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How To Dead Head Roses

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How To Dead Head Roses

Roses need to be 'dead-headed' throughout their flowering season. This process involves removing dead flowers to encourage new ones to grow. Steve Redman from Holland Park in London takes VideoJug through the technique and shows you how to dead head roses. Roses need to be 'dead-headed' throughout their flowering season. This process involves removing dead flowers to encourage new ones to grow. Steve Redman from Holland Park in London takes VideoJug through the technique and shows you how to dead head roses.

Step 1: You will need

Step 2: Cut back

Look out for flowers that have become brown and shrivelled. Cut back the stems of these flowers by about 20 centimetres. The cut should be made at about a 45 degree angle, so that rain can drain off the stem rather than sitting on top and rotting the plant. The cut should be parallel to the angle the shoot comes out of the ground. To stop the bare stem from dying, cut the stem a few millimetres above a side shoot. Use the whole of the blade to get a clean cut.

This process will help your roses stay strong, healthy and flowering well.

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  1. Anonymous

    VERY NICE THAT I CAN WATCH THE PROCESS...GOTTA LOVE TECHNOLOGY! I'M OFF TO DEADHEAD! THANKS.

  2. Dodie

    Thank you, on how to prune apple trees. I have Chester Blackberries and hope your instruction is for them. I'm new at it so I will try it. I love this video it really shows things well. Dodie

  3. Anonymous

    I tried this on my sister :( but it diddn't work

  4. joanrogers

    very clear i could see the exact place to cut the end of the stem and how to cut it thanks

  5. Anonymous

    Thank You! Very clear and concise information even a beginner like myself can understand.

  7. Anonymous

    only site that actually shows how to do it thank you

  8. Anonymous

    Very useful. I had always thought you should take down to the next good leaf joint.

  9. Anonymous

    Very helpful for me. I am a beginner with roses. Thank you.

  10. yellow

    Nice to finally know WHY roses should be dead-headed. I recently was told the same for another flower but hadn't made the connection