Pruning Knockout Roses

Trimming Knockout Roses
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[@ebbrown8771]

This was incredible information and demonstration. I would’ve learned more if there was an up close view while pruning, nevertheless sooo helpful thanks Ebonee from R.I. So this is a follow up a month later, using this method my roses are growing beautifully and are protected hopefully from June bugs. When that time comes I will update the post again, thanks again

[@Zoetropeification]

One of the most informative and efficient videos I have seen. No time wasted watching this.

[@brendachurch3909]

It’s April now , should I prune my roses or wait till next year?

[@joannetullini6814]

Excellent advice on pruning. Makes good sense.

[@Alejandro_C62]

Great information. Using pruners gives you a better overall result along with cutting roses down short.

[@codysmith6256]

Very good video. That guy is cool as heck and knows his stuff

[@stevejosrph6065]

you talk to much and didn't explain anything

[@aaronmyls]

I hate when they do that but I just fast fwd the vid to the end 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@christinagay3354]

Absolutely unrelated so I apologize but I noticed your accent immediately. Being from southern Virginia, I love and appreciate a good southern accent. Now on to actually watching and paying attention to the video. 😊

[@skrame01]

Would you do this to a large overgrown older rose that has canes larger than 1" in diameter?

[@lindawatts5260]

Enjoyed the video. Very informative. Thank you.

[@worstcasescenariolisa]

This was great information and I love Dusty’s approach.

[@susanlarose4721]

Even though we landscape in Zone 5b, Central NY, this is exactly what we do and recommend. We trim back hard in late fall here. The application of the dual fertilizer/ insecticide saves the roses from so much damage from aphids, and here, the ugly, nasty, Japanese beetles. In Central NY they show up in June and seem to start at the roses and move on from there. That application of the insecticide 😊keeps them off the roses and it appears that once they try a rose 🌹 they stay off everything in our client's entire landscaping beds. The fertilizer will cause the rose to produce stronger canes, as well as flowers that are both more plentiful and also larger. BTW yours is the best rose trimming explanation I have ever seen. I like the way you don't just say "do it" but explain why to do it. The rationale for application of the fertilizer/insecticide above the rose if it's located on a slope shows me how you think. landscaper/botanist

[@notaverygoodguitarplayer]

"I'm not saying you can't cut your rise bush back with a set of hedge trimmers. Cut'em back with whatever you wanna cut'em back with." I love it.

[@patrickchandlier195]

Thank you ! Just wondering can you cut back knock out roses in August ? I live in Central Alabama. The deer ate all the buds and leaves on my roses in July. Now they look leggy and bare. How can I fix this condition ?

[@gibbsgardencenter7775]

Patrick Chandlier I wouldn’t this late, if we have an early freeze it could cause some damage to that newer growth. I would wait until February and then cut it back and fertilize. You can cut it back anytime after that but it will just be a little later when it starts blooming. I always recommend to stop fertilizing them or cutting them back around the first of August to avoid cold damage.

[@brendawalls9544]

I have numerous amounts of knock out rose bushes. I have never pruned mine back like I saw in your video, and I am afraid to because it is so much fuller and bushier each year. It won't kill the bush to trim it down like that? How long will it take to get full and bushy again?

[@cbpapp]

I live in Charlotte, NC. The knock out roses I planted last year blew up this Spring. They looked horrific last Summer and I was determined to prune it back, but the time has passed. The roses are at the front of my landscape bed and will hide anything I plant behind it. What will happen to it if I prune it now? Thank you in advance! Blessings.

[@bettyboop4264]

Do really have to cut them down to ground every year??

[@BlackNAVYAmericanVET]

Thank you

[@masonstewart8024]

GREAT INFORMATION! IVE BEEN DOING IT THE WRONG WAY FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS..

[@gibbsgardencenter7775]

Thank you!

[@remington6363]

Great

[@tonyaperry4763]

Can you cut them back in the fall?

[@ebbrown8771]

It’s encouraged in the spring as the plant will show you when it’s actively growing. I heard you’ll know which branches didn’t make it b/c they will have no growth on them VS the fall and cold weather could damage newly cut areas Good luck 👍🏾

[@joannerago9244]

hello, I have a very old knock out rose bush, it's only been trimmed back once in 8 years, now it's got a lot of damage from storms, and I'm not sure how much to cut back. The branches are all mostly old wood, and some new growth on the ends already starting.. I live in Illinois, and have to get this under control. It's about 6 ft. high.. is it too late to try and save this, or can I cut it back and how much.. thank you.. it did bloom three times last year, but it's just too big and heavy now.. any help you can give will be appreciated.

[@gibbsgardencenter7775]

Joanne Rago I would still cut it back to 8-12” of the ground and fertilize it.