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Initial post 23 MAY 05 by sherry thomas
hello, I just planted my first ever climbing rose bush. I think I have done everything I need to do for it to grow beautiful, and it was until the other day we had a horrible wind storm that made alot of my pretty red blooms die. I dont know what to do for it next, should I cut those that are dead now? Thanks
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Reply #1 of 5 posted 24 MAY 05 by RoseBlush
Yes. Go ahead and deadhead the dead blooms. This will encourage the plant to put out more blooms.

Smiles,

Lyn
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Reply #2 of 5 posted 24 MAY 05 by seashell
much thanx!!!!!!
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Reply #3 of 5 posted 23 JUN 05 by Unregistered Guest
how do you deadhead roses??
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Reply #4 of 5 posted 24 JUN 05 by seashell
hello, I think the way you do it is right below the dead rose, on the stem is to cut diaginal after the sun is setting. Leaving 2 leaves below the cut.
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Reply #5 of 5 posted 24 JUN 05 by RoseBlush
This another time when you can look to the rose to be your teacher. First we are assuming this is a repeat blooming rose. Often when a bloom is spent, if you look further down the cane, you will see a new shoot developing with new leaves. That point is where the rose is telling you that THIS is where it wants to send out a new branch. Cut about 1/4 inch above the new branch, if it is facing outward.

The rule of thumb for deadheading is that you cut down to the first strong five-leaf set with the bud eye facing outward. The location of the bud eye tells you which direction the new branch will grow. You don't want the new growth to go towards the center of the plant because it will not get enough light and be as viable. This is why you try to select a bud eye that faces outward on the cane.

If you don't see a new leaf-set growing when you are deadheading, you go far enough down on the cane so that at the point of new growth, the existing cane can carry the additonal weight of new branches and blooms. Again, you cut about 1/4th inch above the bud eye.

If you look at a rose, you will notice that near the bloom there are only three leaves on the leaf-sets near the bloom. There are no bud eyes located here, so if you cut at this point, you won't get new blooms. The exception is when the spent bloom is in the midst of a group of developing buds that have not fully opened. The just cut out the bloom so that you can leave more room for the new blooms to open.

The reason you deadhead is that a rose has one purpose in its life. That is to attract pollenators so that it can get "pregnant" and form seeds and hips to continue the species. When you cut the blooms off, the rose thinks (forgive the personalization) it has not completed its mission, and puts out new blooms to complete the cycle. Deadheading helps you have more blooms in your garden over the season. Note: this is true only for repeat-blooming roses.

Smiles,

Lyn
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