pruning tag
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Pruning fruit trees. Iv'e made a bit of a mess of mine & I am happy to pay someone to come & teach me how to prune them properly! Anyone know of a pruner in Southland - around Gore area please? |
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Rose pruning Anyone know what is a good rate? Want to offer a service but not sure what to charge. Do you go by bush, hourly rate? Who has had theirs done? I know its unusual but I enjoy doing them! And have all the gear. |
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Pruning raspberry canes in Northland I was delighted to get a plant which fruited this past summer. I had been told it was too warm up this far north for them but that is obviously not right. Anyway, I am thrilled with the fruit. I have not pruned anything yet being an absolute novice to ras... |
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Pruning Dwarf Apple tree We planted a dwarf apple Ballerina 3 years ago. It had fruit 1st year-last year nothing-had been fed I haven't pruned it yet-should I reduce the size of the highest shoot? or leave it for another year or so? |
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Pruning peach trees? We haven't pruned our tree for years and it is a monster taking over our back yard. I want to cut it back now but google tells me to do it in summer. I don't want to wait that long. I've noticed it starting to bud. Can I cut it now? Also we want to get it... |
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New Grapevine pruning help please. Last winter I planted a new grapevine then in spring it woke up and grew from 300mm high splits in to two and reached 1500mm high and was really happy. Winter came leaves fell off and it went to sleep over winter. While it was asleep I pruned it back to 1... |
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Summer plum tree pruning I have a Fortune plum tree with an excellent crop. It also has made a lot of growth. If I do not put netting over it I will loose most of the fruit to the birds. Is it OK to cut back the new shoots now so I can cover with net. These are the shoots t |
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Pruning hebes? I have several large hebes.They are just bare branches in the centre with foliage on the outside.I don't want to remove them but I would like to reduce them in size!Pruning them will remove all their foliage.Will this kill them!Or am I better off to p... |
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Tamarillo Tree - Pruning - Help! I have just found out that I was supposed to take the tip out to encourage branching and stop it getting too tall!It is now 1.8 metres (which for me is actually the perfect height - if it stops there)!HELP!What do I do!Can I just chop the top off!Although... |
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Clematis, any tips on pruning I have a 'Hagley hybrid clematis that has come off the trellis & growing in a big ball. It flowered in spring. It was here in the garden when I came & has the most beautiful, large purple blooms. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks |
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Tree pruning What is best to put on large cuts when removing large branches on fruit trees i seem to remember someone using tar many years ago to seal off cuts to stop rot from dead branches. |
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Thornless Blackberries and Pruning. I know its not the right time now. But thinking ahead.How does one prune and what do you cut out when pruning blackberries. We have large vines that have never been pruned and have noticed there are a few dead runners in it. Is it a case |
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Pruning Albany Surprise I'd like to hear from Albany Surprise growers, and maybe Candice Red growers as well. Albany Surprise and Candice Red are American cultivars, Albany Surprise being descended from or same as Isabella - or so I read. Everything I find says A |
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Question about pruning a pittosporum? Cut it off at Ground level. |
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Pruning a lemon tree Hi, We have a lemon tree that is in a coastal area. The tree has dead branches on the top third of the tree but bottom two thirds look OK. Do you remove dead branches at top and is this the right time of year to do this? We are in the lower North Is |
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Espaliering and pruning advice please We moved house late last year and our new garden has trees, mostly fruit I think, all down one fence line. It looks like they're supposed to be espaliered but have been let go. Photos of some of them. |
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Pruning rosemary HI.Rosemary bushes have grown too tall - over 6ft tall. Much as I love them they need to come down a bit. it is a hedge & a lot of long odd shaped branches coming out in all directions. have started to cut these ones back, even back to a main branch but w... |
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