| WHY AND HOW TO PRUNE YOUR ROSES.
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| | buds, this is where new shoots will grow
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| Rose pruning is a seasonal job that must
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| | so don't remove the buds. Choose buds
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| be done for the health of your roses.
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| | that face outwards, this will let light
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| You must prune your roses if you want
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| | into the middle of the plant.
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| them to thrive and be lovely.
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| | Angle the shears so they are at a 45
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| When you decide to prune, no matter what
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| | degree angle and pointing to the middle
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| type of rose you are growing, you are
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| | of the bush, make the cut 1/4 inch above
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| making certain that you have healthy
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| | the bud, back 3 to 5 leaf branches
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| roses. Even if you don't follow the
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| | downwards from top of bloom. This cut
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| exact directions, rose pruning will make
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| | will be off the main branch.
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| your roses grow better.
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| | Cut the leaf set or stem that is facing
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| Rose pruning stimulates your roses growth
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| | the outward direction. This will be the
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| and gives your roses exposure to light
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| | high side of a cut, on the side the leaf
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| and air.
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| | set is on.
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| If old roses are not pruned their
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| | The optimum leaf set removal for the
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| nutrients will be blocked off, causing
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| | first years trimming is a 3 bunch, but 5
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| the roses to not grow and bloom as much
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| | are ok too. The goal is to remove as
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| as they could.
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| | little as possible for the first years
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| Bugs and diseases find roses a great warm
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| | season.
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| place to winter over in, pruning takes
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| | You want to remove or reduce parts of the
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| away most of your problems.
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| | plant that are not necessary, and which
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| By removing dead wood you are making more
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| | will increase air circulation and sun
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| room for your healthier roses to grow.
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| | distribution, thus improving the health,
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| When you have roses that are thin stemmed
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| | beauty and bloom of the plant.
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| and weak, rose pruning will make them
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| | Remove suckers and rootstock coming from
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| stronger. If the smaller stems are not
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| | the ground, put all pruning debri in your
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| pruned they will in time seed and become
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| | rubbish bin, not in your compost heap.
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| dormant. Sadly your roses will become
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| | Consider sealing large cuts with white
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| smaller.
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| | wood glue.
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| Early each spring rose gardeners take out
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| | Deadheading It is important to pick off
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| their pruning shears and pull on their
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| | all the dead flowers from your rose
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| gardening gloves and prune their roses
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| | bushes 3 to 4 weeks before the end of
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| for the coming bloom.
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| | the growing season, this encourages new
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| You need a good sharp pair of pruning
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| | flower growth next season. By carefully
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| shears and a good thick pair of gloves.
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| | deadheading as part of your rose pruning
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| If you live in a country that has a mild
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| | routine you will have great looking
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| climate you can prune in late fall as
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| | roses.
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| soon as the plants go dormant.
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| | Using the deadhead method is typical for
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| To determine if the wood is alive or
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| | the new genetically engineered breed of
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| dead, make a small cut on one of the
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| | roses.
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| stems, if the wood is alive it will be
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| | Older rose varieties at the end of their
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| white.
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| | season form rose hips or seeds that need
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| Cut out any branches that cross and rub,
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| | to be left on, as they need these to
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| this will help prevent your rose plant
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| | help them grow next season, so prune
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| from getting unnecessary diseases and
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| | carefully.
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| give your plant a more appealing shape.
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| | Wild roses are left alone most of the
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| Make all rose pruning cuts just above the
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| | time for the look of the wilderness.
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