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just a note on keeping our babies good and healthy for over winter or the colder season...I suggest that now for lower zoned areas is a good time to do this...by applying a handful of Sulphate of Potash(0-0-50), at the base of established roses, then covering with a mulch of your choice, our roses will have a good start for next year. Potassium is the one element that regulates the water content of the plants. It lowers frost-tenderness and hardens the wood, thus counterbalancing the bloating tendency of nitrogen. Don't use any pure salts of potassium but a potassium-magnesium fertilizer, which is commercially available as potash. You can even do this in July-August(this will increase the frost-hardiness before winter) uphere in zone 8a-b, I apply mine in Oct-Nov! Prior to this application of potash, it is a good idea to clean the base of the roses of all residue...eg. foliage and buds that may have dropped******* wood ashes, not coal ashes**** can be be applied as an alternative! happy gardening! Elaine
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