Trimming Herbs And Roses (was RE:Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how/OT)

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Hi Sindy,

 

Don't be jealous, I have to deal with mosquitoes in January ;-p

 

Anyway, it is good to trim back your herbs in early spring. Cut all

those dead woody parts off. Annuals you'll of course have to reseed, but

the perennials will grown back from the roots.

 

For the spearmint you can just take the weed whacker and cut it all down

and it'll come right back. If you do dig it up, at least put some in a

pot, or a place in the garden that you have trouble growing things.

Always nice to have spearmint, just can't put it somewhere it'll go wild

(like the folks who lived here before me did *lol*).

 

I hope you can keep grandma's rose alive and happy. Best thing to do

with roses is to trim all the dead woody canes off and prune live stems

back about 1/3 of the way, at an angle, right above an outward facing

bud. Garden's Alive has some really good rose food available

http://www.gardensalive.com

 

Which reminds me, I have to go place an order with them - I need my

nematodes .. they'll eat the fleas in the yard and I heard there is even

a type that will eat fire ants - WOO HOO!

 

Happy Friday!

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

 

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

 

 

sindy anderson [sssoap]

 

good lord, I'm jealous.

But at least I know who to ask now.

I started an herb garden last year or so, the first year just had

spearmint, lemon balm, rosemary and such, last year added catnip on the

end corner(for kitty) lavender, st johns wart, (iris bulbs, found at

grandma's house and couldn't let em go) so I planted them in the garden,

a huge rose bush, (for looks and it was my grand ma's) oregano, basil

and jewelweed, (which didn't grow). Well, now what the heck do I do, I

have a bunch of old growth from last years herbs, should I cut that

away? plus it's all woody and hard, ouch~ the lavender and rosemary is

fine, but mainly the spearmint, (I'm thinking of trying to dig it all

up). Also, just to let ya'll know why theres a great big, ol bushy,

sticky rose hedge bush in my garden, my grandmother passed away 10 years

ago and she had a beautiful yard, so I dug up all the flowers & bulbs,

and got poison ivy so bad I swear DD & I almost died. WeI swelled up and

couldn't breathe, and had to go to the hospital and get shots, it was a

pia~ But i have faithfully planted a piece of her rose bush for 9 years

and couldn't get it to root, last year we sold the old place (to put up

a parking lot) and I tried one last time and took a few pieces and tried

to plant them, well they all died but one~ I was so excited~ This old

rose bush had been handed down for generations. We always wore a rose

from it on Mothers Day to church~So that's why theres a big, old bushy,

sticky rose hedge bush in my herb garden, cause grandma taught me to

garden~ But back to the story, what do I do with all this old growth?

Thanks

Sindy

 

 

 

 

 

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thanks sweetie~

Sindy

who's heading out tomorrow~

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(was RE:Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how/OT)

 

 

Hi Sindy,

 

Don't be jealous, I have to deal with mosquitoes in January ;-p

 

Anyway, it is good to trim back your herbs in early spring. Cut all

those dead woody parts off. Annuals you'll of course have to reseed, but

the perennials will grown back from the roots.