Re:power washers & rose trellis
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re:power washers & rose trellis
- From: D* M* <d*@post.its.mcw.edu>
- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 19:18:14 -0600
> I need advice a.s.a.p. I'm having my deck power washed & stained today. I
>have a rose trellis with new shoots all over it. Should I cut these shoots
>back so the trellis can be washed & stained or not do the trellis at all. I'm
>sure the power washer will kill the existing shoots. Thank you in advance for
>any help.
>
>Robin
>zone 5
>
I understand your concern, but by cutting the existing shoots now, you run
the risk of stimulating new growth, which is much more suceptable to
winterkill. I'd let the existing shoots take their chances. The power
wash may shred their leaves, but there isn't much left of the growing
season anyway. Also, if the trellis is natural wood, I wouldn't even
bother to stain it.
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
d*@post.its.mcw.edu
"Existing order thrives upon ignorance and lies.
Objective truth and individual reason are feared above all."
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