Re: rose question

Well, as I have never seen HGTV, I can't vouch for it but here's a link for
HGTV's Overwintering a Potted Rose:

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/shows_sgn/article/0,1805,HGTV_3885_1523751,00.html

I don't really do much with roses myself, but our Patio Garden Group just
got a rose standard and potted it up in a big 24 inch pot.  It is their
intention to put the pot in our unheated Stone Potting Shed for the winter.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] rose question


> Thanks Auralie - passing that on.  Bet she'll be glad they don't have mule
deer.
>
> :-)
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Aplfgcnys@aol.com
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Sun, 31 Aug 2003 10:48:44 EDT
>
> >In a message dated 08/31/2003 10:29:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >gardenqueen@gbronline.com writes:
> >
> >> Oh and mother wanted to
> >> know if she could over winter her miniature roses (in pots on the deck
> >> so the deer don't eat them) in their unheated (but above freezing)
> >> basement for the winter.
> >
> >I heel mine in in a protected place in the vegetable garden for the
winter,
> >then repot them in the spring.  This usually works, but I have lost a few
over
> >the years - but then I have lost a few of almost anything over the years.
If
> >her basement is above freezing it shouldn't present a problem.  My
problem
> >with leaving them in pots over the winter is that unprotected pots get a
lot
> >colder than the ground, even when it's frozen.  However, if they are
above
> >freezing, they shouldn't be allowed to dry out completely I would guess.
I'm sure
> >others here will hae a more scientific answer to your question.
> >By the way she's lucky the deer don't invade her deck - they regularly
eat
> >the roses on my son's deck in Colorado - where they even have to cross a
bridge
> >over a small stream to reach the deck.  Those are mule deer - not the
white
> >tails we have in the East.     Auralie
> >
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