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Minature Roses (post #14461)

Lulu on Thu, 06/01/2000 - 21:44
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I was recently given an especially beautiful minature rose --- but, in the past I've never had much luck with this kind of rose. Does any one have any advice on how to keep it alive and beautiful?

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by Shade_Queen in reply to Lulu [original] on Thu, 06/01/2000 - 11:20

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I keep mine in pots on the deck. That's the sunniest spot of my yard. They do great out there. So far, knock on wood, I've never had to spray them for pests or fungus. It could be that they're about 12 feet up from the ground! I also overwinter mine in their pots outside right where they spent the summer. When I was still a novice I would bring them in at first frost, but that killed them.

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by Ginatmo in reply to Anonymous [original] on Thu, 06/01/2000 - 21:44

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Ditto, leave them outside, in winter, cover them with styrofoam or even those clear plastic recycled pop bottle huts used for seedings. I have three outside in my front garden, for three years now and they keep getting better!

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by Green1 in reply to Anonymous [original] on Mon, 02/14/2005 - 14:46

I too received a lovely little gift from one of my friends for valentine's day. How long can I enjoy this little gift indoors right now before I find a spot for it outside? I live in the Cleveland Ohio area where winters are unpredictable in severity. Here it is the middle of February and it is 45 already at 8:45am.

I have always wanted to keep these going. I get them every year. I have had tips like, water them and put fresh egg shells all around them. That didn't do anything but invite unwanted rodents from the forest around my property. Another tip I got was to stick rose feeders in the ground right next to them, also coffee grounds. My nickname denotes my level of gardening expertise. Maybe I should have choose Brownone.

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by AnnL in reply to Anonymous [original] on Mon, 02/14/2005 - 17:23

Do you know the name of the rose?  Unfortunately, most store bought mini-roses are not going to survive outside, especially not in your area. They tend to be rather tender and susceptible to diseases.  There are mini-roses that are tough and bred for our colder climates.


But, to your mini rose, plant it in good, rich fertile soil, ammended with lots of compost.  Roses like lots of water, but they don't like wet feet, so the planting hole should be well drained.  I only feed my roses with good compost every spring and fall, that's it.  To try to overwinter it, in the fall you could bury it under a good thick pile of leaves or straw.


Here's a link to reputable vendor of miniature roses.  There's some info on growing mini roses on their site. 


http://www.noreast-miniroses.com/


 


AnnL
Transitions Farm
Gardening, cooking, and riding in Central Mass.

Ann
"The elders were wise.  They knew that man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard; they knew that lack of respect for growing, living things, soon led to lack of respect for humans, too."  Chief Luther Standing Bear, Lakota Sioux