Do roses need to be pruned after they fade (when should roses be pruned before winter)

The weather is getting colder. Should we prune roses? How should we prune them? Recently, many netizens have sent me private messages asking about this question. In fact, I want to tell you that you should not be too anxious to prune roses in winter.

I have talked about this issue several times, and I will repeat it to you today. There is a principle to follow when pruning roses in winter. You cannot prune too early, otherwise it will be bad for the roses.

Should roses be pruned after they wither?

After the roses wither, they need to be pruned no matter in autumn or winter or spring or summer . As mentioned before, when it comes to pruning roses after they bloom, not to mention the cold weather now, they need to be pruned even in normal temperatures.

Why do we need to cut them off? Cutting off the dead flowers is to reduce the consumption of nutrients, promote the germination of the buds below, and also reduce the breeding of insects.

Therefore, it is necessary to prune after the flowers fade, but don't cut too much. Just cut below the flower stalk. In a few days, the buds below will sprout out, grow branches again, and bloom again.

In November, it is not particularly cold, and many varieties of roses will continue to bloom. There are many varieties of roses that can bloom all year round.

You should prune the roses according to the variety, and don't do it blindly . If you cut off all the branches now, you will lose a season of flowers. So now you can only prune lightly, not heavily !

When is the best time to start growing roses in winter?

As we all know, roses need winter pruning, which means pruning them in winter. Therefore, many flower lovers think that as soon as winter comes and the temperature starts to drop, they will think about how to prune roses.

The winter pruning mentioned here does not mean that you should prune as soon as winter comes, but you should master a principle, that is, to decide based on the leaves of the rose. Because roses are deciduous plants, when the weather is cold, roses will go dormant, and then the leaves will slowly fall off and almost stop growing.

It is possible that some roses are still very active in winter, with strong shoots and new leaves. When the leaves have no light-changing stems, this is a good time to prune roses in winter.

If your rose leaves are very green, it is best not to prune them. Pruning at this time will cause bleeding, which will cause nutrient loss and even bacterial infection, causing serious damage . Therefore, the best time to prune roses is when they become bare.

How to prune roses better

Many people ask how to prune roses in winter? In fact, we need to distinguish them here, because roses are divided into shrubs and vines. When pruning roses in winter, the pruning methods of climbing roses are completely different from those of shrub roses. Everyone must pay attention.

Let's talk about shrub roses first. Generally, you can prune 1/3 or 1/2 of the rose's crown. It is generally not recommended to prune close to the pot soil, as that will affect the rose's crown. Just leave 2-3 buds on each branch .

Climbing roses are different. Climbing roses need more branches to bloom more flowers, so everyone must be careful when pruning. It is best not to cut off the branches of climbing roses.

You only need to prune off diseased, dead and old branches, and leave the basic branches alone. The focus of climbing roses in winter is not pruning, but horizontal shaping, so that it will grow more buds and bloom more flowers next spring.

Here I hope that all flower lovers will not be too anxious to prune the roses, and wait until the stems are bare before doing so.