Roses growing wild.

Question

Hi there.

I cut my climbing roses down to approx 4.5 foot in March to retrain. Now I have shoots souring upwards and going wild. How can I prevent this from happening ?. And, is it OK to trim them this time of year. Many thanks. By the way it’s only my 2nd year gardening ?

Answer 1

Some climbing roses are far more vigorous than others and trying to train them can be a daunting task. Once the shoots begin to come up the training begins. Tie the ones that are coming up in a good direction to the trellis, arbor or structure wall right away. Some that may be in the wrong direction but close, keep an eye on and force them over and tie them the minute there is enough growth to do so. There are some that just are in the wrong place or wrong direction to ever work. Those can be pruned out as low on the bush as possible, then seal the cut end with All Purpose White Glue. This prevents boring insects getting into the rose canes and causing problems.
For ties, you can use either the flexible tape or the thin wire that has a flexible rubbery coating on it. The wire with rubbery coating on it works best for big climbers.

You must keep an eye on them all the time and do the ties right away when you see the growth needing it. With climbing roses there is no stopping the wild growth.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/training-climbing-rose-plants.htm