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Sun, Sep 2, 12 at 1:16
| I wish I had a BIG yard like you private home owners, but my co-op home forces me to limit what I plant, due to space limitations. I planted one Easy Does It rose this past spring to replace my BS-prone mini roses. I am in love with this rose! It has bloomed like crazy, utterly gorgeous colors that have my neighbors showering the flowers with compliments, and NO BLACKSPOT. When it was just a little transplanted stick, there was a brief bout of blackspot, but it went away by itself. The couple of minis I had left in place were covered in BS and so got shovel-pruned. Replaced those with portulaca which wonderfully complements the colors of the EDI. So my question as a rose newbie is: When should I prune my EDI? It's still in the 80s here in NYC, and the EDI is still sending up new buds like crazy. |
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| We do the main pruning of roses in early spring, which might be the end of March in NYC. At that time you might cut your rose back to around 18"--shorter if there is winter damage. Also remove any unhealthy wood and spindly growth. |
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| Thanks, Michael. |
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| The common "rule of thumb" is "when the forsythia blooms" in the late winter/early spring. Forsythia is that shrub that has yellow blooms and then foliage. It does usually bloom in late March, but it was early March this year, and has been mid April. Keep to late March - early April, you will be OK. |
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