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Melonious
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Username: Melonious
Post Number: 101
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 - 4:46 pm: | 
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or pruned them.
I just pruned my magic carpet roses and my shrub rose. Before I cut, I studied my books, so I made my rose cuts sloped toward the center, cut off the suckers and the deadwood, sealed them with pruning sealer.
I also did my princess spirea and my azaleas. I hadn't touched the spirea at all since last spring, so there was all the old growth to cut off. And the azaleas were getting leggy (not enough sun), so I cut off the spindly parts. I didn't seal either of these -- should I have?
I hope I did it okay. |
las
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Username: Las
Post Number: 1189
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 - 7:40 pm: |
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Two answers:
First the optimist:
Sounds great!
I am so impressed you use pruning sealer.
Next, the realist:
I thought you weren't supposed to prune your roses until the forsythia were in bloom?
And I'm sorry to say, I don't think you should have pruned the azaleas until after they bloomed. (Last year's buds form this year's flowers and all.)
Sorry. |
Camnol
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Username: Camnol
Post Number: 264
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 - 8:58 pm: |
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The roses should be fine. No, you don't need to seal the cuts on the spirea and azaleas. Azaleas should generally be pruned after they bloom, but since you only cut off the spindly parts, you should at least have some blooms.
Good luck! |
Pdg
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Username: Pdg
Post Number: 609
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 - 9:11 pm: |
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You can hack the spirea way down and it will still grow back like mad in late spring/early summer!
And I agree that your roses will be fine.
My azaleas always died during the hottest days of summer, so I can't help you there. |
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