how can I protect my roses for the winter, when all the stores in my area are out of mulch?

Question

I have really no landscaping. Meaning no trees that I can use the leaves from.My biggest worry is that they will die over the winter if they don't have some kind of protection. Any good ideas that are low in cost. I live in a zone 2-3

Answer 1

I have an extensive garden front and back, with annuals perrenials bulbs tubers vines trees shrubs roses you name it. I LOVE to garden but dont have time to mess around a lot with high maintanance being a single mom of 5 younguns...therefore I do NOTHING to my plants including roses! If it doesnt come back, I dont want it! However in Wisconsin (zone 5-6) where I live, it is recommended to BURY them or mulch each year... RUBBISH I say!! An evil scheme that rose guys and mulch guys make!! Most people just dont want to take the chance. All of my roses (several types) have returned beautifully for 10 years with NO maintanence! We have had a few winters with -40 degrees. I have even been known to not cut them back until spring. If you want to do the recommended mulching, since it is autumn, why not stop by a farm stand for some straw? Or just do nothing.

Answer 2

To protect from Winter Kill of roses and other shrubs I make a wooden Leantwo. Go to your local Lumberyard and purchase a sheet of Plywood. Look for some 1x1 lumber scraps get a few of them for support arms.Get a Ruler and measure the height of your Roses. Cut 2 pieces of the plywood to a height about 5 inches above the rose plant height. and the width should be at least 10 inches wider out from your bush width. Take and stand up your wood cuts lean one into the other space out the bottoms of them to get a distance view then look at your rose make sure that that distance will work. Should look like this ^ sorry cant make a big V upsidedown. Take the one by one and nail to the center of the Upside V . Then simply flip it over an place over your plants. If your rose plants are new and small Cover them with a Metal coffee can works well too. Best wishes and Happy gardening

Answer 3

Collect disease-free leaves from neighbours or from gardeners who leave bagged leaves for the yard trimmings pick-up at the curb. Pile these around the root zone of your roses and about 1 foot up the stems. Anchor the leaves down with some netting to avoid them from being blown away by wind. Branches from pine trees littering the streets after a wind storm also make a useful winter protection.

Answer 4

Maybe you have a neighbor, neighbors, or family member, that would be happy to give you their leaves. But if not this will work nicely for you.

Dig a trench alongside your roses and lay the plants in the trench, covering them up with a few inches of soil to protect from winter's extremes. Uncover and place the Roses upright by staking in early spring. Once the rose's start to send out new growth they should be strong enough to remove the stakes.

Answer 5

It somewhat does matter upon the position you stay. some rose trees are only pruned trees and others are literally grafted to a unique type of lengthy cane. those are the least hardy. i'm giving innovations for someone who lives in an fairly chilly climate (i'm in CT operating example) the position rose trees do no longer thrive. If the rose is in a pot then you actually can bury the completed element. i understand it sounds loopy in spite of the indisputable fact that it does paintings see you later as you dig it up early contained in the spring. no matter if it really is planted contained in the floor i'd propose you insulate it. sturdy recommendations contain bubble wrap -this does no longer breath so be careful with it in case you come back to a decision to apply it, 2 forums that are hinged at the same time on the best in order to variety a "tent." It needs to be insulated and secure. again, it somewhat does count number the position you stay and also you could favor to the contact your interior sight county extension service and their draw close gardener application who can allow you to recognize the genuine low down on your section.

Answer 6

The best thing to protect roses. is to mound up soil around your roses.In your cold zone soil is the best leaves would not help much at all. and mulch isn't that good either. iImound up soil about 10 inches high around my 50 plus roses each fall.Then in the spring after chance of freezing temps are over iIslowly pull it away from the roses.I rarely lose any.. If you use leaves they will not be protected at all.

Answer 7

one of the ways i see people in my area, and i live in southern Iowa, is to pile up leaves around the plant and then cover it with burlap. don't use plastic, that will kill the plant. but leaves are a perfect insulator. I keep leaves on my blue salvia every winter and they come back every year. Blue salvia in my zone is an annual. Ive had this plant for four years. so even though i don't have the kinds of roses that require careful attention like some of my neighbors, i use the same methods they use and it works wonders. leaves are free. everyone wants them out of their yard.

Answer 8

Newspapers make a great mulch. If you have any charcoal from indoor fires, put that on the newspaper to weigh it down.

Answer 9

You can throw a big pile of soil on them if you live up north and I guess you do. It worked for me when I did it. Then you remove in early spring.

Answer 10

Hay,, find a animal fees store in your area