Deadheading Knockout Roses
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2020
- How to deadhead knockout roses the easy way, for a cleaner look plus near constant beautiful blooms Summer into Fall! Many experts - including the fine folks at the company that produces Knock Out Roses - will tell you no, there’s no need to deadhead these roses because Knock Out Roses will do this all by themselves, on their own.
And that’s true to a certain extent. Knockout Roses will eventually discard their own dead flowers. Eventually.
Meanwhile, the overall shrub can look very sad with lots of dead flower stalks poking out all over, and fewer and fewer active blooms on the shrub.
But you want blooms throughout the Summer into the Fall, am I right? Lovely flowers to enjoy each and every day!
I deadhead my knockout roses about once a week or so during the season to keep them looking fresh.
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I can tell you my trick to having roses on my bush almost always is I don't deadhead all of my roses off at once. Every day I go out and cut a few off when they're just beginning to look old. By the time they're beginning to fall apart I'm getting new blooms. It takes a few wks to get it going but soon you should have almost continuous flowers. I also fertilize once a month. Now this may or may not be good for my Knockout Rose... but it seemed to do well last year when I did it. It was a total accident because I cannot stand to see the petals laying on the garden bed. lolz Ocd??? Maybe so. lol
Yes, you just had me rewatch my video because I didn't realize I had neglected to mention this. (I just pinned this comment to the top, as this is really helpful, so thanks!) I'm with you 100% on this: do a little at a time, a bit every day or every few days, and you get constant blooms all season long! I was able to keep mine going until Thanksgiving last year! And yes, I definitely do the Rose-tone (Espoma) more than once during the Summer. I also add Epsom Salt too, which some people say doesn't do anything. But somehow I think it works for me. (Oh, and where you can't stand seeing rose petals in your garden bed, I can't stand seeing half-alive roses on my shrubs, so off with their heads too! LOL)
What kind of fertilizer do you use?
I use Rose-tone by Espoma. It’s a slow-release organic fertilizer that benefits the roses and the soil. I use it monthly during the growing season. It really helps!
@@Sandra-cc5bi I use Dr Earth Rose Food
I save egg shells, coffee grounds and banana peels, what's the organic fertilizer.
This is the best video I’ve seen on deadheading roses. Everyone else makes it seem complicated. Thank you.
Thank you Wesley. Your comment means so much, as that's exactly what my goal is with each video: to "un" complicate garden tasks. Otherwise, we just won't do them!
@@GardenSanity Please address that big green ball on the stem after the bloom has fallen off. Also I get these huge orange balls on my knockouts . What are they?
@@angeladavis7207 Hi Angela, That big green ball is what's left over and needs to be deadheaded. What you see me deadhead in the video is what these look like "before" everything falls away and you're left with some of the green balls...which then become rose hips -- which are the orange balls on your knockouts. Knockout roses don't get many of them, or supposedly shouldn't, but those show up from spent flowers that weren't deadheaded. Those can be cut off too, so that your Knockouts don't think it's end-of-the-blooming-season time. Cut those off, and your Knockout will continue to know it's blooming season and will put out more fresh blooms! I hope this helps? 🌹
I 2nd this! I watched 3 videos online before watching thiz one and they all made it confusing with "5 leaf rule" and "be careful where you cut". Straight and to the point- snip away and let nature do what it does best! Thanks 😊
@@WolfMan100 Thank you so much Eli -- I really appreciate your feedback! That's how I garden: I want to know what to do and then get it done -- so that's why I started this UA-cam channel, to help others do the same thing! 🙂 🍃
This video was very helpful ! Thank you for making it so easy 🥰🥰❤❤
This video explains deadheading your roses easily and interestingly. Thank You
My pleasure Brenda - and thank you for your feedback! ❤️
This video was very helpful. I deadheaded my roses this way before I saw your video. I feel better now.
That's great Jack! It does seem like it makes sense, so of course you and no doubt others are already doing this without needing my video! But I'm glad I could confirm it for you! The idea of going down to a certain set of leaves, then snipping would drive me bananas!
Thank You Kindly for Your Vital Information on deadheading knockout roses!
