How to prune fruit trees
Keep your fruit trees productive and looking good with our easy pruning guide. Free-standing fruit trees, such as those grown in an orchard should be pruned when they are dormant, in winter. Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and ... [... more]
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Apple Tree Pruning
Instructions and pictures on how to prune apple tree. Lots of helpful explained in simple terms. This article deals with pruning of bush trees (all rootstocks are pruned in the same manner) and cordons (next page). First, fruit is produced from ... [... more]
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How to prune and care for ridge (outdoor) cucumbers - page 3
Cucumber plants will produce too much leafy growth at the expense of fruit if they are not pruned. When the plant has produced six sets of leaves on the main stem pinch out the growing tip with your finger nails or secateurs. This will encourage ... [... more]
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How To Prune Apple Trees - page 6
A cordon is a single stem tree with pruned side shoots (known as fruiting spurs). The tree is planted at an angle of 45 degrees to restrict its size and ensure that it produces apples early in it's life. They are relatively easy to prune and ... [... more]
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How to prune your tomato plants with pictures.
As far as pruning is concerned, tomatoes come in two forms, bush (or determinate) and upright (indeterminate or cordon). If your bush tomatoes become too large to support themselves, either trim out a few major branches or add more support canes ... [... more]
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How to prune your rose bush, page 5 of roses
Roses are very tolerant plants, and with a little care will flourish for many years. Roses grow by producing new shoots, the upper part dieing off after a couple of years. When the upper part of a stem dies, the lower part produces a new shoot ... [... more]
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How to prune plants in your garden
Autumn or the Winter is the best time to prune, as most plants are dormant, Garden advice team expain pruning roses and trees Now I don't propose to write a huge tome covering the entire plant kingdom and sending you to sleep! Just a few basic ... [... more]
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Pruning perennial and annual flowers
How to prune flowering perennials, annuals and bedding plants to make bushier plants or better quality flowers. It's not just trees and shrubs that need pruning: flowering perennials, annuals and bedding plants will make more flowers, better ... [... more]
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How to prune hedges
Keep formal hedges trim and looking smart with our easy pruning guide. Most evergreen formal hedges will benefit from two or three cuts each year, usually when they are actively growing from late spring. Cut the top of the hedge flat using string ... [... more]
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How to prune trees
To ensure the best health, shape and size of garden trees, follow our pruning guide. Most decidous trees are best pruned when dormant, in late autumn or winter. Don't prune in late winter or early spring, as many trees bleed sap if cut at this ... [... more]
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How to prune soft fruit
Where better to pick fruit than your own garden? Soft fruits such as raspberries, gooseberries and grapevines are a good investment for smaller gardens where there may not be room for fruit trees. In mid-winter, prune grape vines by cutting back ... [... more]
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Why, when, what of pruning roses: basic rules
Why should you prune? When should you prune? What equipment do you need? How do you cut a shoot? How low do you cut and what shoots? What do I do after pruning? We answer all these questions and give detail information on how to prune different ... [... more]
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