just ordered 2 more roses
Jennifer Hogan
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Just got 2 Hot Cocoa roses..now what do I do?
Comments (12)Thanks, Mad, that's what I needed to understand. I'm in zone 6 and it gets pretty darn cold but winter is our driest time of the year so I don't have that problem. Even the snow is dry as weird as that sounds. The thing that is worst for my roses is the fluctuating temperatures. It can be 40 in the daytime and below zero at night. Or we can go a week or ten days in the teens and then have a week in the 30s and 40s. The roses get confused, try to bud out, then freeze, then thaw, back and forth. I've found that they can only do that so many times before the stored energy in the roots and canes just gives out and they die. Mulching them insulates them from that yo-yoing effect to some degree. I look for a hard freeze to get them dormant and then winter protect to try and keep them dormant until I know the temps will stay warm enough for them to start growing. Yes, Natural, you can winter protect pots. I have 30 (it was as high as 60 last winter) in pots that I've been winter protecting for 6 winters now. If you have a garage, and with only two to protect, I'd say put them in the unheated garage for the winter. Put them up on pot trolleys or blocks off the cement floor (Michaelg thinks I'm nuts about that BTW, lol) and remember to give them a little water every month. It's doesn't have to be a lot but they're dormant, not dead, and need some water. Desiccation will kill a rose quick too. A lot of people I know who garage their pots will take a shovel full of snow when they shovel their driveway and put it on the pots to water them. I do that with the one and only rose that will fit inside my shed, the tree rose. It gets the prized spot because I can't winter protect that top graft in the pot ghetto. All the rest of my pots winter outside on the back, south facing, wall of my house. I group them all together, drive in wood stakes, surround the whole thing with burlap and then pack it with leaves. In 6 years I've lost way more roses in the ground than in the pot ghetto. And those were usually sickly going in. And don't do it too early. I don't do mine until after Thanksgiving usually. Like I said you want to make sure they're completely dormant and then keep them dormant until night time temps are consistently above freezing. So don't get itchy in the spring (a bad habit of mine) and pull them out too soon either. Hope all that helps and if you have any other questions, ask away! Through trial and error I've done most everything you can do wrong but eventually figured some things out, lol!...See MoreI'm so addicted, I just ordered 2 more Clematis
Comments (3)I got 17 from Koi a few weeks ago. All came in good shape, with most having roots coming out the bottom of the small pots. Had to cut away the pots to get the plants out to plant in gallon pots for the Winter. A few of the type 2s wilted down within a few days, but look like they will reemerge with new shoots, at least I hope so. And suposedly they guarantee 2 years (if they are still in business). Be sure to check out all their clem listings, because some are down to 5.39 or so. And combined shipping is really good at 50 cents per additional plant. Back in April I was anxious to get a new clem season going so I ordered some from a different vendor. Between being very small to start with and the super wet & snowy Spring, they wilted in a few days & never came back. Checked later & roots all rotten. Enjoy your new clems. Marie...See MoreYIKES! Just ordered 2 more nice ones.
Comments (4)Hostas sure are addictive aren't they? I went to our local garden store today to see if I could pick up just one or two that were on my list, but all they had was the same old stuff--not one new or exciting Hosta in the bunch. So I'm back to mail order. BME and MB are both at the top of my list as I know I have space for them! LOL Mary...See MoreUh-oh, I ordered more DA roses
Comments (11)Sharifa Asma So awesome lol. I have Sharifa that I got as a small band last year. It smells so good.Its a really pretty light pink here fades to white quickly in extreme heat but definitely worth growing. My Olivia is new last summer grafted and already trying to be a monster. Hasnt bloomed a ton yet but is pretty so far. My Young Lycidas is smaller than many of my other 3 yr old grafted Austins. Really pretty flowers. Gets a little black spot here. The branches are more substantial this year and right now it has about 8 buds on it. I am anxiously awaiting these to open. Its its biggest flush thus far. YL needs a few years to get going, I think. Abe Darby...probably everyone knows Im totally in love with this rose lol. I could go on all day about him. The only problem I have with him is that I only have one :p Strawberry Hill is on my list this year. Its so pretty! Abe Darby...See MoreHeather RR (PNW 8b)
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