Honestly, I over-pruned my rose bush and now it might not bloom this year.

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See this happen with so many things. Cut your own hair too short trying to fix one uneven piece. Mow the lawn down to dirt trying to get rid of some weeds. We go in to fix one small problem and end up taking way too much off. I've definitely done it with my hedges, and then you're just stuck waiting for everything to grow back. It's that urge to overcorrect that ends up setting you back.

thomaspatel1mo ago

Ever try to fix a slightly uneven beard trim and suddenly you're clean shaven? I always thought the best way to fix a mistake was to just go all in and correct it fast. But your examples really show how that backfires, turning a tiny fix into a huge reset. Now I'm convinced the smarter move is to just leave the one weird piece alone and do a tiny adjustment. The hardest part is waiting and leaving it be instead of making it worse!

seth19628d ago

See, I'm the opposite of @thomaspatel on this. I always go for the big fix, even if it means a reset. My roses came back twice as strong after a brutal prune.