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Williesmom 02-23-2012 09:58 AM

rose pruning
 
Someone told me to prune my roses now (late February) down to about 8 inches. Is this something I should be doing?

graciegirl 02-23-2012 10:15 AM

How about Crape (Crepe) Myrtle? Is this the time to cut them back. When do I plant Impatiens?

chuckinca 02-23-2012 12:02 PM

In CA we cut the roses down near Super Bowl time (early Feb)


This article may or may not help (didn't do me much good)


Pruning Roses - How and When to Prune Your Rose Bushes


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PaPaLarry 03-02-2012 08:26 PM

They have a great Rose Club that can really tell you about Roses in Florida. In NH, I used to trim to the branch with 5 leaves after roses bloomed.:wave:

Eve2278 03-02-2012 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Williesmom (Post 457549)
Someone told me to prune my roses now (late February) down to about 8 inches. Is this something I should be doing?

I have the knock out roses and I cut them all the way back down to like 6 to 8 inches. They come back just beautiful and stronger...

shcisamax 03-02-2012 08:32 PM

I didn't think Impatiens would survive in the Florida heat. Up north, they are very unhappy by July unless it is morning sun. Do they actually survive in the summer?

shcisamax 03-02-2012 08:36 PM

Since this is taking a gardening bent, could anyone tell me what the best way to mulch is? Does gravel do anything to help keep moisture in or what is everyone's experience?

chuckinca 03-02-2012 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Eve2278 (Post 461740)
I have the knock out roses and I cut them all the way back down to like 6 to 8 inches. They come back just beautiful and stronger...

Great info

When?


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Madelaine Amee 03-03-2012 09:19 AM

Crepe Myrtles
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 457560)
How about Crape (Crepe) Myrtle? Is this the time to cut them back. When do I plant Impatiens?

Please do NOT trim or cut back your crape myrtles now, they are just budding up and getting ready to bloom. If you trim now you will lose any bloom forming. Wait until the fall, the leaves will be off the tree and you can get a good idea of how you would like your tree to look and trim appropriately. I have three, one is tulip shaped and grows straight up, one is a natural bushy shape and my favorite is a gorgeous spreading umbrella shaped Nachez, pure white.

Madelaine Amee 03-03-2012 09:22 AM

Impatiens
 
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 457560)
How about Crape (Crepe) Myrtle? Is this the time to cut them back. When do I plant Impatiens?

Now is the time to start planting Impatiens. They are available year round here. There are various types, some for shade, some for partial shade and some for sun. Just read the label and get the right plant for the right exposure.

Carla B 03-03-2012 09:31 AM

The gardening calendar published by the Master Gardeners(?) says to cut back the knockout roses on Valentine's Day. It's later than that by now and I'm having such a hard time getting up the nerve, as each one has dozens of blooms on it. When is it too late to do that?

784caroline 03-03-2012 10:55 AM

QUESTION: DO you prune a "Rose Tree" the same way as a rose bush???? BY that I mean, cut back individual branches about 2-4 inches from the main trunk!

Madelaine Amee 03-03-2012 11:29 AM

Pruning Rose Tree
 
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Originally Posted by 784caroline (Post 461965)
QUESTION: DO you prune a "Rose Tree" the same way as a rose bush???? BY that I mean, cut back individual branches about 2-4 inches from the main trunk!

This is a link to an E-How site on pruning tree roses. Different from pruning hybrid teas and it explains this in detail.

How to Prune a Rose Tree | eHow.com

784caroline 03-03-2012 01:00 PM

Thanks..alot of good information at that site.

Eve2278 03-04-2012 03:25 AM

Videos
 
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Originally Posted by ajaydam (Post 461985)
This is a link to an E-How site on pruning tree roses. Different from pruning hybrid teas and it explains this in detail.

How to Prune a Rose Tree | eHow.com

If you google " video prune knock out roses" a lot of videos come up. I'm more of a visual person. I like to actually see how someone does it.


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