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new to growing roses
hi there i am new to the forum and growing roses. i am wondering how to help the survive the british winter as i am growing them in pots.
all help would be appreciated sorry for any spelling mistakes Emma -x- |
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new to growing roses
Hi Emma -
Sorry for the delay and such - there have been a lot of spamming going on by an outsider. I think most people are exhausted with it. We have no issue on spelling - world wide English is a bit different. Local spell checker enabled helps. Roses in pots. I'd hope you have a Crystal palace behind your main building, but few of us are opulent like that! If you have a basement or like area - wintering there would be good. Some roses take cold nicely but not ice or snow. So the climate and rose is important. We on this side of the pond often have miniatures growing in the home. You might consider that if you live in a skyscraper building and have them out on the deck. Trim back and bring in. Less light to support a large plant. Some with roses outdoors heap leaves over the roses and before doing that pack a hill abound the base with bark rich soil for insulation. That is for cold snaps, ice and snow. I live in the sub tropical (almost) area It has been 97 degrees already today. In one apartment we lived in years ago, we were two of us and two large bathrooms. One bathroom was for our wintering plants and sometimes the young sprouts of garden plants got a fog bath from the shower with no one there. Just to fill the room with steam. [rain forest mode] In doors can be tough on outdoor plants. Air conditioned spaces dry out plants. Hope additional inputs come in from the UK or Canada having more your weather type. Martin Martin H. Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net TSRA, Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal. NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member. http://lufkinced.com/ agentelrond wrote: hi there i am new to the forum and growing roses. i am wondering how to help the survive the british winter as i am growing them in pots. all help would be appreciated sorry for any spelling mistakes Emma -x- ----== Posted via Pronews.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.pronews.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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I've had pretty good luck growing roses in pots here in Michigan, which has
at least as cold (lows around -20C) and snowy winters as most of the UK. I put mine in an unheated building (shed, car park, etc) and give them a drink of water about once a month. I leave them out side until the first really hard frost (to insure they've gone to sleep) and bring them out when the night time temp is generally above 0C. Feeding potted roses can be a little tricky. I use the liquid stuff, as it is easier to control. As a result, I feed them more often, say ever 2 - 4 weeks. I'm told its a good idea to change out the dirt every couple of years, although I've yet to do that to mine. I grow mine in 5 gallon (approx 20 liter) containers, and they seem very happy. Good luck, Jeff, Southeast Michigan, Zone 5 (No blooms yet, but a fair amount of budding going on here) "agentelrond" wrote in message ... hi there i am new to the forum and growing roses. i am wondering how to help the survive the british winter as i am growing them in pots. all help would be appreciated sorry for any spelling mistakes Emma -x- -- agentelrond |
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thanxvery much i will try moving them this year.
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You shouldn't need to move your roses under cover in the UK - the problem is more likely to be the pots splitting from the weather. If in any doubt, wrap the pots in fleece. |
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On May 30, 3:14 pm, agentelrond agentelrond.
wrote: beccabunga;795095 Wrote: You shouldn't need to move your roses under cover in the UK - the problem is more likely to be the pots splitting from the weather. If in any doubt, wrap the pots in fleece. thanx a million -- agentelrond I've successfully grown roses in large containers on my deck for several years. We get regularly see overnight winter temps below freezing and can count on at least a few nights well down into the teens - sometimes accompanied by a foot or so of snow. Many of my tender plants must go into the greenhouse to winterover, but not the roses. Think the trick is to plant in really large, thick walled containers - I use the light-weight kind molded of some sort of dense, styrofoam- like material. Found some in simple, classic shapes at one of the home/garden centers, drilled drainage holes, and gave them a couple of coats of a flat exterior paint in a putty gray color. They look for all the world like nicely aged concrete and I think the thick walls do a nice job insulating the roots - and this stuff won't crack in the cold weather like some pottery. If you move them to a sheltered area to winter, don't forget to check on them - they'll appreciate occasional watering. During the warmer weather make sure you give them plenty of sunlight. Water & fertilize regularly - they may be a bit "needier" than roses planted in the ground in that regard, but they can be a real delight. Nancy T |
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On May 30, 3:14 pm, agentelrond agentelrond.
wrote: beccabunga;795095 Wrote: You shouldn't need to move your roses under cover in the UK - the problem is more likely to be the pots splitting from the weather. If in any doubt, wrap the pots in fleece. thanx a million -- agentelrond I've successfully grown roses in large containers on my deck for several years. We get regularly see overnight winter temps below freezing and can count on at least a few nights well down into the teens - sometimes accompanied by a foot or so of snow. Many of my tender plants must go into the greenhouse to winterover, but not the roses. Think the trick is to plant in really large, thick walled containers - I use the light-weight kind molded of some sort of dense, styrofoam- like material. Found some in simple, classic shapes at one of the home/garden centers, drilled drainage holes, and gave them a couple of coats of a flat exterior paint in a putty gray color. They look for all the world like nicely aged concrete and I think the thick walls do a nice job insulating the roots - and this stuff won't crack in the cold weather like some pottery. If you move them to a sheltered area to winter, don't forget to check on them - they'll appreciate occasional watering. During the warmer weather make sure you give them plenty of sunlight. Water & fertilize regularly - they may be a bit "needier" than roses planted in the ground in that regard, but they can be a real delight. Nancy T |
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winter is coming up. my half barrels are doing ok and are a little heavy to move so i will have to see if they survive the british wet winter. i inadvertantly killed my roses last year i hope i wont do the same this year
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I have roses on pots right outside my home...as for me I got no problem taking of them...and I enjoyed the total beauty of roses on bloom...
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