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Newbie - Climbing Roses
I have planted a number of climbing roses and about to order and fit some wire supports (horizontals along a fence). A number of the plants already have long 'arms' that could be attached to horizontal wires. I've seen this on a number of youtube videos. My question is this: Do you attached one 'arm' to a horizontal and then wait for another arm to grow enough so that it can be attached to the next row (each row approx. 30mm apart). As the plant grows along each horizontal (can you have more than one 'arm' along a horizontal?) is it the case that new arms will grow from the base and you wait until they are long enough to introduce them to higher and higher horizontals? Sorry for what is a simple question.
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The arms/stems need to be bent so they are more or less horizontal.
That forces flowering buds to form along the entire length of the horizontal part of the stem, rather than just a few flowers right at the top.
I have some that have been in for 30+ years and there are new stems flopping all over the place now. So soon as it's cool enough I'll get out there to prune and tie in.
I do sometimes put 2 stems on one wire, but it's probably not recommended as they'll rub together and may cause damage. But I do do it on purpose if I intend to prune out the older stem later in the year, so the new one can take over.
Billericay - Essex
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