:: Pruning Roses Basics ::
The subject of pruning roses seems to strike fear into the heart of new rose growers.
But it need not to be so.
If we remember that first and foremost, the goal of all pruning is to help the plant provide new growth and to keep it healthy by making it possible for air and light to filter into the middle of the bush.
As you are guided by these two principles, you will find that pruning roses is fairly common sense and not nearly as complex as you once may have thought.
When And How To Prune Roses
Rose bushes that are not pruned can grow into large tangled messes with small and
inferior blooms. The following should allow you to grow an attractive well shaped and
sized bush with large lovely blooms.
Here is a list of the proper techniques to guide through the pruning process.
• Soak your pruning shears in equal parts of water and keep them from touching or overlapping each other.
• Cut your healthy canes to be about one to four feet long, or whatever size that you prefer.
• Cut you roses properly so that they stay healthy. Cut so that the bud is facing outside of the bush and at a 45 degree angle that slopes inward so that you can keep promoting the outward growth.
• Using the proper tools is also very important. You need a good set of pruning shears,
the type that have one side for cutting and one side for supporting.
The shears must be sharp, otherwise they can tear your canes instead of cutting them.
For older larger canes you will also need a good sharp fine toothed curved cutting saw
that is lubricated.
It is also a good idea to have some type of pruning paint or sealer to seal larger
cuts. Do not forget good heavy canvas or leather gloves that can protect your hands.
When pruning, remove all suckers as these grow from the root stock which is different
from the grafted bush and may eventually take over and kill the bush.
Cut out all week, spindly and deformed canes, and if possible cut out canes growing
toward the center of the bush. If canes cross each other remove the weaker one.
Proper shaping makes for a lovelier bush and allows proper air circulation which makes
for a healthier plant.
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