IN WINTER, ROSES NEED EXTRA CARE.Byline: Daily News Rose bushes need special care during the winter months, even in sunny Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Kitty Belendez of the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Rose Society offers these suggestions for winter rose care. Plan to grow better roses. Start now to plan your strategy for growing better roses. Look for the annual Exhibitor's Rose Care Calendar and the Minimalist Rose Care Calendar in January. Using the advice provided in these calendars will make less work for you, and help you grow top quality roses. Decide on your new rose purchases. Now is a good time to start looking through the myriad rose catalogs that are now pouring in and make out your wish list. You'll also have to make decisions as to which roses will need to be given up for adoption to make room for the new ones you just can't live without. Rejuvenate re·ju·ve·nate tr.v. re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing, re·ju·ve·nates 1. To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again. 2. your potted roses. Winter is the best time to repot Verb 1. repot - put in a new, usually larger, pot; "The plant had grown and had to be repotted" pot - plant in a pot; "He potted the palm" roses that have become rootbound. Keep garden debris cleaned up to avoid over- wintering of insects and fungus. Apply one cup of alfalfa alfalfa (ălfăl`fə) or lucern (l  sûn`), perennial leguminous plant (Medicago sativa pellets per bush, one-half cup per miniature. Applying one-quarter cup of superphosphate superphosphate or superphosphate of lime, Ca(H2PO4)2, is a compound produced by treating rock phosphate with sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid, or a mixture of the two. around each bush is also recommended. Don't forget to water at least once a week if there is no rain, and get ready for January pruning. Enjoy a colorful winter garden. Keep spent blooms trimmed off the rose bushes to ensure a bountiful bouquet for your holiday dinner table. Pansies make wonderful wintertime companion plants for the roses, especially when the roses are bare from winter pruning. |
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