winterizing and such
- To: Perennials list
- Subject: winterizing and such
- From: P*
- Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 14:09:44 -0600
Margaret Wrote:
It's interesting and surprising to me to see so many people are using
rose
cones stuffed with leaves for winter rose protection. Here in SW Idaho,
we're told by extension people that leaves as mulch won't protect roses
--
we should use soil as mulch. 12 inches of soil over the crown of the HT
rose. Of course that may have something to do with the fact that we have
mostly brown winters, and on an average of every ten years we have zone
4
temps...But here's Barb P. in zone 4 using leaves and it sound like
she's
accustomed to using them. She may have snow cover too, though. When we
lived in Michigan years ago, we had snow cover (same snow, piling
deeper)
from Nov. to about March.Snows last about one week here, then they melt
away. Margaret L
I'm near Barb, and do the same thing with my rose cones - stuff 'em with
leaves and weight them with a rock. We usually have very deep snow
cover, which not only helps keep the cones in place, but provides
insulation as well. The old adage I grew up with for covering roses in
this neck of the woods is *Thanksgiving to Easter*. However, since it's
now 75 degrees here today, that may get pushed back to Pearl Harbor Day
. . .<grin> The idea being that you don't want to insulate them when
it's too warm in the fall, nor leave them covered in spring when it's
too warm . . . . .
YMMV
Pat Mitchell
pattm@execpc.com
Zone 5 SE Wisconsin
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