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How is the growing of hips separate from the cultivation of the flower? I usually deadhead my roses so the energy goes towards more blooms instead of hips, am c
by aaronblohowiak 11y ago
How is the growing of hips separate from the cultivation of the flower? I usually deadhead my roses so the energy goes towards more blooms instead of hips, am curious what you do to cultivate the hips specifically. Do you use neem oil or other methods to keep the aphids at bay?
- rwmj 11y agoA good question! The rosehip tree (or rose tree, I suppose) was planted by a previous owner of the house. It has small pink flowers in spring and massive red hips in autumn, so it's quite unlike a cultivated rose. I have no idea what variety it is, but it makes plentiful rosehip syrup. It has no pests at all, indeed no kind of maintenance has been required except to cut it back when it got too large.