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By Bendipa

Surrey, United Kingdom

Having planted out bare-rooted roses a few weeks ago, with all the mild weather and rain since, most of the buds left after pruning roses hard are now bursting or are about to. I'm concerned that when some hard frost comes along these new laterals will be killed off and subssequent die-back might extend back to the graft union, killing these roses.

Or am I worrying unnecessarily?




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Not a lot of point in worrying, we can't control the frost! You could try fleecing them on a frost warning and removing it again as soon as its milder. Another time it might be better not to prune so hard until about March. Its been such a funny late season all sorts of things are going on that don't normally. I have two young hydrangeas still in full leaf and worry about the same thing. |Just look on the bright side. Perhaps somebody else can be more cheerful for you!

27 Dec, 2013

 

As Steragram says, cover with fleece in cold frosty weather or cover each rose with flower pots which are easier to take on & off. As you are in Surrey as I am we are better off than Steragram in Pembrokeshire when it comes to frosty weather and high salty winds.

27 Dec, 2013

 

Thanks for replies. But even if I throw fleece over these new roses, if the air temperature falls sub zero (eg -3° C) for a few nights, and barely above zero in the daytime I don't see how that will make a difference. We're bound to get 1 or 2 cold snaps like that in the next 2 months, we always do, except I've always known roses to be dormant before that happens.

27 Dec, 2013

 

You can put newspaper inside the flower pots which will protect the growth. The frost damage is often made worse with the sun burning through the frost even if it's still freezing. We will have hard frost over the next four months, some below 3 degrees Centigrade, it's the mild spells that produce new growth which is burnt off if exposed to strong sunlight. It's best to follow the programme of gardening on every plant or shrub you grow.
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27 Dec, 2013

 

Like the above have mentioned it would of been best to prune in march if weather allows, as yet we have had a very mild winter and come jan/feb we may have an arctic blast, so if this happens then afford them some protection, fleece with a large pot over should suffice, what may happen is you get die back on a few of the stems, but new buds should appear further down, however roses are very hardy and always pull through in the end, i have an iceberg down on the allotment, a few years back it had broken bud in jan then went through arctic conditions but it pulled through ok so i am hopeful yours will be fine.

27 Dec, 2013

 

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Could be tied on with string fixed round the pot.

29 Dec, 2013

 

We don't get much harsh weather Doctorbob, thank goodness - one of the reasons we moved here! We have only had three mornings with the slightest hint of frost so far,. What we excel at here in winter is wind and rain!
Mercifully we are 4 miles from the coast so the wind isn't noticeably salty.
All the best with your roses anyway Bendipa. The plant pots are a brilliant idea.

29 Dec, 2013

 

I would love to live near the coast Steragram as we used to years ago in Dorset.
You should be free of Tomato & Potato blight, with the winds coming from the sea. Also no follow on from pest and diseases from anywhere west, not like it is here in Surrey.

30 Dec, 2013

 

I hadn't thought of that! I will count my blessings, though sometimes we wonder if there will be any water left in the sea by the time its stopped raining...

30 Dec, 2013

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