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Have you stopped deadheading your roses for winter?

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MarshaBradyo · 04/09/2019 17:27

Or when will you?

And whereabouts in UK are you

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SquirmOfEels · 04/09/2019 17:31

Not yet - I'm in London, and will do the last hacking in early October (of roses and everything else pre-winter)

cornstarch · 04/09/2019 17:44

South east and still deadheading every other day

MikeUniformMike · 04/09/2019 17:48

Still deadheading but have done the winter pruning on one climber. I had removed a plant that was supporting it, so it was going to get blown about.
Will hold off pruning the others until later in the year, and they are still blooming.
Just outside London.

MarshaBradyo · 04/09/2019 17:58

Still blooming here too (London)

Wondering if I should let hips form before cutting back. I didn’t last year then read it was a good idea.

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Fatshedra · 04/09/2019 18:20

I would think you leave rosehips if you think they are attractive. Otherwise definitely cut them off.

ellzebellze · 07/09/2019 19:09

I usually give mine a final trim around early-mid November and if they are top-heavy I'll take them back a bit further so they don't rock about in winter winds. Then prune properly by Valentine's Day.

Crazzzycat · 07/09/2019 19:17

Mine will flower until the first frost. And if it doesn’t freeze, it’s not uncommon for them to still flower in January, or even February. I keep deadheading until it’s no longer fun to go outside 😄 I’m in west Wales

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