You're welcome Paula, and I hope it helps make this garden chore easier! Thanks for the feedback!
I am a novice trying to take care of my wife's roses. She was a master gardener and loved all her garden but roses were special.
That is wonderful, Julian. I bet her garden and roses are so beautiful.
Great tip! Thank you. Just bought my first one today!
Thanks Victoria! Enjoy your roses! 🌹😊
Hi your roses are absolutely fantastic and I quite agree with you about knocking the heads off the roses but a very good job and thank you for sharing the video with us😍😍❤❤
Thanks! I hope to keep them going through Thanksgiving, however our temps dipped below freezing overnight and it looks like some blooms froze. We shall see!
I agree to dead head. I did mine today.
Thanks Fannie! It's such a great feeling to see them cleaned up once you're finished!
I use a small battery powered hedge clipper. I keep mine as close to a square hedge as possible. I have the red velvet tea rose. Running roses need a trellis and tying up. Mine has grown through the trellis and is invisible to view. It looks free-standing. Back to the trimming. After trimming, I hand prune any double forks or areas not at leaf intersections. This cleans the cuts up. After a few weeks, the roses are beautiful. 🐀🐾
I bet the roses look very pretty since the trellis is not invisible -- when in bloom it must look amazing! Thanks for sharing how your prune/deadhead your own roses, DJ!
Excellent!
Thanks so much Whit!
Thanks so much for a great videos!
You're welcome Mary Jane! Always glad to help! 😃
Thank you!
You're welcome Dacia! 🌹
Thanks so helpful. I'll go home tomorrow to do mine
Glad to hear it! I think deadheading these roses can almost be relaxing, once you get into it. Here's hoping that's what you experience!
Yes it was therapeutic.
@@ms.originalnaturehairandma8123 So glad! 🌹
Thanks so much 😊
I tend to like to cut mine back to just before the the newest growth on the stem. I know ultimately it doesn’t matter but I think it looks a lot nicer without the awkwardly cut parts. I’ve also been told it’s good to cut the bush back just after the last frost to encourage them to pop.
Those are both good tips! Yes, these roses will definitely put out new growth once they are pruned -- it's like a wake up call for them! 🌹And also yes, for deadheading it can be a preference for how you want the shrub to look. I get it! 😃👍
Thanks for sharing,
You’re welcome - I hope it was helpful!
Thank u very informative
You’re welcome Dawn! Thanks, and I’m glad it was informative!
Thanks
Such a great detailed video! Thank you!!
You’re welcome Casey! Glad it was helpful! Enjoy your roses! 🌹😊
Thank you for this. It helped me to do mine today :)
You're welcome Kathryn, and thank you for letting me know -- I'm so glad to know the video is helpful!
Thank you, i have a red knockout rose bush that im going to dead head, it looks so bad.❤
I just got a beautiful double knockout rose at Lowe’s a few weeks ago. I’ve been pruning a bit and I have a lot of the reddish leaves. I maybe should note I harvest the (few on there now) flowers when they’ve bloomed, and I believe that reddish growth and leaves is from where the roses were cut from. Should I remove those? Thank you for such an informative video!
You’re welcome The Natural Cavy! It sounds like the red growth is new growth. Those leaves will begin turning green as more rose buds develop and turn into more gorgeous flowers. 🌹No need to remove the reddish leaves. I hope this helps! Enjoy your new knockout rose! 🌹
I just saw another site on same bush and he said do Not cut the buds or remove them as new ones will grow!!!!!! Now I'm confused as to why you are cutting them completely off. Just to clean it up and produce more budding.... 🤔
Yes, even the Knock Out Rose breeder's website says you don't need to deadhead these roses! 👍 However, to clean up the shrub so it looks MUCH nicer, deadheading is the way to go. A shrub covered in these dead remains of the roses doesn't look nearly as healthy as a nice green shrub. The sooner the dead parts are removed, the sooner the shrub is reminded that it isn't winding down, but rather needs to push more new growth out. I've found that I get more roses more quickly when I deadhead versus when I don't. (Yes, I actually tested this out years ago between 2 shrubs!) You'll notice in this video above that I show how the new growth is already developing even before you deadhead the spent flowers off -- it's around minute 9:12-ish. I hope this helps clarify things! 😃
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OMG, thank you sooo much for sharing!! You're teaching me so much and I LOVE it haha. I do have one question tho, is it okay to cut them with regular scissors since I don't have any shears yet?
