- 1). Clean your pruning shears. Keeping the shears free of bacteria is important to keeping your rose plants healthy.
- 2). Snip at a 45-degree angle, making clean, neat cuts about 1/4 inch above the bud. Start cutting at the base of the plant. Your objective is to cut away enough branches to allow both light and air to reach the center of the plant.
- 3). Take off any branches that appear to be dry, shriveled or black, indicating diseased or deadwood that will only rob the plant of energy. If you see branches that are smaller than a pencil in diameter, get rid of those, too.
- 4). Apply rose food or all-purpose fertilizer in accordance with package instructions.
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