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Green caterpillar on rose leaf

Discussion in 'Roses' started by MarionGarden, Jul 9, 2019.

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  1. Mike Allen

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    Oh! dear. This is a problem. I sincerely respect Woos vast knowledge on roses. Please believe me, ner in a milion years wish to offend him. IMO and my practice when dead heading. Single bloom stems are cut back to the original break from the leaf joint. In the case of what might be called a cluster, that being a flower stem breaking forth from a leaf joint, and then that stem breaking into a multiple of floret stems. Generally the cluster will break and the flower will appear. The sequel follows and within a day or two each stem is home to a flower. Fair do's. The dying sequence follows the same pattern. Being confronted with a clust of blooms and say three have popped their clogs, wait a while until the whole cluster has given up. Now trace the multiple cluste stems back to the leaf joint from whence they came and...snip.

    My dear sincere friend. My apologies.
     
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      Good morning @Mike Allen no offence has been taken we must agree to disagree ;)

      This is only how Woo does and his deadheading and the reason is that the appearance of a Rose bush with many dead and shriveled blooms left on it wouldn't look very nice and if wet dead they could spread disease etc.There are lots of professional and amateur Rosarians who follow me and I know some who would follow you its a personal choice;)


      For multi-flowered roses or clusters, I take off each flower from the cluster as its petals begin to fall, snipping with secateurs or pinching it out. This will keep the plant looking good while the rest of the buds open. Once all the flowers in a cluster have finished, remove the whole stem.

      When deadheading roses with single-flowers and any stems of multi-flowered types that have carried only one bloom, snip off the flowerhead and around 15cm of stem, cutting just above a strong, healthy leaf. Your next flower shoot will arise from that leaf joint.

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