MonthAugust 2026

August Pruning for Fall Rose Blooms

I know… it is still stifling hot and humid, but better rose blooms are coming.  Most hybrid tea roses take 6 to 8 weeks to grow a new cane and then bloom.  Accordingly, if you cut roses back by no more than 1/4 to 1/3, especially the very tallest roses, from mid to late August you will begin to have a beautiful flush of new blooms in October.  Don’t forget to fertilize with something organic.  If you use a granular […]

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