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What is the best way to keep rose plants safe during the winter?
Misty M asked:
I have rose plants in planters and I am wondering what is the best way to keep the safe during the winter. I live in OK where we are getting our first frost tonight so I brought them in. How do I ensure they live?
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December 26th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
make sure they are properly watered and put them outside next to the house on the south side, pile a loose type of mulch around the planters and on the surface of the soil.
we keep our miniature roses outdoors all winter and they survive and thrive. (zone 6b)
December 27th, 2008 at 7:20 am
Are the planters moveable or in place. If moveable, move to an area where you can cluster many together, surround the whole lot with straw bales to keep the wind off them and if clustered near a warm wall, will offer some residual warmth.
If not moveable, the above is right. Make sure the soil never completely dries, use a fluffy mulch over the soil. It’s about all you can do and still keep a reasonable appearance to the yard. The biggest killer in plants over winter is allowing them to get too dry. The soil need moisture….not as much as during the growing season, but it needs moisture.
You realize in a planter the roots are not well protected from severe cold as they are in the ground. Still OK isn’t the same as Canada, so baring some minus 40 degree temps, I suspect your roses will be fine. Just keep the soil somewhat moist and use that mulch to keep the soil from evaporting moisture and reduce the freeze/thaw cycle that is also hard on plants.