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Re: La Reine Victoria

 I don't usually attach this much of the original message(s) but if someone
tuned in late, they'd have no idea what I'm writing about.  I'm not so sure
myself.

The traditional way of dealing with the OGR's lengthy canes is by pegging,
and I've had very little experience with it.  I did it this year to an
unusually long break on 'Heritage' and it worked beautifully, but I'm no
means a pro at it, and I was hoping someone else who was would jump in and
help with the letters below.

Anyway, since no one has (yet), I'll tell you what little I know.  When one
of these long canes breaks (and it's not something from root stock) you peg
the cane to the ground.  This stimulates the lateral buds to blooms and
you're rewarded with sprays at every leaf terminal.  As I said, it worked
quite well for me the one time I've tried it.  What I've not done yet is
something called 'self-pegging'.  I assume that one takes the ungainly
growth and pins it back to the base of the shrub, again stimulating the
laterals to bloom, and tidying up the bush so it's presentable.  If anyone
has a technique for doing this (materials, nifty knots, whatever) I'd love
to hear about it.

My real problem, being in zone 5, is that usually by the time I have a canes
long enough to bend back without snapping, frost threatens to hit.  As it's
about to do tonight.

Tommorow might be a _really_ depressing day for me.  The roses finally look
nothing short of spectacular.

Keith, WNY, zone 5 [insert evil laugh here]


>
>Whenever you prune, you stimulate new growth, which can then be
>frost-damaged.  I see you're in zone 8 though, as am I.  We just did our
>August pruning for the late-summer/fall flush.
>
>My suggestion is to keep cutting until flower/growth production tapers off
>as the days become cooler; then let them harden off gradually.
>
>Patty
>> << My La Reine Victoria recently put on new growth on three shoots which
>>  were all over 7 feet high.  It looked unsightly and unbalanced.
>>  Although I procrastinated, I finally chopped them off about two weeks
>>  ago.  Naturally, new growth is now occurring.  Did I do a boo-boo?
>>   >>
>>
>> I have the same question. I heard that the canes need to harden for the
>> winter. We
>> have been getting 80's still and my roses keep growing. I see alot of new
>> growth on
>> them how will I know if they have hardened for the winter. Should I cut
>them
>> off close
>> to frost?
>> Thanks zone 8
>
>
>
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