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Re: La Reine Victoria

On  3 Sep 97 at 11:49, rose-list@eskimo.com wrote:

> them how will I know if they have hardened for the winter. Should I cut them
> off close 
> to frost?
> Thanks zone 8
> 

Since you're in zone 8 I wouldn't cut them.  What I do is around this 
time of year I stop deadheading.  This supposedly signals the plant 
that it's time to get ready for fall.  I also don't cut anything, 
even leaves with blackspot because that will stimulate the plant.  
When the bushes are dormant; then I go out and cut all the leaves off 
and spray with dormant oil.  Most of what I am growing are HTs and 
they seem to like this regimen.
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