Yes, just make sure your scissors are sharp so that the cuts are nice and clean. A pair of small garden snips also works well too. 👍🌹
I was surprised at the amount of blooms my knock out roses did . I had a lot of deadheading to do.
I know what you mean! I tried to do it once a week, but sometimes let it go a bit longer. It really does make a difference, so I keep on doing it. :)
@@GardenSanity yeah that is true.
Hello! Do you have a video for potted knockout roses? and how/when to prune and should i re-vertilize?
Hi Jolena, No, I don’t grow any of mine in containers - however - if you go to the Knockout Roses website, they have some guidance on growing them in containers including a link to a video. Pruning would be the same as for Knockouts planted in the ground. As for fertilizer, use a fertilizer especially for roses such as Rose-tone by Espoma. Potted plants need a bit more fertilizer than those growing in the ground, so add a bit of Rose-tone into the top of your container once a month during the growing season. Don’t fertilize after August. I hope this helps! 🌹
@@GardenSanity Hello good morning! I appreciate you taking the time to respond to my question. Thank you for the tips they are very helpful! I enjoy all ur videos. Afain thank you!
@@jolenagallegos9753 No problem, Jolena! Glad I could help, and I hope your roses do well for you! 🌹
I deadheaded, fertilized and kicked and my roses stopped blossoming 3 weeks after I brought them home 😢
I thought you are supposed to prune them just below were they branch out in a clump of buds?
Hi Cindy, For deadheading Knockout Roses, it isn't necessary to do so. That's what makes them so much easier than traditional roses. 👍🌹😃
@@GardenSanity I had a landscaper add gray dirt when making my beds and I think the soil must just be really low quality because they are barely blooming.
We just bought double knockout roses and planted them right away actually yesterday, but I noticed there were some falling blooms and looked dead . Do I have to deadhead them even if they’re just newly planted and it seems they’re not that stable yet?
You don't have to deadhead Malou, however it will help the newly planted Knockouts. Removing the spent and dead roses not only is a cosmetic improvement, but it reminds the shrub that it's still growing season and will help produce some new blooms. While it is true that you don't "have to" deadhead your Knockout Roses, many gardeners -- including me -- have found it to be beneficial. Deadheading won't harm the roots underground as they get established. This time of year, when these roses have been sitting in growing pots at nurseries, they can be a bit tired and stressed, so no worries. Your shrub will soon perk up!
I recently planted two knockout rose bushes but I noticed something is eating away at the leaves and they have tons of holes now. Is this normal? What should I do?
Hi Tara, it can be normal. Most of the time holes are from pests possibly leaf cutter bees or more probable the holes can be from sawfly larvae (which are also commonly called rose slugs). They feed mainly on the underside of leaves, so it might be hard to spot them. I'd suggest spraying the leaves -- as well as the underside of the leaves as best you can -- with Bonide/Captain Jack 3-N-1, which is a product that contains a fungicide, miticide and insecticide. It might also be called Bonide Rose Rx 3-N-1, but it's the same product. It's the best way to protect your Knockouts from whatever is bothering them, from aphids to black spot to rose slugs. Spray it either in early morning or later in the day to avoid killing beneficial bees that also love these roses. I hope this helps -- keep me posted! 🙂 🌹
Today I just popped the spent blooms right off the stem, no shears required. I wonder if the stem will still turn brown?
Impressive! No idea what the stems will do, but I’m guessing it won’t be too different from using shears. Keep me posted!
How often should I dead head? (Planted my first ever perennial today and chose these roses). 🥰
Congrats on your Knockout Roses, Belle! I deadhead fairly regularly during the Summer into the Fall. I usually begin once the first huge blooming is ending in early Summer. It’s early October and I’m still deadheading. It’s a great way to keep the shrubs looking tidy plus I’m still getting new blooms! You’ll get the hang of it next year! 🌹👍🏼
@@GardenSanity Thanks! Do you have any advice on how often these need to be watered?
