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what to do to put roses to bed for winter?
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daisybeans
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| Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:50 am Post subject: what to do to put roses to bed for winter? |
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Hello my rose advisors.... Now that Fall is here, what do I need to do for my roses to put them to bed for the winter? Recall that they were eaten up with black spot all summer. Is there anything I could/should do for them to reduce the risks of black spot in the Spring? (Other than try to ensure the most air circulation possible...). Thank you!
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Bluewolf
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| Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:52 am Post subject: |
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I don't cut mine back till spring
usually just pile a few leaves loosly around them
as much as I can
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Netty
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I like to clean up underneath them as well as I can to make sure I have removed any black spotted leaves. Then I heap on a couple of buckets full of mulch or compost directly over the crown. One year when I was badly infected, I sprayed the soil surrounding the plant with Funginex before I added the compost.
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daisybeans
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Thanks you guys. I think I will spray them another time for good measure, Netty. Sound like a good idea.
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kate
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Location: UK
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I just prune mine about now,
Then leave it alone..yea..I have only one rose to worry about.. 
My Yellow Rose ( photo / image / picture from kate's Garden )
Last year I only got one yellow rose, this year four.
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