How do you trim roses?

Question

I have 8 wonderful rose bushes but i think I'm hacking them. They do not seem to be getting bigger.

Live in Zone 11 tampa fl.

Answer 1

Actually Rose Bushes are mainly trimmed around late December and early January....after that they begin to bloom nicely in spring. If you trim them now, they wont really grow.

Answer 2

Are your roses blooming?  When the flower is past it's prime it is time to cut it off.  Go down to the first set of leaves that have 5 leaves and cut it off just above that set.  

Answer 3

Roses like to eat...a good systemic rose food (Bayer, every 6 weeks) they like the sun but do not like their leaves to stay wet. Banana peels are a great source of natural potash. toss around your rose bushes (great for all blomming plants) several times a year, cover peels with mulch or dirt.When trimming old blooms off, go to the 1st group of 5 leaves cut at an angle just above the leaf group ( does not have to be the first group of 5 leaves) a group of 5 lower on the stem is ok.Always keep old blooms trimmed off.

Answer 4

i trimmed my ex-wife's roses with the weedeater. but i think that may have contributed to her becoming the ex