Winter Rose Care & Pruning
Although major rose pruning is not done until late February into early March, there are a few things I do to get roses settled in for the winter. First, I wait until the first frost has occurred before I do anything. That happened on December 1 this year, a little later than normal. If you do any pruning prior to that, new growth will be encouraged, and it will just be nipped later. I will then do minimal pruning, about 1/3 of the plant or to about waist-high. It does not matter how you make the cuts. More precise pruning will be done in late winter. Giving roses a slight pruning at this time will decrease the damage from strong winter winds. Roses are not deeply rooted, and any long canes can spell trouble. Pick off any remaining leaves, if possible. I know that can be a big job if there are still many leaves left on the plant but you don't want leaves, especially diseased leaves, left to fall and harbor spores for next season. Clean the area around the base of the rose. Rake out ...
Hi Phillip...The rain has been abundant. That is an odd place for it to grow! Mushrooms are everywhere; great big fairy rings in front yards all over the city! Have the reservoirs and lakes returned to normal after all this rain?
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ReplyDeleteThere's a fairy ring down the street from me that crosses their driveway. It's got to be at least eight feet wide.
ReplyDeleteI 've no idea whether its edible but you have to admit that its definitely optimistic.
ReplyDeleteAnd ambitious!
Now that shot is the epitome of Autumn!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it's edible but I wouldn't base a dinner party around it, ha.
Oh your capture is superb, Phillip! We too have had much rain and there is a large fairy ring at city hall! On the lawn that is. :-)
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Great shot!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I would venture out on a limb that "it might be edible......" Just enjoy it as is!
An excellent photo. It looks so elegant. I wouldn't eat it though. I don't know if it is edible. Mushrooms often have poisonous look alikes.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great picture!
ReplyDeleteWe've been getting drenched in Jxn MS too. And my raised vegetable beds are filled with mushrooms. Oh well, good compost material (I think?!)
A Chef in the Garden posted about mushrooms, too, though his was much more, erm, attention-getting, LOL! The soil is SO DRY here, it is hard to get the spade in more than a few inches and I'm needing to plant a bunch of stuff! The dahlias are still blooming, but I'll dig them out for you in a few weeks. They are in an area of improved soil so they will be easier to get out!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I would experiment with eating that mushroom...
ReplyDeleteWe have them everywhere as well and have probably had the same rains. The rings are pretty neat to see.
It's beautiful. We've seen a variety of mushrooms here too. Yours is a lovely color.
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What an exquisite photo Phillip! What an eye! Not sure if it is edible but most likely some critter will eat it soon, that is if your autos do make mushroom pudding of it. I hear you and Georgia are having flooding... hopefully you are too high for that.
ReplyDeleteHi Phillip, I wandered into here from Rob at 'my french garden' and have really enjoyed reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteI'm also quite envious of your rain - unusual from a Brit in the north of England but, hey, we've not had proper rain for about a month and the garden is looking a bit weary!
I don't know anything about mushrooms and tend to leave them well alone, but that's a great photo! :)
Even watering will bring out the mushrooms. Last week when I watered one bed with soaker hose, up popped a colony of mushrooms. Your photo is really good.
ReplyDeleteGreat capture! Perhapa it's feeding off fallen leaves..
ReplyDeleteWhat a great picture! I've just started noticing them in the last few days around here.
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