Ask the Master Gardener: Reinvigorating your roses
Don’t panic yet if you find black stems on rose bushes. Just cut them back and lightly fertilize as soon as the leaf buds start to open.
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Jennifer Knutson and Jackie Burkey | U of M Extension Master Gardeners | 6:00 am, Apr. 11, 2021 ×
To get rose bushes ready for spring growing, cut off the black parts of the plant. Photo by Jackie Burkey
Dear Master Gardener: My roses have a lot of black stems this spring. Will they survive?
Answer: It depends. We didn’t have deep snow cover this winter and snow is an excellent insulator, so if you didn’t mulch well last fall, there could be trouble. However, if you have shrub roses that are hardy to Zone 3, or maybe Zone 4, you can cut the stems all the way back to the ground and they should regrow from the roots, true to the variety you planted. If your roses are grafted, as most floribunda or tea roses are, cut off the black part and watch for new
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Research, indoor projects and preparation for spring are good options for gardeners in winter.
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Jennifer Knutson and Jackie Burkey | U of M Extension Master Gardeners | 9:00 am, Dec. 12, 2020 ×
Books on gardening are one way to occupy your time during the long winter months. Photo by Jennifer Knutson
Dear Master Gardener: What do Master Gardeners in Minnesota do during the winter?
Answer: Hunker down next to a cozy fire with a stack of tantalizing gardening books and magazines and a mug of cocoa. After all, now that gardening season and chores are on hold for a few months (or five), we have time to read up on the latest horticulture research. And in this frozen tundra we call home, we are still doing volunteer work, such as this column, for the University of Minnesota Extension. Please keep your horticultural questions coming to