... what brand r they? Fraser, u do an awesome job with ur videos!!!
Thanks. Those are Gorilla carts.
2Q's RE: single/repeat bloomers:
1) If you don't deadhead a repeat bloomer will it only bloom once? Reason for Q: I have an established type of rose that seems to be either a climber or rambler. Only one season so far: it only bloomed once, but I didn't deadhead it. I did prune and train it, don't remember when but was later winter/early spring-ish before it flowered. It flowered well. 2) Does that mean it is a repeat bloomer, or do single bloomers still bloom on what's left?
Thanks for the awesome content here! Quite helpful. New subscriber here. 👍🙂
No, a repeat bloomer will usually bloom a 2nd or 3rd time regardless, though maybe slower and less fully than if you'd deadheaded. If it didn't bloom a second time at all, it's probably a once-blooming rambler.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Great info thanks!
Thanks for yourself 💯
Thanks Jason🙏🏻
My pleasure Seniye - thanks for watching!
Learning so much from you! Can you pop over and prune my climbing roses? 😂😂😂
I have a good excuse today - my only way off the island is restricted to essential travel only!
As always I look forward to your videos and this video is super helpful. Thank you 😊
My rose bush that I planted this spring has given me 19 new roses 🌹and still going strong. We had alot of rain ☔ here in Ontario and with the harsh winter approaching will my beautiful 🌹 be damaged. I don't know how to prune it. What do you suggest I should do. Please advise 😊 🌹🌹🌹
Hi Angela. The only pruning I'd worry about right now is any long unruly stems that you think may be rocked badly by wind, or flattened by snow. Otherwise, so long as the rose is zone hardy, ride it out.
Hi Jason, great video, very helpful. But I have a 'what if' that you didn't answer here. Most of my roses bloom only on old wood, so I'm never quite sure when I should prune so I don't lose the next season's blooms.
Hi Trish. Treat them like the answer "No" to "Is your rose a repeat bloomer?", give a light reshaping and thinning after the first flush of blooms.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Thank you! My roses have come a long way since I found your channel. Your knowledge-sharing is much appreciated!
In my climate zone 7A if I prune in the heat of the late spring or summer, my roses get full of borers. I cannot so much as cut a rose to take inside without using pruning sealer.
Hi I have roses in containers but I don't have a place to bring them in so what would be your advice on winter care and pruning here. I love in Scotland we do get cold winters but I am not in the Highlands. We have had a rubbish summer here wet windy and cold now in August when we have this we normally have a good September October and a mild winter. We find as long as it's in double figures here of 14 and above lol it's warm ish !!!
Very useful Jason, In this island where I live pruning is done twice, slightly in august and more severe, if needed, in January, even early February. Do you think it’s correct? I enjoy always learning more from you. Thank you.
That sounds exactly right, I think, for a Mediterranean island. Coolest in Jan/Feb so that's when you do heavier pruning, and then a mid-season tidy I assume.
Great video, Jason I lived in southern Ca. zone 10B where the temp ranges from low of mid 40's to highs of mid 70's is it to early to prune roses in December? Thank You
December through January is pretty standard in your climate I'm told.
I loved the chart! Now my only issue is that I'm too chicken to prune my roses 😂 I'm new to pruning and it's terrifying
What can I do to embolden you? Oh, this: ruclips.net/video/LyqvF506rck/видео.html
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm 😂 thank you!! I do feel better about after watching that. 🌹
First Person to ever say cut off the part that is blowing around in the wind and damaging the plant! Now to get after that Kordes that is 8 feet tall because I was so mad at the deaheading deer that I forgot to take it down after first flush.
Inconsistent employees at best!
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm And when they pick a "favorite" look out...my poor denuded cherry tree may never recover!
I'm in the UK and just watched this video.
Where can I print off your flow-chart?
I was having a discussion yesterday about rose pruning and wasn't sure who was correct.
Thanks. Iput the link into the video description. It's: www.fraservalleyrosefarm.com/when-to-prune-roses-flowchart/
Thanks for your help, I live in cold climate and have several hybrid roses that have grown tall, do I prune those way back? Do some people let their roses grow tall or is that from one seasons growth? Thanks.
Some people definitely let roses grow a bit on the tall side - and that's what I'd assume. If they're in good health, they'll accept a pretty severe pruning and come back fine. Usually I'd time that to the end of winter.
How about when those little red bulbs are on the plant? Will pruning them off harm the growth?
I assume you mean the buds that have begun to expand towards becoming new shoots. No problem to prune once those red shoots begin to emerge. New shoots will express below the point of pruning as well.
Thanks Jason great clear concise video! I took some semi hardwood cuttings at the start of september from my shrub roses. They all appear to have taken as there is resistance when I gently tug them and they are sending up small shoots. Should I leave them in their 2 litre pots over winter(I have approx 5 cuttings per 2 liter pot) or move them into individual 1 litre pots? I am concerned as they are in a 60:40 compost/perlite mix so there is probably no nutrition left in the mix now?
