12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Novambar 12,1983
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Prepare Roses for the Winter
Last week, Lancaster County
Extension Agent Arnold Lueck,
explained ways to winterize plants
and shrubs during the cold weather
ahead. This week, with the help of
material prepared by Lueck, we’ll
give you tips on how to tend to
those roses that brought so much
pleasure during the summer.
Lueck explained that roses that
are strong and healthy during the
summer months have a better
chance of surviving winter con
ditions. If they have healthy
foliage during the growing season,
the plants will be able to make
mature wood by the time dor
mancy comes in the fall.
According to Lueck, roses accept
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winter better if they are able to
become gradually conditioned to
increasingly cold weather. This is
called “hardening off.” A rose not
hardened off is referred to as
“soft.” Feeding roses too late in
the season can artificially induce
this situation, prolonging the
growth period past the time when
the plants should be going dor
mant.
Pruning is necessary after the
first killing frost. Hybrid tea rose
plants should be pruned to 18 to 24
inches in height. When cutting
back, leave some latitude for
freezing. Lueck recommended that
the final pruning be done in spring
just as the plants break dormancy.
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All winter-injured wood should be
cut to the nearest live leaf bud,
remove weak branches and
possibly some old stems.
It is also a good idea to protect
bushes with mulches around the
base of the plant. Any course
material - oak leaves, corn stalks
from the garden, the killed tops of
annual and perennial flowers,
straw, mushroom soil, fresh ad
ditions from atop the compost pile,
weathered manures or whatever
else becomes available from that
final garden cleanup. Mulch also
helps counter the freeze-thaw
cycle that can damage roots.
To protect climbers against wind
whip, according to Lueck, to
secure them by tying them to the
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4-H'er Earns Horticulture Award
MYERS TOWN Ann Gram
bine, Myerstown R.D.2, earned a
national award at the National
Junior Horticulture Association
Convention held Oct. 28-31 in Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
Ann was named a blue ribbon
winner and one of four national
award winners in the “Artistic
Arrangement” demonstration
category.
Ann showed how to make a
nosegay in her demonstration.
It didn’t come easy.
Protect it
with the best.
You’ve worked hard to make your farm
“Tuzzy Muzzy.”
In 1982, Ann was named state
horticulture demonstration winner
for the same presentation.
Ann, 15, is a daughter of Ray and
Martha Grumbine. She is a student
at Elco High School.
Her 4-H activities include Board
of Directors, Teen Council, camp
counselor, State 4-H Days, teen
leadership, and the Lebanon Area
Fair. She is a member of the Avon-
East Lebanon 4-H Club.
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