Holiday Chores.

[toetoe (Peter)]

One of the chores "i had to do" was trim the roses. I don't like the look of the trim result, it looks like dead trees in the garden now.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Lovely Job Peter.

Hey, I like the 24" Truss Dob on the truck in the background LOL!!!!!!

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Here's a tip for you Peter. Go back through them and cut out any branches that are pointing back intowards the middle of the bush, and any branch that looks like its going to cross another. Cut them hard up against the stem so you don't leave stubs. You want your roses to be growing up and out. The only way you can cut roses back too hard is if you cut the whole plant off below the graft point. When I finish pruning in winter I often only have 3-5 sticks about 400mm long sticking up in the air. Any main stem that is more than 4-5 years old I remove completely back at the base of the stem. I know its brutal but the roses seem to love it. Don't forget roses are heavy feeders during their growing season. They love chook and horse manure.

[toetoe (Peter)]

Thanks for that Paul, if the weather fairs up a bit better i'll give that a go.

Ken: I had 2 of those trucks beside the house all day, they were pumping in the water drain which runs at the back of our house.

[Daring Dave]

Im ashamed to post a pix of my garden..

Its not overgrown but apart from a vegie patch full of weeds its just grass.....