Mini Roses Care In Winter
How to prepare mini roses for winter 1.
Mini roses care in winter. In zones 9 11 roses usually don t go completely dormant but it still is a good idea to rejuvenate them at this time. Proper care of roses in winter actually starts in summer. If you bring potted miniature roses indoors for winter give them the sunniest spot you can find and rotate the plants every week or so so all sides get some sun. Prune back shrub roses in late winter to about one third their current size.
Pruning roses for winter. Stop all fertilizer applications in late summer. I do not feed my roses any. Even though your miniature roses will most likely live and do fine the next season no matter what you do or don t do if you live where temperatures regularly fall below 10 f 12 c they ll suffer less damage and thrive more readily if you mulch the base of the plant with leaves for winter protection.
This hard pruning prepares the plant to send out fresh green shoots as soon as the weather begins to warm. Depending on your zone and weather conditions the best time may occur anywhere from late february to early april. If the day temperatures are above freezing during the winter and there is no snow cover on your pots and it hasn t rained in a week or more crack out the garden hose and provide your plants with a through watering. When grown indoors they will appreciate the extra humidity provided if you set the pots into a tray filled with water and gravel.
The roses in pots cannot be allowed to have their roots dry out as the plant then runs the risk of death from desiccation. Remove all the old leaves prune out weak spindly or diseased canes at the base remove any canes crossing through the center then prune remaining canes back by one third to one half. Tips for preparing roses for winter starting care of roses in winter. Mounding as winter.