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Post by grindle on May 3, 2024 3:13:45 GMT
is it too late to prune roses, my friend has dug up some roses from her mum's garden as it's up for sale, she's potted them up but they're top heavy as they haven't had any attention for over a year, is it ok to prune them now ? I imagine all the flowers will be lost for this year which she doesn't mind just as long as she can save the plants
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Post by balc2 on May 3, 2024 5:51:18 GMT
I imagine so, better they loose one flush of flowers than they become weak from trying to bear flowers with damaged roots. They may bear flowers later in the summer but at least they will have been able to get stronger roots.
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Post by SueA on May 3, 2024 16:21:20 GMT
I would say prune them as well, they need to put energy in their roots & not waste it on flowers.
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May 4, 2024 2:35:14 GMT
Post by grindle on May 4, 2024 2:35:14 GMT
thanks that was what I thought  had a look at it yesterday just hope it survives for her |
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Post by Cherry on May 4, 2024 8:14:02 GMT
Yes prune.
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Post by seaburn on May 4, 2024 11:54:06 GMT
Prune and water well, obviously.
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May 5, 2024 3:10:14 GMT
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Post by grindle on May 5, 2024 3:10:14 GMT
had a look at it yesterday, there's an awful lot of dead in there which I've told her to remove too
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Post by Andrew on May 12, 2024 10:50:43 GMT
Normally I'd prune mine lightly in the autumn and a bit heavier spring (before/after the frosts), but starting to come round to the thought that it's ok to do so in the summer when they are more actively growing, as it might lead to a later bloom of flowers, albeit it it means probably loosing one earlier in the summer depending how much you take out.
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had a look at it yesterday just hope it survives for her 
