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#84643 March 20th, 2007 at 03:55 PM
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hello can someone please answer this (Q) can a rose bush be cut back frown

#84644 March 20th, 2007 at 04:14 PM
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yup. some people swear by pruning in early spring grinnnn

#84645 March 20th, 2007 at 04:16 PM
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is it to early for me to prun mines and can i reroot the cutting

#84646 March 20th, 2007 at 04:22 PM
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I guess it just all depends on the weather where you are.and,yes.you can re root.I think TK Hooper
is the one who posted last year how to do that.too involved for me. I just go out and buy new ones... laugh

#84647 March 20th, 2007 at 04:31 PM
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I don't know what zone you are in Sandy so I can't tell you when to prune, but roses are hardier than people think (my father was an expert, but that is 30 years ago). He used to prune in February in zone 8b so I reckon that unless you are in Alaska you will be ok.

Re-rooting cuttings is another matter. Most roses are grafted onto very hardy root stock, not just grown from cuttings. There are so many diseases that attack roses that they have little chance of survival.

Me. I'm a nutter, so if I had loads of little bits of rose twigs lying around, (that is If I wanted to follow in my dad's footsteps and grow roses, and I don't) I would buy a small tub of hormone rooting powder, bang the end of the twig to splinter it, twiddle them in the powder, stick them in water, and those that rooted I would plant and say a lot of prayers. I would also look after it like a baby. A few may survive. Gardening is as much art as science (well nearly). wink

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i prefer to prune in spring. pruning in fall is okay tho.

#84649 March 20th, 2007 at 06:23 PM
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i also prune in spring, use elmers glue to seal the cuts so it dont get any disease or unwanted bugs in the fresh new cuts.

#84650 March 20th, 2007 at 06:29 PM
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shocked oops!
i prune my tea roses every spring, i only prune my rose bush once in a blue moon. wink

#84651 March 20th, 2007 at 08:08 PM
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I live in an area that has mild weather,so I prune in the fall.and I just peeked out the window a while ago and spotted my first rosebud of the season is here.YAY!

#84652 March 20th, 2007 at 08:37 PM
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thanks to all that has replyed


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