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Pruning Help!
I planted 10 roses last July. The all did woderfully, producing blooms
through the fall. To put them to bed for the winter, I trimmed them but not harshly. I pretty much left the canes alone but trimmed back the green growth and mulched heavily around the root bud. We had a very harsh winter and all, I mean all of my roses look dead. The canes are dry looking and some are black. Hwever, every single rose has some new growth sprouting from the center f the root bud. What do I do?? Is now the time to trim the canes back severely? I'm in central KY, not sure what zone. All of my roses were purchased at a local garden center, they're mostly J&P floribundas, hybrids, climbers, bush roses, etc. Nothing fancy or expensive Thanks in advance for any replies and advice Steve |
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Pruning Help!
On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 08:41:37 -0500 (EST), in rec.gardens.roses you
wrote: I planted 10 roses last July. The all did woderfully, producing blooms through the fall. To put them to bed for the winter, I trimmed them but not harshly. I pretty much left the canes alone but trimmed back the green growth and mulched heavily around the root bud. We had a very harsh winter and all, I mean all of my roses look dead. The canes are dry looking and some are black. Hwever, every single rose has some new growth sprouting from the center f the root bud. What do I do?? Is now the time to trim the canes back severely? I'm in central KY, not sure what zone. All of my roses were purchased at a local garden center, they're mostly J&P floribundas, hybrids, climbers, bush roses, etc. Nothing fancy or expensive Thanks in advance for any replies and advice Steve Steve, I'm roughly in your area (Nashville). The new growth is a good thing. Be happy. Go ahead and take your clippers and start a'trimmin'. Start with any black canes. Cut any black canes off (at a 45 degree angle). If there's any green left at the bottom of the cane, try to leave it, especially if you can identify a budding eye (which will be a future branch). If you can identify such an eye, cut above it at an angle (a little less than 1/4 inch). There are all sorts of "rules' about cutting until you see a white pith in the center of the branch, but I'd say that for your level of experience, I wouldn't worry too much about it and I'd focus on the color of the outside of the cane. Since you have so much winter damage, I'd stick with just getting rid of discolored stems. Now is also the time to start feeding. If you review the past few days of postings, you'll read about Mills Mix, fish emulsion, alfalfa meal, blood meal, Osmocote, epson salts, etc. Of these, I'd suggest that you definitely want to get some epson salts, alfalfa meal, fish emulsion and either Mills Mix, Osmocote, or some other rose fertilizer and scratch them into the soil. Now is the time to start feeding them and getting their new growth firmed up. Also, now is the time to amend your soil. Different people suggest different things, but I use midnight mulch. It looks good and breaks down nicely. It offers good root protection. You can also add manure and the like... finally, now is the time to start your spraying (if you aren't philosophically opposed to it). If you want to keep it simple, I'd suggest getting Orthonex and Daconil and alternating them during the season. The second and third seasons will really surprise you in terms of how your roses should advance. Best of luck in your new future obsession chuckle. dave |
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Steve Joyce wrote:
I planted 10 roses last July. [...] We had a very harsh winter and all, I mean all of my roses look dead. Hi Steve! First and foremost, water, water, water. I assume you have them in spots that drain well, so that they do not sit in water for hours on end? If so, you cannot water them too much. (Drying is the primary harming agent in freezing.) Others will probably suggest you cut off any CLEARLY dead canes--I might be tempted to be careful about this, though, as new rosers are sometimes not sure about what is really dead. If they get good sun, they will do whatever they are meant to do in a few weeks. When you get a few inches of new growth, baby them with organic soil amendments like your own aged compost of bagged stuff. I really like Mill's Magic Mix for ailing roses because it causes basal shoots that turn into new canes. Lots of sun and water and they will recover if they can. If you have to replace any you can just chalk it up to experience. We all kill a few early on--and later, too! |
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Thanks so much for the responses. I have clippers in hand and am ready
to start choppin. :-) I will also start amending the soil and spraying as well. Aren't roses fun? They're definitely worth the added trouble. |
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