Timing for Shrub Rose pruning - Zone 5
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Can I manage a zone 6 or 5b rose in zone 5?
Comments (29)Dcrosby, You may be right at the edge of zone 5/6. Check the map here. If you are still zone 5, you just need to do some winter protection. It should be fine. Climate affects disease susceptibility. In dryer, more arid climate like AZ or CA, they don't have to deal with fungal disease like we do here in humid East Coast. When you read people's recommendations, you want to see where they live. Different climate gives different results to the same rose variety. Spraying for roses every week or every two weeks is not my kind of fun (anymore). I didn't even want to smell the blooms after I sprayed the bushes. Now I don't spray, most of my roses esp. Austins look naked by mid summer. Here is a link that might be useful: MA new plant hardiness zone map...See MoreZone 5 rose shrubs
Comments (103)This is such a great concept Sam. it's wonderful to imagine all these nutrients being added to the soil and through foliar feeding. A single teaspoon (1 gram) of rich garden soil can hold up to one billion bacteria, several yards of fungal filaments, several thousand protozoa, and scores of nematodes, according to Kathy Merrifield, a retired nematologist at Oregon State University. Most of these creatures are exceedingly small; earthworms and millipedes are giants, in comparison. Each has a role in the secret life of soil. http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/secret-life-soil-0...See MorePruning roses in zone 5, Illinois
Comments (10)Jim, roses look the same here. A lot of them didn't loose all their leaves! It's 24F here this morning, supposed to be 42F today and the forecast for the next two weeks predicts all morning temps above 32F! My forsythia isn't blooming yet but with the weather predicted should pop out any moment. I am off work tomorrow afternoon and am going to start pruning and then do a dormant spray this weekend. I have really been looking forward to this!!! Pruning marks the beginning of the season!! Sharlene...See MoreIs it ok to prune Abraham Darby to keep him at 3.5 feet in zone 5?
Comments (9)In response to your second question, I have The Lark Ascending and I'm becoming quite fond of it, even though I'm not usually a singles fan. It does want to be tall and narrow I think, but last year was only its second year so I can't judge. It has been rock solid hardy and is starting at a healthy 4' for me, but no more than about 2' wide at the outside limits. It puts out a pretty regular series of sunset colored graceful blooms and it plays nicely with just about any other types or colors of roses. I wouldn't call it a favorite, but it's definitely a keeper. The 7' cane doesn't sound too unexpected, but you can always peg it sideways to encourage it to put up laterals if the vertical height is too much where it is. I have some roses at the front of a garden bed that I train the canes along a low scruffy fence in front of them to keep them from blocking the whole fence. In a good year it can be stunning. No help on the fragrance - I have a poor nose for most roses. Cynthia...See MoreAnnie
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