ive got osteospermum plants in the garden which we planted last year,i need to know if i can prune them back hard or not.
Pruning is most beneficial to the hardy types of Osteospermum. It's best to cut them back in early spring or in the autumn.
no... keep it sheltered from frost and then in spring prune it back hard feed and water it and it will grow back
The only danger of pruning roses in the Autumn is if they start to sprout and then get caught by a hard frost you can lose the buds. Better to shorten back to half in the Autumn to prevent windrock and hard prune in the Spring.
You can prune chrysanthemums back after they flower in fall.
prune them
He got a new pair of shears to prune the bushes. The prune slipped out of his hand and shot across the room. They had to prune back the rose bush to allow light into the window.
The word is spelled prune.We had to prune the bushes around our front doorway.Mom insisted we each eat a prune when we back-talked her.The man's skin was as wrinkled as a prune.
Do'nt prune it in the winter. Cut it back in the Spring just as growth starts as hard as you like.
Salvia is fairly easy to grow. Plant it in the spring. Dig a hole two times larger than the pot it came in. Plant the salvia at the same depth as it was in the container. Prune after flowering. At killing frost, cut back to two inches high.
In Spring after flowering if pruning is necessary.
If you prune a Forsythia in Winter you will cut off the following Springs flowers. Prune a Forsythia after it ha s flowered.
how much do you prune an hibiscus bush before winter You should never cut back any more than 1/3 of the plant at any time. Pruning is not recommended before winter, it should only be done after any danger of frost or freezing. They should be protected in the winter when it does freeze as they are a tropical plant.
Like any other plant you prune to contain a plant within the area allotted to it. Bougainvillea should be shortened back when required to suit the situation.