The best of the Althea pruning videos I’ve watched. Lots of specific instructions here. Mine is an umbrella shape right now and I want to make sure I don’t kill it when I trim it today. Thanks!

@plantvibrations

2 ай бұрын

So happy to hear that!!

Thank you for this video Devin !! I’m in western Pennsylvania & im new to your channel ❤ but I love your info / advice

@plantvibrations

Ай бұрын

Thanks for joining!

EXCELLENT video! Love your new deck!! :)

@plantvibrations

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

Great video - really clear about exactly what to prune and the order of steps to make it easier! Just subscribed. Thanks!

@plantvibrations

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I relocated a 10 footer with multiple trunks from good soil to crappy red dirt up in northern California. From that one I now have 22 more. Love them, hard to kill . They take the Redding heat well.

@plantvibrations

Ай бұрын

Wow!!

Hi Devin .You pruned roses of sharon beautifully .I have rose of sharon for two years now it has leaves . Have a wonderful day 🌿

@plantvibrations

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too!

I didn’t know that I should prune them. I have about half a dozen young ones, about three or four years old. I’d better get busy. Thanks for the tips .

@plantvibrations

2 ай бұрын

Go for it! It’ll help them stay nice and upright

Thanks Devin, for showing us a very good video on Rose of Sharon. Your video was right on time for me...tomorrow I am trimming back my plant. I watched a video suggesting adding some Rose fertilizer to your plant in the spring. Do you agree with this recommendation?

@plantvibrations

2 ай бұрын

Yes that would be perfect. Rose fert is great for most shrubs

Great pruning advice as usual. Again, I love your property looking a bit hap hazard even with interspersed weeds. I’d love for you to do a video solely on what are weeds, dandelions, invasive and okay weeds. Not all weeds are necessarily bad. People don’t know what are good weeds or bad. Just a suggestion. Thanks again for your enthusiasm!!!

@plantvibrations

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Managing all three acres on my own, I do what I can, but as you point out, I want to paint a realistic picture for other home gardeners!

@user-uq4oh6sv5h

2 ай бұрын

@@plantvibrations Weeds are the realities!!! Have a killer day!

I got a question Do you recommend any sort of spray to combat mold for the rose of Sharon? My mom did a stupid thing and use the pressure washer on her plant and the bark got compromised and now her tree is infested with some sort of mold.

@plantvibrations

Ай бұрын

Try a moss spray

Devin, I live in Toronto and was wondering when would be the best time to plant Rose of Sharon, what fertilizer do you suggest and how tall and wide do they get. Thanks for your help

@plantvibrations

2 ай бұрын

Now is a great time to get them planted! size can vary depending on cultivar, but typically 8-10' tall and 5' wide, sometimes bigger. a basic osmocote slow release fert will be just fine

Have you done a show on elderly azaleas? After removing years of vine and wisteria coverage, I found that some of mine had adapted by growing in weird directions with lots of spaces. Not sure how to prune

@plantvibrations

12 күн бұрын

I have not made a video on azaleas yet, mine at home are still baby plants

@margaretschmidt2713

11 күн бұрын

@@plantvibrations Thanks for your super prompt reply. Mine are 40? years old or more

Any tips on how to get rid of mold or moss on a rose of Sharon?😮

@plantvibrations

Ай бұрын

Maybe a moss spray

Hi Devin, I'm in central PA and I planted rose of Sharon last year and it literally lost all it's branches down to the ground. Is that normal?

@plantvibrations

2 ай бұрын

That is not normal. was it exceedingly cold?

@karenransdorf5529

2 ай бұрын

@@plantvibrations we had a pretty mild winter. I also planted 2 perennial hibiscus and they did the same thing. They look like I pruned them down to a foot tall.

I have rose of Sharon. It's spreading no matter what i do. I do prune it and remove the the seedlings. But every year it just has a mind of it's own and just grows wild and out of control. I'm in SW PA.

@plantvibrations

Ай бұрын

Perhaps rip it out and replace with a newer cultivar, the new ones don’t produce seedlings like the older ones do

@tinacolbourneart1091

18 күн бұрын

What if you prune it after it flowers so it doesn't produce seed pods?

I just purchased 5 for a hedge. Do you know how tall they will get this year? I need privacy real bad!

@plantvibrations

2 ай бұрын

The first year they could add upwards of 18-24” of top growth

Can you trim after they bloom?

@plantvibrations

23 күн бұрын

Yeah you can

I lost mine in the winter of 2022 so sad😔… I had those plants for so many years. Anyways… I’m planing to buy more this year😅 Thank you for the info!👍🏼💚💚💚💚🌵🪴

@plantvibrations

2 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that :(

Can Rose of Sharon take partial shade?

@plantvibrations

2 ай бұрын

Yes mine are in part shade