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Had to eat crow after a master gardener called out my pruning
I used to think cutting back my roses hard in the fall was the right move. Kept them neat and tidy through winter. Last spring at the community garden in Austin, this older guy named Tom watched me hack at a bush and just shook his head. He said I was chopping off next year's blooms and starving the roots. Told me to leave 3 strong canes and stop cutting until late February. I argued with him for five minutes before I finally shut up and listened. That following summer I had double the flowers I ever got before. Now I tell every newbie the same thing. You guys ever get called out by someone who just knew better?
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leep892d ago
Yeah Tom knows his stuff.
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