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Richie Cooper
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:48 pm Post subject: How to keep Rose Of Sharon bushes healthy during the winter?

Hi there, can you tell me if there is anything I can do to keep my Rose Of Sharon bushes healthy through out the winter? Should I put pine needles around the base of all of them? Thanks for any help.
I planted them 2 years ago and last year the rabbits ate then all right down to ground level. This year they managed to grow 2 feet tall and just 2 weeks ago they got flowers.

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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:23 am Post subject:

I have a new ROS that I just planted last year
I covered it with one of those pfoam plant protectors
over winter and this spring/early summer the bunnies chewed mine up so I put a little fence made out of wire mesh around it and it is coming back up

Do you have leaves? I would just put some leaves around it to protect it is it in a windy area?

you may not have to do much of anything if it is in a protected area

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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:29 pm Post subject:

A good layer of leaves/mulch and get some burlap from a fabric store to wrap around the trees as insulation from the cold. And hopefully they are in an area protected from wind.

Bluewolf's idea of a wire mesh fence around the tree is good. When we had some rabbits in our neighborhood a few years ago I was buying chicken wire by the large rolls to keep them away from everything.

I have also heard that giving plants a good watering just before a freeze will help prevent damage to the roots during the winter. They are frozen at a steady temp and won't get any colder as the temperature drops.

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