I live in Ireland so fairly mild winters, we typically have a few nights where it drops as low as - 3 Celsius so I'm hoping they survive the winter in my unheated greenhouse🤞
I'd keep them together - no point in risking damage to the young roots just before winter. I suspect they'll be fine down to -3C. I'm in a similar position, with winter temps often hovering just above or below freezing in an unheated greenhouse. In the spring, you can basically "wash" the roots apart by gently hosing the soil away.
Hi great information thank you! First time I’ve planted roses and one of them I put in a container. I will store in the garage but I was wondering do I water the during the winter months?
If your garage is relatively cool, the roses will be dormant (or nearly so) and won't go through water quickly. I'd suggest you put eyes on them every week or so to check for any rot and also have a look at the soil moisture. If the pots become light (to lift) or the soil is shrinking away from the sides of the pots, you should top up the water.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Many thanks Jason, I posted the same question then deleted it after spotting your answer here. Just what I was looking for!
I live in MN so if I understand this right, I should prune my potted roses in the fall once it is dormant and then move into unheated garage?
I tidy them (remove leaves and any congested stems) as I move in.
Hi! I live in PA and am presently experiencing ice and snow. I have been wanting to prune my 3 pots of floribunda roses which I have had for 2 years now and which are pretty established now. My roses have straggly branches but most of them already have visible new leaves or sprouts ready to come out. How do I prune these now. I’m afraid I might cut away it’s best growth. How far down can I cut the branches? I would greatly appreciate the advice. Thank you!
I wouldn't worry about a few sprouts or leaves - go ahead and do a light structural pruning to eliminate dead, diseased, damaged, crossing and weak spindly growth. Floribundas don't usually want or need very heavy pruning, but targeting for about 1/3 of the height and thinning at the same time for structure is great.
Many thanks for this informative video! Is there, in your experience, a rose that falls into a sort of "why bother?" category of pruning? I am thinking in particular of "Darlow's Enigma." Mine have been in the ground just a few years and have grown into vigorously blooming 8' by 8' masses. This year, for the first time, I deadheaded last season's spent flower clusters and pruned with the classic vase shape in mind, eliminating crossing branches, etc. Having done so, I wondered whether it was appropriate for ramblers.
It's all about condition at that point. My Darlow's will bloom profusely no matter what I do to it... so the only point in pruning is when it gets oversized for the location or becomes congested in the center because of dead/damaged old stems. For these old roses that generally perform well without a heavy annual pruning, it only makes sense to prune if you have a specific problem to solve or a goal in mind. I do spend a little time assessing their condition anyway, and often will preemptively remove some of the oldest stems if they catch my eye, but otherwise it's just a light trim for shape and I'm on my way.
Oops! I always pruned my roses down to mid to smaller compact sizes before winter....beginning of fall- Sept. Oct. before our first frost, as I would do all my perennials. Could this be a reason why they never look so healthy and are always infested?
Worth considering. I always find late winter pruning time a good opportunity to clean up and "reset" the pest pressure on my roses. An application of lime-sulfur and dormant oil at the same time can help to reduce overwintering pests so you come into the season clean. At the same time, I do like to feed with compost/manure/alfalfa to get them started in the right direction, and replace the mulch if they've been pest prone.
Thanks for another excellent and informative video, Jason! I have a question about defoliation. I live in a climate similar to yours (just 350 or so miles to the south) in zone 8b. All of my roses (most of which were planted this year) still have all their leaves and a couple are still producing buds. I have one whose leaves are turning yellow from the bottom up. And we are having a very wet autumn. Should I defoliate? And if so, when? Thanks!!
Hi Chris. Rot is less of an issue outdoors, so I usually let them naturally senesce (drop leaves) for as long as I can. We get a fair bit of black spot (and other foliar spottiness), so I do eventually strip leaves and clean the base of the plants as time allows. If I can wait until the plant is more or less dormant, so much the better - and that way I don't have to do it twice.
Another great video, thanks Jason. What are your thoughts on the following pruning method that I have been using here in the New England area(zone 6b). In late fall I'll cut all canes down to about 30 inches. Tie them loosely to protect against winter storms and winds. Mound up bulb with mulch. In early spring (late Feb early March), I'll remove any leaves that are left and do my structural pruning and clear the bulb area.
I'll never argue with success, and if it makes it easier to manage for your winter protection, that makes sense. Is it just uncomposted leaf mulch, or something else?
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm I've been using bark mulch to mound up the base. The same stuff I use in all my beds.
I’m confused. I’m in Zone 6 it’s mid December. We haven’t had a hard Frost & my repeat, well established Rose has gorgeous new growth.
In a previous video 2019, you suggested no pruning after August in Temperate zones. I’m worried about this new growth. Will pruning it now, with Definite danger of frost, cause damage?
