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Hello Rose experts..I have a rose gardening question? Help please?
Yes I am already thinking Spring planting to help get me thru dreary New England winter months. New to rose gardening, my new apartment has a couple of the most beautiful rose bushes in front of my window and plenty of room for me to plant more. Do you know of a very hardy trouble free rose variety that does well in cold winter climates??? Also the existing ones are amazing, still blooming in late November but do have some black spots on leaves and white powdery stuff on some of the stems. I would love to cure this, what product would help?? These roses are a deep peach or light coral color, the neighbors tell me they have been there for years, bloom late into Fall in their sunny location. Would it help to feed them?? I am so thrilled to see them, they do the heart and soul good. Thanks so much for any and all advice.
OOPS Charlies answer very helpful but oh no I did prune off some branches that looked brown and dead last week. Please some one tell me I didnt put these beauties in harm's way. A couple of the dead brown looking branches did show some green where I cut them off. Thanks again for any and all help. I wont cut any more and will look for a fungicide. Are the systemic ones better than the spray ons? Which do you prefer? I dont want to do anything to damage these wonderful rose bushes. I had to downsize to a small apartment due to major losses in an accidental house fire. These roses seem a happy symbol of a new beginning where they are blooming in this cold time of year. I want to do all I can for them. (and buy them some more friends too, in Spring). Thanks so much, once again.
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- recentcoin2000Lv 610 years agoFavorite Answer
Tree roses aren't special roses. Tree roses are shrub roses pruned into a tree form. And most will have black spot or powdery mildew. They are diseases that roses get and they cause the black spots and white powdery stuff. My personal preference is for the Rose Pride systemic products but if you choose to use them, get your rose gloves to tend them. I get whelps from being scratched by the thorns of roses I have to treat.
Feeding roses should only be done in spring once the weather warms. Feed into summer and you will entice every insect known to man to dine on your roses. Feed in the fall and you can cause them to grow into winter and die.
As for what does well in your area, consult local garden clubs or local agricultural extension service. Other gardeners in your area are more likely to know what will grow best in not just your climate but with your soil and water as well.
- Charlie FLv 710 years ago
Never feed roses in the fall. I would spray them with a fungicide though. I'm in New England too and my Victory Rose is still blooming. Shop at locally owned garden centers, they know the most about what grows best in your area. Have someone show you how to prune roses and don't do this until spring
- george nashLv 710 years ago
Don't worry about the few branches you cut off , that is not going to hurt the plant. You can cut out deadwood at any time just save major pruning for later. Follow Charlies suggetion of contacting a good garden shop. They can help answer most of your questions as well as help you select new roses later on.
- Anonymous10 years ago
Here's a list of cold hardy roses.
