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Re: OT & Wind Troubles

Hi:

Here in Quebec, we girdle the canes with baling twine every winter, not so
much for preventing damage by wind, but cane breaking caused by the weight of
the snow. We have to do it with most shrubs and small trees.

"Madame Hardy" (my new net name!)
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Colette
Quebec Canada
zone 4b

rosenlund a écrit:

> 
> ROSE QUESTIONS-WIND
> Oh dear, another wind storm on it's way, poor roses, it's their first
> winter here.  Do you think that tying a "girdle" of baling twine
> about their canes would help ?  I knew I would have to close my eyes.
> It's heart wrenching to watch. Course the ground is saturated with
> rain water, many are wiggling about in their wholes. Ekkkk... (won't
> be able to get to them till tonight). Oh, most are about 3 feet tall
> with about 20 canes.  Any other ideas ?
> 
> Sincerely,
> Carleen Rosenlund of Rainier, Oregon -USDA-8
> Sweetbriar - Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
>
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