By Notty1st
United Kingdom
I have patio roses in a barrel and are in the house most of the time should they be outside now as there leaves and flowers are falling off. Thank you Notty
- 19 Nov, 2009
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Patio roses are meant to be outside all year round - the trouble is, if you've had them indoors, they'd need hardening off before going outside, and that's a bit difficult now, as its about to get much colder. Hardening off involves standing them outside for a period of time during daylight hours when the weather's not freezing, and increasing the length of time you leave them out over a couple of weeks until eventually, you leave them out overnight as well and that's it, they should be acclimatized.
19 Nov, 2009
Thank you so much for your advice. I have left my roses outside for a week or so now during the day and now I will to leave them out longer until hopefully they are climatised and will survive. Notty
21 Nov, 2009
Keep them somewhere a bit sheltered outside - here in London, I find they keel over in the winter, though other members on the site manage to keep them year on year.
21 Nov, 2009
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Yes they should before it gets any colder, as then they can acclimatise before the frosts.
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