When it comes to pruning in the garden, whether it be a vegetable, fruit, etc., I think

a lot of the times gardeners can get scared because what if you make a mistake, did you kill

your plant, did you hamper its growth, and with roses I think it's no different, which

is why I'm excited that we have Rebecca Karatum on the show. She's a horticulturist at

David Austin Roses. Rebecca, we talked a little bit yesterday about care, planting just

a lot about some of the unique requirements that roses do have. I know that you had mentioned

when you prune, it's oftentimes somewhat around the time that you do the first feed. I thought

maybe before we get into pruning, we could talk just really quickly about a feeding schedule

for roses, and then we get into the pruning tips. Oh, great idea. Yeah, you know, I normally do

my first feed as the new leaves emerge, but I also look at the weather and make sure we don't

have any hard freezes coming. Any granular fertilizer that is labeled for rose is totally fine.

You can be organic, or you can use one of the products that's like a three and one. Do what

works for you, and depending on where you are in the country, if you're in a really hot

humid area, you probably do need some kind of disease control to help you along, and there's no

shame in it. But, you know, do what you have to do. Normally, a good, simple rule of thumb

is if the rose has finished the flush, it's going to want to eat so that it can flower again.

So roughly every six to eight weeks on David Austin, and again, follow the label directions,

and don't overfeed because when you overfeed, you put too much nitrogen in the soil,

you are going to increase disease problems. Yeah, yeah, it's a great point. Rebecca, are there

general best practices, dos and don'ts of how to prune, or does it depend on the type of rose that

you're growing? Well, a little bit depends on the type of the rose you're growing. First of all,

don't be afraid. No one ever truly killed a rose because they pruned it wrong, okay? But many

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