Winter Care

2020 Upcoming Rose Dates

March 4th, 2020 in Blog, Events, Tips and Techniques, Upcoming Events, Winter Care

Hi everyone!

Hope you had a nice winter and are ready for some upcoming rose dates!

See the latest schedule below.

Rose 2020 Dates

Lift roses:  April 18th
Prune roses: May 2nd
Mulch roses: June 6th
Tye roses: October 17th – CANCELLED
Tip roses: October 24th – CANCELLED

No Nitrogen Fertilizer

August 20th, 2018 in Blog, Tips and Techniques, Winter Care

No more nitrogen containing fertilizers for your roses. Instead fertilize with potassium/potash to help your roses harden off for winter. Alaska Morbloom is a good, easy source of potassium.

Time to Start Winter Protection

October 4th, 2017 in Tips and Techniques, Winter Care

Now is the time to start your winter protection by preparing your roses.

Step 1: Treat roses with high potassium fertilizer every week until roses are covered.

Step 2: Begin tieing roses.