damhead nursery advice columns » pruning http://www.damheadnursery.co.uk/advice Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:02:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Pruning soft fruits http://www.damheadnursery.co.uk/advice/27/ http://www.damheadnursery.co.uk/advice/27/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:31:04 +0000 admin http://www.damheadnursery.co.uk/advice/?p=27 Question: Please could you tell me when to prune soft fruits?

Our answer: Raspberries – the summer fruiting varieties should be pruned after fruiting, and autumn fruiting varieties should be pruned to the ground in February. Blackcurrants can be pruned between November and March. Gooseberries should be pruned between November and March.

]]> http://www.damheadnursery.co.uk/advice/27/feed/ 0 Pruning conifers http://www.damheadnursery.co.uk/advice/pruning-conifers/ http://www.damheadnursery.co.uk/advice/pruning-conifers/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:15:32 +0000 admin http://www.damheadnursery.co.uk/advice/?p=20 Question: I have a slow growing conifer similar in type to a leylandi. I have had it 7 years and it’s about 9ft high. I would like to cut 3 feet off the top. What’s the best time of year to do this?

Our answer: The optimum time to prune Evergreens/Conifers is springtime. But you will need to be careful when pruning the top three feet off your Conifer – do not cut it straight across as this will look quite odd. Try to reshape it.

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