Pruning Roses
Pruning your roses does not need to be a dreaded task. Follow these
tips and make rose pruning an easy gardening job.
- Prune from the ground up. Most people
start at the top and this can harm the rose and it uses your
valuable time.
- If it’s old, gray and scraggly looking,
cut it off.
- If there are canes that are growing
directly over the center, use your pruning saw or loppers and
cut flush with the cane. Also remove any canes that are really
crowding each other. Now you are ready to continue pruning.
- When it comes to height remember this:
mentally divide the cane into three equal parts and get ready to
remove the top one-third. First, however check on the outward
facing bud. It should be located at the intersection of the cane
and a leaflet of five. There should be several and if possible
find one that faces out.
- If you have doubts, cut it off. If it’s
smaller than a pencil it will only produce even smaller stems.
For the larger canes be sure to seal with a drop of plain white
glue like Elmer’s. This will prevent the borers from eating your
plants.
- Get rid of all remaining leaves. This
will allow for new leaf growth and prevent fungus infections
from the old ones.
- The next step in pruning your roses is to
take a wire brush and scrub off the woody material on the bud
union. Be careful to avoid brushing off any new bud eyes. This
is also supposed to stimulate and provide room for new canes
from the bud union.
- Finally, finish your rose pruning by
cleaning up all the dead stuff you’ve cut away. Get rid of all
the old petals and pull the weeds from around the rose bush.
This will help to eliminate fungus and insect problems. Finish
up by placing new mulch around the rose bushes.
There you have it! Pruning your roses in 8 easy steps!
by Ken Austin
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