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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: Ninnyscrops. on January 31, 2009, 23:28:47

Title: Wisteria pruning
Post by: Ninnyscrops. on January 31, 2009, 23:28:47

Just a reminder - coming into February - time to nip them back  ;)

Ninnyscrops

Title: Re: Wisteria pruning
Post by: saddad on January 31, 2009, 23:30:13

Might look at mine tomorrow then...  ::)

Title: Re: Wisteria pruning
Post by: tonybloke on February 01, 2009, 08:51:14

Got mine done last week, ready for an even better display this year!! ;)

Title: Re: Wisteria pruning
Post by: saddad on February 01, 2009, 10:25:23

Mine has never really recovered from OH cleaning the patio with Jeyes fluid... the roots are under the patio... twice we have had loads of buds which have just dried up and died. She thinks it may be Vine weevil under the slabs but as we are using the nemesis stuff in the tubs we don't have much damage anymore... the truth will out when she has me re lay the patio....  ::)

Title: Re: Wisteria pruning
Post by: tonybloke on February 01, 2009, 11:33:32

Our wisteria is on the front (south) of our house, under a slight leak in the guttering, which we don't repair on purpose!! ;D

Title: Re: Wisteria pruning
Post by: thifasmom on February 01, 2009, 23:02:45

did mine yesterday, have been saying i need to do this job for the last five years since we moved here and inherited it but always never got round to doing it. well i finally got round to this job this winter and haven't really got a clue as to what I'm doing (but i have read up on it many times and avidly paid attention when advice is given in the gardening programmes regarding it) the proof will be in the pudding and a couple of months time :-\, here's hoping.

Title: Re: Wisteria pruning
Post by: Ninnyscrops. on February 01, 2009, 23:34:28

Did mine today - really good timing with the snow and all  ;D

Must admit I do mine each year, not always by the rule book with 2/3 buds, sometimes a few at 4/5 (just in case I've trimmed it too near to a bud) and touching wood, always seem to have a good show.

Ninnyscrops

Title: Re: Wisteria pruning
Post by: thifasmom on February 02, 2009, 14:37:39

Quote from: thifasmom on February 01, 2009, 23:02:45

did mine yesterday, have been saying i need to do this job for the last five years since we moved here and inherited it but always never got round to doing it. well i finally got round to this job this winter and haven't really got a clue as to what I'm doing (but i have read up on it many times and avidly paid attention when advice is given in the gardening programmes regarding it) the proof will be in the pudding and a couple of months time :-\, here's hoping.

forgot to add when i was pruning i came a cross a seed pod from a mid summer flower. does anyone know if its easy to germinate these?

Title: Re: Wisteria pruning
Post by: Ninnyscrops. on February 02, 2009, 18:40:12

Just looked up about growing wisteria from seed and it would appear 10-15 years from seed to flower :o

Title: Re: Wisteria pruning
Post by: thifasmom on February 02, 2009, 19:08:22

Quote from: downtoearth on February 02, 2009, 18:40:12

Just looked up about growing wisteria from seed and it would appear 10-15 years from seed to flower :o

10 to 15 yrs :o :o :o.

Title: Re: Wisteria pruning
Post by: saddad on February 02, 2009, 19:35:28

That's about as long as my Dwarf Pomegranate took!
 ;D

Title: Re: Wisteria pruning
Post by: laurieuk on February 07, 2009, 19:19:05

Very few wisterias grown from seed ever flower any good, the ones you buy are "worked" grafted onto stock. They do not come true from seed, you can be lucky like some people have been with apple seed but the odds are against you. :'(

Title: Re: Wisteria pruning
Post by: tonybloke on February 07, 2009, 21:02:28

layer a stem to produce another plant. ;)