Tips for pruning roses for the winter for beginners

Each grower has his own approach to green pets, and when asked when it is best to prune roses - in spring or autumn for winter, the answers will be very diverse. Each method has both pros and cons, much depends on the type of plant and the area where the beautiful flower grows. In order for your bushes to be covered with huge inflorescences of all sorts of shades in the summer, you need to know the approach to them. Delicate beauties are very capricious, illiterate care of roses can ruin them. Learn to trim the bushes correctly, and they will bloom the buds of unprecedented beauty.

When to prune your roses in autumn?

Often there are recommendations for the main pruning of garden bushes in the fall. This helps the plants not to waste nutrients, to save them for active spring development. Proper preparation for winter is especially important if roses do not grow at home or in a greenhouse, but in the open field.

Experienced flower growers say that it is better to carry out the procedure before the winter cold for several reasons:

• the plant takes on a compact form, it is easier to insulate it for the winter;
• the load on the root system decreases, the underground part develops well;
• flowering becomes more abundant;
• the risk of infection by fungi, bacteria and viruses is reduced.

The basic rule is not to touch the roses from August until stable night frosts, when the temperature is no higher than -5⁰ C. If you cut the shoots during the warm period, buds will begin to bloom, young fragile branches will appear that will not survive the frosty winter. In regions with a cold climate, it is not difficult to catch this period, but in the southern regions, for example, in the Krasnodar Territory, warming can occur in November and December. In order not to risk, transfer the procedure to spring.

Advice

When you huddle roses for the winter, do not take the soil from under the bush: the roots are close to the surface, you can expose them or damage them. Bring another land and the bush will be reliably insulated for the cold season.

It is generally recommended to prune the park rose in autumn in October. Do not forget that flower growers live in different regions of our country. In the middle lane, in the Moscow region, such terms may be optimal, and in the Crimea or in the Kuban, in the second month of autumn, people sometimes still sunbathe in swimsuits, here it is better to postpone the trimming time to November or even December. Find out the long-term forecast, and if long-term warming is expected, postpone the procedure until the spring. In the Leningrad Region, the maritime climate sometimes keeps the temperature around 0⁰C for half the winter. In this case, it is better to be guided by what kind of winters occur in your area: winds and relief can create a different microclimate in closely spaced territories.

How to cut a bush and how to treat it after pruning?

Breeders have bred many varieties of roses, and the pruning option depends on the type of plant, on which shoots and where the buds develop. If this is your first time starting the procedure, it is very difficult to understand all the intricacies. It is better for novice growers to stay at the "golden mean" - a scheme that is suitable for any bush. All branches need to be shortened to 35 cm from the soil surface, while on each shoot, 5 to 7 buds are preserved.

With an autumn haircut, first completely remove:

• all dried, broken and damaged fragments;
• shoots over 3 years old;
• young shoots that are not covered with strong bark;
• shoots directed inside the bush and thickening the crown.

This technique is not suitable only for climbing and ground cover roses: these varieties release buds at the tops of the shoots, and if they are cut too low, they will release only beautiful lush greens next season, and there will be no flowering. For weaving bushes, it is only recommended to shorten the top a little.

Advice

When working, use sharp tools that do not injure bark and wood. If the edge of the branch is crumpled, cracked, sharpen the secateurs and remove the damaged area to healthy tissue.

Not all novice growers can decide how to properly prune a bush. In order not to be interrupted during the procedure, we first prepare the necessary tools and materials.

First of all, find out what variety of roses grows in your area. If the flower buds are located on the shoots of this year, the plant will need a medium haircut in the fall. A step-by-step guide will help you learn this. Take your secateurs and get to work.

1. Destroy all faded parts, buds and remaining leaves.
2. Remove shoots growing below the grafting site.
3. Separate the 3 to 5 strongest trunks that will form the base of the bush.
4. Cut all unnecessary shoots at ground level.
5. On all the remaining branches, cut off the tops to 5-7 buds from the ground.
6. Cover the sections with garden varnish, and pour the bushes themselves with antifungal drugs.

The last point is very important when cutting bushes in any season. A fungal infection can instantly invade the entire rose garden. Garden var will close an open wound, protect it from the ingress of pathogens. Rose fungicides will kill spores that may have been on branches and green fragments. For the same purpose, it is necessary to remove all leaves and faded parts of the plant before wintering.

What species need autumn pruning?

In autumn, it is advisable to cut off species that release buds on the shoots of the current year.

Floribunda will provide your garden with long blooming, if you leave a few branches with 10 buds in the fall, they will bloom very early. Shorten the rest of the shoots very much, leave 3-4 buds, and they will bloom when the long shoots have already begun to fade.