You're not confused - your rose is! Even if you suggest to your rose to slow down and harden off (by stopping pruning and fertilizing in August) sometimes the genetics of the rose and the weather will still result in soft late growth. If the stems are too tall and poorly supported (can't be tied down, and would be damaged by wind) you should probably nip them off. If they're reasonably firm/well supported, I'd say leave them alone and let nature take its course. They'll either harden sufficiently to tolerate the cold, or they'll suffer cold damage on the tips that you'll have to trim off in srping.
Hi Jason! I'm in a new house (Seattle) and there are 4 mature rose plants currently over 6 feet tall, stems are bending over, some look too dried up and brown, leaves sporadically 50% unhealthy. The plants have broken dormancy right now, are putting out red flush all over and there are already plenty of buds that have come up right at the top of the stems high up.
Q1: Should I just get in there and structurally prune these rose plants NOW or do I wait a few weeks, let these first buds bloom out and then prune the roses down?
Q2: Where to prune when the main base stem looks brown and dead but there are also robust green stems growing well from that brown thick stem?
I know that these roses repeatedly beautifully bloomed heavily throughout last season and the plants look very hardy. They were pruned here and there last active growing season and not pruned down over the winter. Please help!!
Hi Neha. Personally I think I'd take care of the pruning now. You can wait until after flowering, but it does sound like the whole shrubs could use a refresh. Brown doesn't necessarily mean dead - sometimes just old and barky. If in doubt, you can scrape the bark and see if there's green in the layer beneath. If it's dry and totally brown, that's dead and should be removed. I do find that older established shrubs often recover quite well from a severe pruning and it encourages fresh young growth from near the base.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Hi Jason, I did it! Watched all your pruning videos first which really helped me work up the courage to do the best I can. It looks like an extreme before and after right now but I think this will work well🤞
Thank you so much for your educational and demonstrative videos. Please keep showing us how you're caring for your roses over the active growing season. I'm learning a lot. Cheers!🌹
Do you remove all the leaves from the rose bush when pruning
Ideally - it's a great time to get the rose a break from foliar diseases, so a cleanup and spray-down with something like lime-sulfur is useful.
I'm not sure if you're still monitoring this site but I live in St. Louis, MO and were heading into fall season and my rose bushes are well established and have been coming back for years the neighbors say. We just bought the house and the rose bushes were already there. I was told I could start pruning now but I didn't ask how far down to prune. My neighbors have said you want to prune down to about knee level. Is that right? That seems like I'm cutting down a lot of the bush. What's your take on this?
If it were my roses, I'd probably wait until late winter/early spring for a heavy pruning. That way you don't have to double your effort: pruning once now, and then again after winter when you can see any cold and weather damage. I could assume that your neighbors know the local climate and the history of those roses, and maybe it would be okay either way, but I'm just more comfortable doing it after winter. Yes, a lot of people take their roses down to 18" to spur on fresh growth and branching down low. It depends a bit on the rose. That's a good recommendation for Knock Outs, for instance. I leave a little bit more cane on my hybrid teas and shrubs because I like them a bit larger.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Thanks for the advice I will wait until early spring. Very much appreciated!
Probably a dumb question but what does it mean to "prune for open habit"?
Thanks Linda. Not a dumb question at all. I do have a few videos that are more "How to" rather than "When to" and here's a link to one scene where I show the before and after: ruclips.net/video/Y5QDGb0ZxwM/видео.html The idea is to open up the center of the shrub to light and air circulation by thinning out some of the inward growing/crossing stems. Some rose gardeners even go for an extreme version of this that I demonstrate here: ruclips.net/video/BN3G-wpWtFY/видео.html
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Thank you, I watched them both and understand the term now, as well as learned some other things about pruning in general.
Hi Jason! I have a spring-related question... I live in zone 7a and I have roses in containers that were winterized in an unheated garage with no windows. It's getting springy over here and I can see that despite the lack of light, my roses are starting to wake up. The forsythia bushes haven't started blooming yet, but I was thinking to move the containers back to the porch at least, and prune in a few weeks. Last frost date is likely to be in about 3 weeks, so is it safe to take the containers out already now, you think?
I think you're probably safe to move them out now. Your roses will take some light frost with no ill effects, and getting them out into the light and fresh air will do the new shoots some good.
Thank you for the answer! You and your channel are great! =)
I recently started working at a garden center and I'm working on restructuring roses that have been very poorly trimmed. Some of the wood is pretty old and has been pruned into some ugly shapes. Is it possible to correct this with a rejuvenation pruning? Is this time of the season the time to attempt a really hard prune?
Hi Bradford. If you're working on roses in pots (that will be protected over winter) then yes, this is the time where I'd start pruning for rejuvenation. If you can get some of the oldest, grodiest stems out from the center of the shrub now, it'll help with overwintering anyway. It'll also hopefully encourage some fresh new shoots for spring.
@@FraserValleyRoseFarm much appreciated! Thank you for your help.
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Anytime is good, chainsaws arn't picky.
Whatever works for you Steve - if the roses come through an perform well, no one will know any different!