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Mercy · 17-12-2005, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Gail Futoran

"Diane M." wrote in message
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I live in upstate New York and by now we usually have snow and a couple of
killing frosts. Well, it has been a mild fall so far and my minis are in
full bloom. They seem to be thriving. They almost seem to like these temps
better that the heat of the summer!

I am not sure what to do about hibernation for the winter. They are in
pots and I had planned to bring them in to the garage to store them.
Should I just bring them inside now and store them. Is there something I
should do to force them to hibernate? Or, should I just let them be as
long as they look good?

I have not owned minis before, so any help is appreciated. I certainly
want to have these little beauties for next year. Thanks.

D.

I think it's a good idea to bring any potted roses
inside (garage or shed) once temps are
consistently low but it doesn't sound like you're
at that point yet.
near San Antonio TX Zone 8

I live in London, England, and I was wondering what my mini rose should be doing over the winter. Unlike yours, mine lives indoors - I fully intended to put it outside, but kids and a football made me bring it inside, and it seemed to do so well I neevr put it out again.

It's been doing really well inside (bar an attack of spider mites, but it had a glorious rennaissance and bloomed again, huzzah!) - the leaves have mostly fallen off but new ones are growing. How long will it keep doing this? Is it anything to do with keeping it inside? And should I actually put it outside - if so, when? I guess that has to be done slowly so it doesn't alarm the plant.

Any advice appreciated.

Mercy