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Is it possible to prune roses in spring: the secret to lush flowering
24.02.2023 16:08
Updated: 14.04.2023 07:24
Spring is a time of renewal, in every sense of the word. Gardeners, florists and vegetable growers feel this time most acutely. In a word – summer residents.
They are in a hurry to prune trees, berry and fruit bushes, feed, fertilize, plant or transplant. In this bustle, you need to devote time to roses.
In spring, shrubs need special care. If you just need to insulate them for the winter, then spring begins with troubles. Let's figure out whether roses need to be trimmed and how to do it correctly.
Firstly, pruning stimulates flowering, but recurrent frosts can harm the bushes at this time. Therefore, gardeners do not rush and start pruning only when the buds swell and become approximately 0.5-0.8 cm.
Secondly, you shouldn’t delay trimming the bush, because it may disrupt the development of the bush.
Thirdly, after pruning, the bushes are fed, and the cut areas are treated with garden pitch and sprayed with a 1% solution of copper sulfate or Bordeaux mixture (1% or 3%).
How to trim
1. You can perform formative pruning if the bush has grown a lot in the previous season.
2. You can cut out small shoots, and then larger single buds will grow on the remaining long flower stalks.
3. If you like it when the bush is covered with many flowers, even small ones, then pruning is carried out to a minimum.
4. Rejuvenating pruning is carried out by removing old branches.
When to trim
The procedure is planned after the threat of return frosts is in the past. It is desirable to have time before the buds swell and bloom.
A preliminary inspection is carried out. Branches that grow inside the bush are necessarily cut off - this improves ventilation. Frozen branches are also cut off to live wood.
Don't get carried away and neglect pruning. The plant should not lose most of its green mass, but the roots should have enough strength and nutrition to fully provide the above-ground part.