Polyanthus roses bloom on the shoots of both the past and this year. For an autumn haircut, give the bush a spherical shape, shorten the main branches by 1/3 of the length, and leave 1-2 buds for the growth. Leave 5-7 buds on each shoot of a miniature species.

Climbing roses require a special approach. It is undesirable to cut small-flowered varieties in autumn - with the onset of cold weather, remove only leaves, dried inflorescences, damaged shoots. Cultivars with a long thick trunk tolerate autumn haircut well. Remove all shoots over 4 years old, leave 3 young shoots and 5-7 under 3 years old - they will bloom next season.

Advice

Be sure to check the weather forecast. If warming is expected, reschedule climbing roses for a colder time.

To prepare ground cover roses for the cold, cut off all the shoots that have faded in the summer from them. Cut off the top of young shoots, lay the branches on the ground and secure. Every fall, remove half of the branches on the ground - new shoots will replace them. Such preparation for winter will help and maintain annual flowering, and the bush will constantly rejuvenate.

Spring and summer pruning roses

If autumn pruning requires careful attention to the weather (there is a risk that warming will come and the buds will begin to bloom), then with the onset of heat, you can safely trim the bushes in any area. The procedure is carried out in the spring, when the winter shelter is removed from the plants. Look at the bushes - if their buds are already swollen, it's time to start the procedure. If the shoots have already started to grow, it is undesirable to cut the bush.

At this time of the year, depending on the type of plant, 3 types of haircuts can be done.

• Strong - for hybrid tea and polyanthus species, as well as for floribunda roses.Several shoots are left, which are shortened to 3-4 buds from the base of the branch. They cut their hair in the same way border roses.
• Moderate - for medium-sized bush varieties. Leave the shoots necessary to create the shape of the bush, the tops are cut over the 5-7th bud.
• High - it is used on tall park species and for climbing roses. The tops are cut off slightly, 8-15 buds should remain on the branch.

When shortening the shoots, consider how you want to shape the bush. If you want to have a spreading plant, make a cut above the outer bud, the shoot from it will go to the side. You can apply this method to a tea rose. If you want a tall shrub that grows straight, cut over the inner bud.

Important!

Do not cut the shoot close to the bud; at least 5 mm of the stem should remain above it.

Sanitary pruning of roses is carried out throughout the summer season. The first procedure takes place with a spring shaping haircut - remove all damaged and broken fragments, there will still be no benefit from them. If the winter was harsh, look for frozen twigs on the bushes. You do not need to revive them - the shoots will draw strength from the plant, and they will not give flowering.

In the summer, sanitary pruning is periodically carried out, damaged branches, inflorescences that have begun to wither and dry out are removed. If this is not done, the formation of seeds will take a lot of effort from the plant, it will not be able to dissolve lush roses. In the middle of summer, mature bushes begin to release dense growth. The shoots below the grafting must be removed without hesitation: they do not have varietal characteristics. The shoots growing inside the rose interfere with lighting and airing. If you stretch them out until autumn, fungal infections can develop on the plant.

Pruning indoor roses

A rose in a pot does not cease to be a shrub and needs the same types of care as garden flowers. Creating suitable conditions, feeding, watering will help keep the plant healthy and strong, but do not guarantee abundant long flowering. In order for the formation of buds to be abundant throughout the summer season, the rose must be properly trimmed.

As with outdoor plants, a rose in a room needs 3 types of pruning:

• annual - to stimulate the development of buds and the formation of a bush;
• regulating - to remove weak and growing shoots in the wrong direction;
• seasonal - after flowering.

Indoor roses are not afraid of even the strongest pruning, so you do not need to find out which variety the bush belongs to - the procedure for both high and curb varieties is carried out according to the same scheme. Domestic flowers only produce buds on shoots that have appeared in the current year, so all old branches should be cut in half. The swelling of the kidneys, when the hibernation ends, can serve as a signal to start the procedure. At this time, the duration of daylight hours should be at least 10 hours.

Potted indoor rose bushes are usually shaped like a cone or ball. For novice florists, it is better to maintain the configuration of the bush with which it was purchased, then the haircut scheme will not cause difficulties. With experience, you can give more interesting outlines or make flat borders. If you do not like the silhouette of the plant, do not immediately do radical pruning, the correct way is to carry out the formation in stages over several years.

The rose has earned the love of all flower growers for its lush, abundant flowering and delicate aroma. Breeders have developed many types of beautiful plants, and each of them requires a different approach to pruning. It is better for beginner summer residents not to chase variety at first. Plant unpretentious bushes that are suitable for medium pruning, with the acquisition of experience, you will fill the area with roses of all shapes, sizes and colors.