I am very confused on cutting brugs back in the fall. I didn't cut mine back last year (my 1st year) They went dormate & the stems died but came back from the roots. Would it have made any difference if I had cut them back before frost? It looks like to me that either way they start over from the roots. Mine are very slow to bloom this year but do have some buds & 1 or 2 ready to open. I have side shoots on most of them. Should I cut them off & root them?
Edited to correct some spelling.
This message was edited Monday, Jun 30th 1:28 PM
cutting back for rootings
that is your choice if you want it bushy don't cut if not cut. i have found they adapt to anything you want to do. esp. in our zones. last winter i cut some of them down and some i didn't i did not see any difference.
Glory
Jun 30, 2003
Sugar,
This is what I do..remember everyone has their own way. I cut all of mine to the top of the ground and stick the cuttings into pots of soil for the winter....keeping them in the GH. I may have up to 20 or so cuttings in one 3 gallon pot and I'm just keeping them alive. When Feb. rolls around I take the cuttings and root them.....most are already rooted and I put the cuttings into 3-5 gallon pot. Since we both live in a very warm climate our Brugs tend to come up very early. Then there are times that they just come up to slow for me then I just dig up last years Brugs and put a nice new one in it's place...remember some of these cuttings are 5-8 ft tall already.
Sugar, I used Glory's way and it works great! Saves on space too.
So Glory, it's not like roses? You can put a new brug where an old brug has been? I don't have any in the ground so I don't know.
Glory
Jul 01, 2003
Liz,
Brugs are not pickey who's been there before. LOL
LOL Liz, with all your brugs you have none in the ground?
Really, no, none are in the ground. I don't have much flat ground. And the flat ground that I have, is only about a foot deep before it hits bedrock.