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Posted by zyperiris Seattle (My Page) on Sun, Feb 7, 10 at 23:20
| Well it sure feels like spring here! I cleaned up my roses and I wanted to whack them so bad! But I was good..I mostly cleaned up old leaves, dead wood..sickly wood..and branches that were crossing and going to be in the way. How about you guys..anyone jumpin the gun like me? |
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RE: Teeny prune...sorta
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| Yes, but no real pruning. One good March frost and the roses will be in a bad way. If you prune around the first of March the roses will be in a much better place to avoid major damage. Lance |
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Nope I always wait. We could get a late frost and damage that new growth.
That said I know lots of people around here who prune in the Fall.
President's Day is when the Seattle Rose Society recommends. |
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I wait untl the Forthysia bloom unless a really early warm spell hits and forces them to bloom early, then I wait until mid April in my area. Even Mom Nature can be fooled.
I only want to do it once. |
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| The deal is that this year we are really warm. Many Forthysia are blooming already and so are the flowering cherries! |
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Not much of a deal if it's followed by a cold snap. You should go by the seasonal averages not by this year's unseasonal weather, especially if it's occuring real early.
For example, a few years ago my forthysia bloomed in mid March due to a very unseasonally warm February. I waited because I knew it was too early to prune. We had a late March cold snap that all but destroyed my early blooming spring plants. I pruned my roses in early April and enjoyed a normal spring bloom.
Take a trip or get a couple of good books. You have plenty of time to get out into the garden. |
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| Well, I couldn't wait either. For my own mental health, I had to do something! So, I pruned the roses in the front. Now, most of my roses are in the back, and I am waiting to prune them because I know it's too early. But it felt so good to be in the garden again! Of course, it is supposed to freeze this weekend, so I may be re-doing the ones in front. But, oh well, I needed that! ;) |
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