Time of pruning

Time of pruning

  • The purpose of pruning will not serve, if it is done at the wrong time.
  • Sufficient time must be allowed for the new shoots to mature and flower.
  • Late pruning delays flowering as well as reduce the production considerably.
  • The best time for pruning in rose is the period when the activity of the rose plant is least and the plant is at dormant to near dormant stage.
  • Pruning time will depends entirely on the climate condition of the region.
  • In temperate climate it is normally done in spring.
  • Over a large area in India (Indo-Gangetic plains) pruning is done only once in a year.
  • The most usual time for pruning is during October-November – after rains are well over and the cold season is approaching.
  • The staggering of pruning at weekly interval from September end to October end will provide a regular supply of flowers throughout the Winter.
  • In some regions pruning is practiced twice a year, i.e. in May and October for monsoon and winter flowering, respectively.
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