In the summer, you can and should prune roses. If they are pruned to form and heal a bush, it is a sanitary procedure. But pruning rose bushes in the summer after flowering is another matter.

About caring for roses after flowering in summer

After the end of the first abundant flowering of a rose in the summer season, it needs special care. It helps to subsequently release new shoots again, on which buds will appear. The flower can bloom again by autumn.

How to prune roses after flowering in the summer so they bloom again? After the buds have faded, wilted flowers are removed, and too long stems are shortened to give the bush a harmonious shape.

Note!There are non-refurbished roses that only bloom once a season, so pruning them will not result in new buds.

Also, in the summer, weeding on beds with rose bushes, mulching of the soil, watering and feeding are mandatory. If necessary, the bushes are sprayed with fungicides to protect against insects and diseases.

With regular mulching of the soil, weeds practically do not appear. To feed the bushes, potash fertilizers are scattered next to them. You can buy ready-made or use chicken manure.

If the weather is dry and there has been no precipitation for a long time, then the rose bushes should be watered frequently. After watering, the soil is mulched. This will prevent the rapid evaporation of moisture from the soil. Wood bark, wood chips or other organic materials are used as mulch. Mulch is laid out in a layer of 10 cm. The place near a bush with a diameter of 10 cm is not covered.

Rose pruning

Why cut roses

Depending on the height of the rose bushes, the variety of the group to which they belong, the season, different pruning methods are used.

The first spring removal of branches from rose bushes is carried out to form the appearance of the bush, in order to remove excess shoots that interfere with the normal growth of other stems, as well as in order to remove damaged ones. This is primarily for decorative purposes.

Pruning in the fall prepares the bush for winter, which contributes to:

  • accelerating the formation of new stems;
  • strengthening the development of the root system;
  • getting more nutrients by the plant;
  • reducing the possibility of the appearance of infectious infections.

Note! Correct pruning of the stems of rose bushes is the key to the appearance of renewed shoots and the formation of new buds. Without having some knowledge of how to carry out such a procedure, you can cause irreparable harm to the plant.

Do roses need to be cut off dead buds? Such removal is carried out primarily in order to preserve the attractive appearance of the bush, and also contributes to the continuation of flowering. After that, the rose directs its power to the process of throwing out new shoots with buds. This procedure is carried out until the moment when the plant begins to prepare for winter, and the branches harden.

About pruning roses after flowering more

When starting to remove wilted buds, you need to wear gloves to protect your hands from sharp thorns.The cut is carried out with a sharp secateurs.

How to prune roses after flowering in the summer? Cut off those flowers in which the petals have become weak and began to crumble. At this time, the blossoming buds begin to wither and bend to the ground. At the same time, stems growing in the wrong direction can be removed. Excess shoots are removed to ensure the penetration of sunlight and air into the bush.

Before determining the location of the cut, carefully examine the leaves. They are combined on the handle into groups of several pieces. The correct cut is made over a sheet of at least 5 small sheets. It should be borne in mind that the new shoot will grow in the direction in which the leaf grows.

Note!When the shoot is cut, a non-flowering shoot can grow over a cuttings consisting of 3 leaves. The appearance of new flowers on them is possible only for the next season.

How to properly prune faded rosebuds for re-flowering

Pruning roses in July after flowering is carried out by removing the buds along with the branch. Moreover, you should pay attention to the growth point - near the place where the cutting is connected to the leaf. A shoot subsequently begins to grow from it, on which a new bud will be formed. You need to take into account the age of the bushes. Shoots of annual plants are cut by about half.

Important!The branch should be cut only above the growing point.

The next year, each cut off branch will give 2-3 shoots. Two-year-olds are shortened by 2-3 eyes from the beginning of the base, and annuals are shortened directly above the upper bud located under the faded bud.

In adult plants (over 3 years of age), all dead and weak branches, as well as small shoots formed after pruning in the previous year, are completely removed.

If you have to prune a large number of bushes, then it is not necessary to carefully determine the location of the cut. It is enough to remove the branch at a distance of about 5-8 mm above the selected leaf, since the growth points are practically next to the leaves.

Pruning allows roses to enjoy longer during the flowering season. If the faded roses are not cut off, then rosehip berries and seeds begin to form from them.

Many people believe that the process of cutting a branch must necessarily be carried out at an angle of 45 °, since with a perpendicular cut, a fungal infection may begin in the plant due to moisture accumulating in this place, and from an inclined one, the water will slide faster.

Note!To protect injured places from possible injury, they can be treated with PVA glue.

You should not pick off a wilted bud by pinching the peduncle. After the procedure carried out in this way, a weakened shoot will appear.

Pruning roses with large buds has some differences from that from bushes of other varieties. They cut off the stem, on which the flower has formed, to a certain place, and in bush multi-flowered roses and tea roses, after their flowering, the entire part of the branch above the first leaf is completely removed. This procedure is carried out in the same way for ground cover varieties.

Important! After the second flowering of the rose in the autumn, pruning is undesirable. It is better if the plant is at rest and can prepare for winter time.

Pruning hybrid tea varieties

The branches of the bushes of hybrid tea roses are cut in such a way that a ball shape is formed. Since the buds are formed on the processes formed in the current year, most of them are removed. The procedure schemes for such varieties use the following:

  • on the bushes of one- and two-year-olds, 2-4 buds are left, retreating 15 cm from the soil level,
  • on adults - 4-6 buds at a distance of approximately 20 cm, and about 2-4 buds are left on the lateral shoots.

Pruning a room rose

Some believe that the indoor rose no longer forms buds after flowering, but this is not the case. With proper care, they will reappear.

The branches are pruned in early spring. The second time, the procedure is carried out after complete flowering, while 3 live buds are left on the branches. Also, shoots growing inside the bush, and those on which withered buds remain, are removed from a rose in a pot.

Cutting scheme for climbing varieties

Climbing plants' buds are formed only on last year's shoots. After flowering, old branches are cut only if there are new shoots.

The formation of climbing bushes is carried out in a horizontal direction. Flowers and young branches appear along these branches in summer. Pruning after their flowering is carried out in late summer - early autumn. Old lashes are cut off, leaving 30-40 cm from the base.

Rose pruning scheme

Further care

What to do next if roses bloom in July and pruning is done? After that, during the summer time, the usual care is carried out.

Like other plants, it needs timely watering. The ideal option is to install an automatic irrigation system. Experts adjust it in such a way that water flows under each bush periodically and dosed. This greatly simplifies the care of the flower garden. But since it is often not possible to do this, you have to water it manually. It is advisable to moisten only the soil under the bush, and not the entire plant. In this case, for one bush, it is enough to add 5-15 liters of water.

Important! Water for irrigation must be preheated in the sun. Watering is carried out 1 to 3 times a week. Their number is determined by the condition of the soil in the flower beds.

Watering is carried out in the evening or early in the morning. Do not water in the midday heat. This can negatively affect the development of the plant: burns can form on the delicate leaves.

To ensure lush bloom, do not forget about fertilizers. Use granular dressings. They are simply scattered around the plant. This is done 3-4 times a season. You can also use instant dressings. They are first dipped into water and then poured into the ground next to the bush.

Subject to all the rules for summer pruning of roses, their abundant and lush flowering is stimulated. And regular care and getting rid of unnecessary shoots will help protect them from pests and diseases.