by Sheila Smith
Pruning Roses for the Winter
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When is the best time to prune roses for the winter season? I have several and they are all looking a bit sickly, any advice?
8 answers
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I prune in late fall.
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Diana R. Greene
on Sep 28, 2013
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i just wrote a post on pruning roses which might help. Check out my posts.
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Sensible Gardening and Living
on Sep 28, 2013
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You can prune out anything that looks like diseased canes now (or at any time), but I wouldn't do a major pruning now. You'll cause the plant to put out a flush of growth just when colder temperatures are arriving. Instead, do you major pruning in early spring.
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Douglas Hunt
on Sep 29, 2013
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I have been told many times by my Mastergardener friends to prune on Valentines.....perfect time and a good reminder!
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Rhonda
on Sep 29, 2013
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I was told half way back in the fall and 18*on st.patricks,by the guy that owns the nursery.
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JoAnn Porter
on Sep 29, 2013
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late February and late August
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Melisa Pommier
on Sep 29, 2013
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It really depends on what part of the country your in. I'm in FL and you can prune pretty much all year. If you are where colder weather for the winter is, don't prune back to much, just enough to get the limbs that are not producing.
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Audra Partin
on Sep 30, 2013
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I was told on the January thaw 1/3 back. I did this for the first time last winter and my roses came up really nice, I live in s/e ohio
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Laura
on Sep 30, 2013
Diana R. Greene
on Sep 28, 2013
Sensible Gardening and Living
on Sep 28, 2013
Douglas Hunt
on Sep 29, 2013
Rhonda
on Sep 29, 2013
JoAnn Porter
on Sep 29, 2013
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