Roses getting uglier the longer you grow them? One snip and you can easily fill a pot

The biggest worry for beginners growing roses is, how exactly should you prune them? Prune them badly and your roses will get uglier the more they grow, and the flowers won't open large either. Today Huahua will teach everyone how to prune roses, and by the way explain how azaleas should be pruned after they finish blooming~

How should roses be pruned so the flowers open bigger and bigger?

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What are the benefits of pruning roses?

1. Pruning roses is mainly to prevent pests and diseases and to shape the plant and encourage flowering. Rose branches grow very fast and can easily block light and air circulation, leading to pest and disease infections.

2. Once you've learned how to prune roses, your roses will have a prettier shape, stronger branches, and bigger flowers, and you can also effectively prevent pests and diseases.

General methods for pruning roses:

1. Those growing roses at home should best prepare a pair of pruning shears and a pair of gloves for the pruning process.

2. First, remove dead branches, weak branches, and pest- or disease-infested branches; no matter whether their direction is favorable for shaping, they must all be cleared away. When cutting diseased branches, cut until you can see healthy white tissue.

3. Remove faded flowers promptly, otherwise it will affect the sprouting of new branches, which in turn affects the formation of new flower buds.

4. When roses grow to their flowering season, they will form many flower buds. Don't think this is a good thing! If you want your roses to bloom better, these buds cannot all be kept!

5. If you want the buds to bloom all at once, remove the topmost bud so the side buds can absorb enough nutrients; if you want the terminal flower to open larger, then remove the side buds below the terminal flower so the nutrients are mainly supplied to it.

6. The same applies to new rose branches: if you want the rose to send out more branches from the base, prune the upper branches and new shoots in time, and cut the main branches shorter to remove apical dominance, so the rose will produce more side branches and more flowers.

7. When pruning branches, pay attention to controlling the height of the cut. If the cut is too close to the bud point, it easily leads to water loss and withering of the new bud; if too far, it is prone to infection by pathogens and loss of vigor.

The cut should be positioned 0.5-1 cm above the bud you are keeping, and the cut should be slanted.

8. Control the direction of the branches well and avoid crossing branches, which helps with shaping. Generally, prune toward outward-growing branches and buds. If the whole rose plant lacks branches inside, you can, depending on the situation, keep a few inward-growing buds.

9. If you want rose branches to grow steadily and strongly, cut off the thin branches and the small underdeveloped buds. For buds of the same size, keep the one close to a thick branch, so the rose can become thicker and stronger.

10. What's described above are the principles of routine pruning. So if you want to "renovate" a rose and grow it from scratch, when is the most suitable time for heavy pruning?

First, heavy pruning means cutting off 1/2 or 2/3 of the rose's main branches.

Generally, we carry out heavy pruning when the rose is preparing to overwinter, when it is severely infected by pests or diseases, and when old branches need renewing, at a time before frost.

Heavy pruning helps roses maintain a longer-lasting and vigorous vitality. After heavy pruning, the survival rate of new rose seedlings will increase.

How should azaleas be pruned after they finish blooming?

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1. After azaleas finish blooming, promptly remove faded flowers and cut off overlapping branches to avoid affecting the sprouting of new buds.

2. Cut off weak branches, diseased branches, and dead branches, otherwise they will take up the nutrients needed for new buds to grow, causing the azaleas not to bloom, or to bloom few flowers.

3. Pruning azaleas is generally for shaping, and the best time to prune is after the spring flowering season.

4. During the growing process, you can rub off buds and pinch back the tips at any time to maintain good growth and shape in azaleas.

Pruning roses is a skilled job

If flower lovers can fully master it

You'll probably become a master!

Huahua has faith in you~

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