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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
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 Posted - Mar 26 2007 : 09:23:41 AM
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Well thanks so much everyone. I finally got brave enough to trim my rosebush. Or should I say attack it? lol It probably feels as if it's been molested rofl. I don't know how it happened but I lost complete control, I cut some, then a little more, and before I knew it I looked like Edward Scissorhands. Oh well, it needed a real good trim.
~~Blessings, Mikki
I neglected to trim back my rosebush last year. My question is, can I safely trim it back now, before it starts blooming or would this hurt it. I've heard your only supposed to trim them back in the fall???
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo
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Edited by - Mikki on Mar 27 2007 5:18:28 PM |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Mar 26 2007 : 09:36:08 AM
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You can trim it in the spring, Mikki. I don't know how far up in Indiana you are, but there is still a possibility of frost for a while yet in this zone. If you trim them now, I wouldn't trim them back hard, just in case you get a late frost in the next few weeks and have to trim some frost kill later.
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Mar 26 2007 : 12:49:37 PM
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I always trim my rose bushes in the spring. I'd wait a few weeks even though we are enjoying summer like weather at the moment.
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Mar 27 2007 : 11:32:45 AM
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| Absolutely. Do it now! If you wait too much longer, the plant could suffer, but now's the perfect time, because you can usually tell the deadwood from what's still going strong. In fact, I'm going out right now to take care of the huge New Dawn climber outside my office. I trimmed it last November, but it needs much more, or it'll take over the town! |
Edited by - Rosemary on Mar 27 2007 11:33:14 AM |
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
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michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
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Posted - Mar 27 2007 : 12:29:18 PM
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I always trim mine in spring & it's always fine.
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shelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Shelle
oklahoma
USA
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Mar 27 2007 : 4:13:05 PM
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Well thanks so much everyone. I finally got brave enough to trim my rosebush. Or should I say attack it? lol It probably feels as if it's been molested rofl. I don't know how it happened but I lost complete control, I cut some, then a little more, and before I knew it I looked like Edward Scissorhands. Oh well, it needed a real good trim.
~~Blessings, Mikki
http://burningmeadowsprings.blogspot.com/
http://strawberriesnapronstrings.blogspot.com/ |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
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Posted - Mar 28 2007 : 06:34:38 AM
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I bet it'll be fine, Mikki. I'm usually TOO conservative about cutting back(just ask my dh-lol!). I hate to cut anything that's growing! But with rose bushes, a good pruning encourages bushing and stronger new growth. :D
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UPDATE!!! Rose bush??? help
