Pruning to climb can I do it now

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  1. Dropmore

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    Hi all

    My climbing rose the pilgrim is in its second year and onto its 4th grow/bloom set if that makes any sense. Up to now its had thin spindley stems and loads of blooms and been short very much like a small neat shrub but this time it's throwing up a few thicker longer canes up to 4 ft long but not many blooms.
    It's starting to look a bit of a mess so I'm thinking should I be giving it a bit of a prune.
    Also should I try to tie the longer canes horizontally on to my wires ( not sure how to do this ie without snaping them ).
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    It's not really the right time of year, at the moment it needs its leaves. Better wait until Feb/March and sort it out properly.
     
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    Thanks
    I've tied a couple of the long canes into the wires on the fence so there in a bit of a fan shape and cut out some dead twigs and spindley bits with no leaves. I'll leave it be now till Feb / March like you say thanks.
     
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