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Re: Cut roses wilting quickly...

> 
> A co-worker explained the symptoms you are describing about your roses to
> me earlier.  She thought it was because of the combination of heavy rains
> and warm temps that have caused the stems to grow rapidly.  Consequently,
> they aren't strong enough to support the heavy blooms.  My co-worker, a
> chemist, thinks it has something to do with the lack of starch in the cells
> of the stems.  I don't know.  Anyway, this lady has been growing roses for
> some 15+ years and said it was not unusual to see this when the spring is
> unusually wet, winter mild, and hot weather hits us earlier than usual.
> Sounds like El Nino again.  She thinks that once the weather corrects
> itself and settles into a pattern, the roses' stems will begin to stiffen.
> 
>I haven't cut any roses yet, but I have noticed that my plants are all laying on the ground because they have so many buds that the canes can't support all of the weight.  I hope next year that this doesn't happen.

Michelle Peterson
zone 4 Wisconsin
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