Excess clems

14 years ago

Back when there were lots of clems for sale locally, I bought a few too many and didn't get them all planted before summer temperatures arrived. A couple of them started to look kind of iffy, so I sank them into the ground in their pots. They perked up very impressively, so now I'm doing them same for the others, to keep them happy until the weather gets cooler and I've figured out where the heck I'm going to put them.

Here's my question: I'd like to cut them back so they don't get all tangled up with one another (I have to sink them close together). But will that encourage root growth and cause them to get rootbound in their pots? I'm still trying to get the hang of cutting back when it's not on the regular pruning schedule.

Comments (4)

buyorsell888
14 years ago
I cut one back today. I seem to always have several dozen plants in pots waiting to be planted.....
greenhaven
14 years ago
I see that having a pot ghetto is not a phenomenon limited to rose growers, lol!

Sorry I can't offer you any advice. I am too newb to have any. :o)
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buyorsell888
14 years ago
I tell my husband it is a "nursery"

Several dozen is a low estimate......
cohouser
Original Author
14 years ago
So, BorS, you're comfortable cutting back even in summer when necessary -- can you give me your rationale? I've gotten the impression that when you cut back, you stimulate root growth, and isn't this potentially a bad thing when a well-developed clem is in a pot?

Than I've also gotten the impression that when you prune, you stimulate top growth, which is why pruning generally isn't done in the fall; but I've been told it would be OK in the situation where my place is going to be painted in September or October and I've got clems close to the house.

So I'm trying to get these things clear in my mind and... I'm confused.