Water newly planted Knockouts well. It’s better to water “deeply” when you water. This means giving the roses a good drink of water each time versus watering just a small amount. In other words, it’s better to water a few times a week deeply versus every day with a small amount of water. Please watch my “Black Spots on Knockout Roses” video, as I talk about the right and wrong ways to water. It also depends on how much rain you get, or not. What garden zone are you in?
@@GardenSanity thank you. I'll check out that video! I'm in zone 5 (Chicago).
@@bellemieux Normally, you'll get your first frost around the end of this month (October), so continue to provide water over the next few weeks. 👍
That was a ladybug 🙂 they eat bugs you don't want on your plants. They're very beneficial.
Thanks Sophia, but I'm not sure it is a ladybug. It's hard to see in the video, but this bug was yellow-orange. Someone else suggested a cucumber beetle, which it could have been. The good news is, if it was harmful I haven't seen it since! I love ladybugs, and always wish I'd see even more than I do! 🌹 Thanks again for weighing in!
@@GardenSanity oh wow ok, I've never seen a cucumber beetle! Glad it's not eating your roses! June bugs are having a field day with mine! ugh
Sorry about the June bugs -- they are NOT fun to deal with. We don't have them, but we do get Japanese beetles which are similar.
@@GardenSanity thanks, yeah they drive me crazy. 😊
Love nature…but not the icky bugs so much! 😕
My knock outs have something eating the leaves. Aphids? Something else? How do I get rid of the enemy?
Hi Sassy Girl! I feel your pain. Unless we install night vision cameras, we may not ever know exactly what’s eating the leaves. (Oh how I would love to have such cameras!) The best solution that I use is to spray the leaves with Espoma “Neem Oil 3n1” which is is a fungicide, miticide and organic insecticide. It will take care of whatever is munching on the plants. Follow the label instructions and your roses will thank you! (I’m not affiliated with Espoma at all, I just love their products because they work.) I hope this helps. Keep me posted!
Do I get it from Amazon?
@@Sandra-cc5bi Unfortunately, I don't see it listed on Amazon. I have seen it at some of the big box home improvement stores -- although, again, not online -- and definitely at garden nurseries. I hope this helps! (And I wish it was online too, as it can be so much easier!)
Great! Thanks.
Mixture of Dawn dishwashing soap and water in a spray bottle works great on Aphids. Spray in early morning or a dusk so the hot sun doesn't burn the leaves. reapply in a couple of days or after rain. Did it a couple of times and I don't see them anymore. 1 tbsp. Dawn to 1 quart of water. 5 tbsp. of dawn to gallon water.
My knock out roses are top=heavy and falling over. How much should I prune them to stand upright.
Hi Beverly, If they already have flower buds about to open, then wait to do any pruning until the first wave of blooms is over. You can also selectively prune them back, where you prune back some of the stems but not all, if you don’t want to sacrifice all of the flowers. If it were me? I’d prune them by at least one-half. I know that sounds like a lot, but these plants regrow quickly, and will grow back bushier and fuller without flopping. I hope this helps!
Can I use regular scissors? My wife says no.
But you don't explain exactly where you should cut or why. Some say 1/4 inch above the 5 leaves. Some also say if the 5 leaves are turning inward not to deadhead. So I think more needs to be explained in your video.
Hi Rayna, I appreciate your feedback! Actually I do explain exactly where to cut, starting at minute 1:29 where I demonstrate how to do so. Knockout Roses are MUCH easier to deadhead than other types of roses. You don't need to worry about how many leaves to cut back to, or which way the leaves are facing. (Mention this at 2:15) You simply remove the dead rose heads, and if you look closely, sometimes you'll already see the new growth coming up just below where you're making your cut. (Example at 2:33) That new growth (that looks so tiny) will be more roses! If you cut down too low on Knockout Roses, you'll end up removing this new growth and won't enjoy as many roses coming up. I hope this helps! ❤️ 🌹