Gardening Thread

[Cruyff14]

Looking good. Now you ought to cut off all the dead wood. Like what I’ve circled here.

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As low as I can?

 

[aussierulesrules]

As low as I can?

Yep, as close to the base as you can.

Here’s one of mine that I cut all the dead wood off.

 

[Cruyff14]

Yep, as close to the base as you can.

Here’s one of mine that I cut all the dead wood off. View attachment 2160379

But that's like the main bit of the plant? It doesn't matter?

 

[aussierulesrules]

But that's like the main bit of the plant? It doesn't matter?

If it’s dead wood it’s dead weight and can get in the way of new basal shoots coming up from the graft.

Also, the reason I get rid of as much of that hard wood or bark off the graft is that if it’s all left there and covering the graft, there’s basically no way any new growth will come up from there, as it will be too soft to penetrate through all that hard wood.

I’d say that’s why really old roses don’t send up fresh new canes from the base. There’s no chance of them penetrating through the hard bark to come out.

 

[MP_]

I’ve never seen roses pruned back to the hardwood like that .

 

[rocker_oz33]

When out in the garden with cactus s.

 

[aussierulesrules]

I’ve never seen roses pruned back to the hardwood like that .

When I do my winter prune I also look for bark that I can peel off the graft, because again, if the graft is covered in bark (which happens eventually with all roses) there’s pretty much zero chance of any fresh new basal shoots coming through.

Some people do it with sandpaper, while others use wire. And you definitely want to cut any dead canes back as close to the graft as you can. Basically put the blade of the secateurs flat on the graft and cut it off. Otherwise it can get in the way of new basal shoots.

I got new growth out of that stump a few weeks later.

 

[MP_]

When I do my winter prune I also look for bark that I can peel off the graft, because again, if the graft is covered in bark (which happens eventually with all roses) there’s pretty much zero chance of any fresh new basal shoots coming through.

Some people do it with sandpaper, while others use wire. And you definitely want to cut any dead canes back as close to the graft as you can. Basically put the blade of the secateurs flat on the graft and cut it off. Otherwise it can get in the way of new basal shoots.

I got new growth out of that stump a few weeks later.

It’s good info to know, cheers, at least roses won’t look so gnarly in winter when you’re removing all the dead stuff. I don’t grow roses anymore as I’m a native plant nut but they are still one of my favourite flowers.

 

[MP_]

When out in the garden with cactus s.

My workmate gave me a monkey tail cactus and a rat tail cactus, they are so cool and prickly

 

[rocker_oz33]

My workmate gave me a monkey tail cactus and a rat tail cactus, they are so cool and prickly

My Monkey tail in flower.
Only got it few
Months back.

 

[rocker_oz33]

I think I'll seasol the plants tomorrow.
Did notice a few random dead ones.
Some I've had for ages...
But got a few new ones to pot up.
Got to find the right balance of sun and shade...

 

[MP_]

My Monkey tail in flower.
Only got it few
Months back.

That’s huge compared to mine.

 

[MP_]

I think I'll seasol the plants tomorrow.
Did notice a few random dead ones.
Some I've had for ages...
But got a few new ones to pot up.
Got to find the right balance of sun and shade...

I’ve lost a few new plantings in the last few weeks. So dry out my way if you forget to water just for one week the plants suffer. We’ve probably only had 200mm of rain this years.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Got a peanut cactus as well .
Not growing at the rate I want it to grow at.

Heaps of others with pups growing around them .

 

[rocker_oz33]

Put some large ish rocks in the garden for plants to grown around.
Plants said we're growing over the rocks .
Plants with attitude.