OnĀ The Strawberry Hill I took delivery of I have a couple of questions.
1) The growth circled is in towards the middle of the plant just missing the larger shoot above it, and is something I could see myself pruning further down the road. Am I better to nip it out now and let the energy go elsewhere, or let it happen then prune further down the road if necessary?
2) On one side you can see one of the main shoots is black and has no new growth, again -am I better to cut that away now?
Here goes, a test for a nearly novice (it's a long apprenticeship to be a Rosarian) . @ciaran, Don't do it till someone more expert comes along but I would leave it, down the road it might be a better cane if something happens to the other one. I would trim the damaged cane down to a green bit. And tidy up the poor split cane tops.
Nothing much to report here either rose wise but I am enjoying these And the sun came out
I agree with Tack - leave the new shoot for now as itās young and you donāt yet know what youāll want to keep longer term. Look again when it comes to pruning time.
Ā I would also suggest cutting that brown cane back to here:
@zugenie ..I wouldn't worry about that at this stage, maybe a touch of nutrient deficiency, or perhaps the weather even.. it's too cold and too early for liquid feeding..
I'm very pleased with my new 'Elizabeth' rose.. romping away..
@Katsa They look so happy in your garden, it's a bucolic idyll there. But yes they hae to go, good luck. What is your planter made of ? because I agree those marks look like wasp but I thought they went for wood. Having said which the single ding marks could be bird, woodpecker?
Iāve got some frost damage too. Think itās the first year Iāve had that!
Today I finished weeding the south facing side of the garden. Big job, hands are aching from pulling up dandelion taproots. Iāll finish mulching that bed tomorrow and then start weeding the North facing bed.
Malvern Hills
The Generous Gardener
Rhapsody in Blue
First bud on Royal Jubilee and just like last year, itās a leafy one!
Hi all, Iām in Ireland on holiday and missing my garden. Lovely to see everyoneās photos, even if not much is happening rose-wise.
We visited the Burren Perfumery yesterday, a small family business in County Clare which has a scented garden ā thought Iād share some spring photos from there. They have these great little slate labels for their climbing roses.
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1) The growth circled is in towards the middle of the plant just missing the larger shoot above it, and is something I could see myself pruning further down the road. Am I better to nip it out now and let the energy go elsewhere, or let it happen then prune further down the road if necessary?
2) On one side you can see one of the main shoots is black and has no new growth, again -am I better to cut that away now?
I agree with Tack - leave the new shoot for now as itās young and you donāt yet know what youāll want to keep longer term. Look again when it comes to pruning time.
@zugenie
..I wouldn't worry about that at this stage, maybe a touch of nutrient deficiency, or perhaps the weather even.. it's too cold and too early for liquid feeding..
I'm very pleased with my new 'Elizabeth' rose.. romping away..
Malvern Hills
The Generous Gardener
We visited the Burren Perfumery yesterday, a small family business in County Clare which has a scented garden ā thought Iād share some spring photos from there. They have these great little slate labels for their climbing roses.