Winter protection---rose cone or not?
Melissa Mc (6b)
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Do I have to protect my roses for winter, and how so?
Comments (13)I only have 8 roses, although 4 of them are climbers. I'm probably going all out on them this winter since I only have 8 and I bought them all potted this spring. Climbers: Red Eden White Eden New Dawn Zephirine Drouhin Shrubs: Graham Thomas Pat Austin William Shakespeare 2000 Belinda's Dream I have a relatively large oak tree in front of my house, so I am going to use oak leaves. I'm going to buy some chicken wire or the equivalent of it, then prep with winter fertilizer, dump a bag of top soil over the base of the rose, then place the chicken wire around the rose as a cylinder than fill it with the oak leaves. For the climbers, most people don't do anything. However, I am going to protect them as well as I am in a pretty stingy environement still and Red and White Eden havn't been widely tested in my area. This depends on how large the roses get this year, but I am going to dump a bag of top soil over the base, then chicken wire and put oak leaves around the base as well for the first couple feet...or however wide of a roll of chicen wire I buy. The remainder of the canes, I will wrap in burlap together. I don't expect my climbers to be any taller than 5ft this year though, so it's not very labor intensive. If they were mature huge climber like New Dawn, I would probably just dump a bag of soil over the base and leave it as it is as it would be a mature plant....See MoreProtect your ROSES-winterize now.
Comments (43)I'm in z 5, a newbie at roses and still somewhat perplexed. I started a hedge with 3 bushes (no snickering, please) of J&P White Simplicity. They said they are hardy and no need to cover. I did mound soil up around the bases last winter. One plant wintered over well, a second did ok but few blooms and a third is still struggling at the end of the second season -- I had to prune it back in the spring and it stayed small and hasn't bloomed. I added 3 Austins (Winchester Cathedral, below) which have done nicely but were planted late due to shipping problems. They took a long time to establish and have bloomed, and while not profusely, they are still blooming this week. I red the rose FAQ here. Wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a roses-for-dummies type book? I'm not adding any more plants until I learn more about them, though I do admit I've learned more by planting and seeing what happens than by what I've read anywhere so far. Planning to winterize by mounding with dirt, though the bud unions are quite deep. They will need winter protection. Does anyone have pix of the burlap protection or a method for doing it? I'll likely wait until the end of November for that. We had a first frost this past week. TIA...See MoreDo you use Leaf Bags to winter protect your roses?
Comments (5)I have used leaf bags for winter protection for years. For me, it has proved the most effective way of minimizing winter damage for newly planted (first year, that is) or slightly tender roses. I cut out the bottom of the bag, so I essentially have a kind of "sleeve." I put this over the rose - if the plant is rather tall, a bit will stick out the top but that's ok. I think its important to be sure that air, light, and water can get in through the top. I use a couple of stakes stuck through the bottom of the bag and into the ground to anchor the bag, and typically will tie twine around the whole thing - all this to keep it from blowing away in high winds. Incidentally, I usually pile straw or leaves inside the bag, as extra insulation, although if your winters are super-wet you might be concerned about canker (that said, I have never had a problem with this yet, knock on wood, even in wet winters.) Hope this helps!...See MoreHow do I protect my roses during the winter?
Comments (0)Winter care varies with the different climates so local gardeners advice is invaluable. However there are some general guidelines to follow. Rose bushes die or die back over the winter from cold drying winds, changes in freezing and thawing and from cold temperatures to the bud union. To protect the bud union mound up soil or a mulch to about one foot high after the first hard frost. Do not cut canes in the fall or give nitrogen fertilizers as both stimulate soft new growth which will be killed. Long canes on bushes or climbers can be tied to prevent wind rock. Container plants can be moved inside to an unheated space when their leaves fall off and a little water should be given monthly to prevent drying out....See Moremad_gallica (z5 Eastern NY)
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