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Sep 13, Prune back a Knock Out rose bush A Knock Out rose bush requires little pruning, but trimming it back in the early spring will promote new and healthy growth. Mar 01, Remove and discard any dead, crowded, crossed or rubbing branches. The goal is to open up the plant’s center and eliminate unnecessary suckers or random shoots. Cut the rose bush back by 1/3 to 1/2 the size.

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With severe heavy pruning, the plant can be cut down to 18″″ depending on how large the rosh bush bushlopping.barted Reading Time: 4 mins. May 18, Remember that your Knock Out will make flowers 16 inches above where you make your summer cuts. If you want continuous blooming, clip branches 16″ below the level where you want the next flush of flowers. In spring I cut mine to 18″, which is 16″ below the height I want them to flower: about waist high.

It is possible to leave them higher than that, depending on how big you want the. Jan 07, If your knockout roses are spindly, you may need to do a rejuvenation or renovation pruning the first year rather than just an annual pruning.

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Don’t go overboard and take all of those leggy stems down to a few inches. This type of major pruning for leggy knockout roses. Feb 22, Check out the following steps in deadheading knockout roses: Wear protective clothing and check for the dead flowers that will need to cut off. Prepare the dish soap solution by diluting 1 part of dish soap to 10 parts of water. You may also use rubbing alcohol.