I am setting up 2 water garden barrels and would like to know how to circulate the water between them.
I will be adding submerged and deep water plants and eventually a couple of gold fish. I want water to trickle from one barrel to other, how do I do this?
Rose bush pruning is an important element of your rose care routine. But there are probably as many opinions on how to go about pruning as there are types of roses that require it.
Rose growing experts have their favorite “tried and tested” methods, but this is for those who don’t know where to start. As your confidence grows you will modify these techniques and develop some new ones of your own.
Rose pruning can be easier than you’re dreading. In fact, there are 4 basic rules and a couple of common sense ones. If you keep these basic rules in mind every time you pick up your rose rose pruning shears , you’ll be rewarded with gorgeous rose bushes that reflect the care that you put into them.
The 4 Basic Rules
1. Always keep the middle of your bushes free of growth. This denies insects a place to live, and allows good air circulation helping to keep down fungal infection.
2. Always remove any dead or decayed growth. This keeps your roses looking better and again, keeps insects away.
3. Shape your rose bushes as they grow. This transforms your bushes from wild and messy to precise and proper like all good roses.
4. Remove crossing branches to promote strong growth.
A Couple Of Quick Rules
Always use sharp pruning shears. And clean your shears afterwards to remove any disease or fungus.
Seal the cuts you’ve made to keep out disease. Just use regular white PVA glue, which works fine and is a lot cheaper than specialist products.
Different Types Of Rose Bush Pruning
Hard Pruning – cut canes back to three or four buds from the base. This results in strong canes of about 4 to 5 inches in length. Do not use hard pruning with established bushes because they may not regrow. The only exception is as a last-ditch effort to revive sick or neglected bushes. This technique is best with grandiflora, new hybrid tea, and floribunda roses.
Moderate Pruning – cut strong stems back to approximately half of their length. Weaker stems may be cut back even more. This technique works fine with established gardens of hybrid teas, floribundas, grandifloras, and tree roses .
Light Pruning – Cut the canes back to around 2/3 of their length. Any leftover stems can be lightly trimmed back. Light pruning is not generally recommended for most bushes as it tends to produce early blooms and poorly developed flowers. Use this technique only if other types of rose bush pruning are not working and the bush looks bad to begin with.
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Suppose you wish to see whether a point at the front of your house is at the same elevation as a point around the back.
I tried changing the washer but that didn’t help. Could it be related to a vacuum breaker that is trying to prevent backflow?
Quick check of the garden, and then I decided to use the hose repair kit I bought and watered my garden (10 minutes after vowing to wait until the next day before I watered again).
Tired of spending hundreds buying worn out hoses for the shop or garden or anything just fix them for pennies and spend the money else where.
I am planning my garden watering system, found there are two type of soaker hoses in store: flat or regular, do anybody know which one is better? Thank you.
I am trying to decide how to set up a large tub of water for a water garden and what to plant in it that is companionable.
My dog chewed on my rubber Goodyear garden hose and left a 2″ hole; one side of the section is gone but the other half is there. Would tape work to seal it? If so, what kind? Or is there a better way to plug this hole so I can use it?
ANSWER: Tape will not work. Water would leak out easily. You need to seal it up tightly, and tape will just be too loose. There are repair kits available. That’s the only way you’re going to be able to seal up the hole. The kits are inexpensive and easy to use. Try the link below.