When Jack Frost Comes Blowing Through Your Garden.

We had our first hard halt the other nighttime . Down to 27 degrees , which I realize is n’t moth-eaten by northern standard ; but it is a freeze . Hey , I lived in Chicago for five twelvemonth and I have sex what wintertime can be . I call up one night it hit 26 below zero without the wind shiver !

I go shortly thereafter .

But regardless of how frigid you winter eventually gets , that first voiceless frost is important in the rose spring up season . It imply the roses are now shutting down . Yes , you may see a little more growth and some bloom but overall the time of year is done .

If you live where the winter Windy City winds can howl you should think about playing a niggling defense – like the Da Bears !

Okay , enough of that .

A rose growing friend in Colorado pen me and mentioned that he disregard the rose down by about ½ his intended pruning height once he acknowledge they ’ve go dormant . This helps prevent cane from snapping off in those malarky .

But you do n’t want to do this too soon or you ’ll goad Modern growth . So how do you love the pink wine wo n’t put out novel growth ? When they are torpid . How do you know they are hibernating ? When you ’ve had your first skillful freeze . That ’s why that freeze date is important .

After your first good freeze , and if you want to play it really secure wait till you ’ve had a couple , go ahead and bring your tall shrub roses down by about ½ the summit you are going to finally rationalise them to . Then when Jack Frost comes riding through your garden in a squirt plane , you’re able to relax knowing your canes wo n’t be leaving with him .

Just one more matter to not have to worry about during those cold winter Dalys . Get it ? Daily , Daly , Mayor Daly !

It ’s run to be a long wintertime .

Happy Punning!Paul

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