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| Please explain the damage the wind presents for newer plants. I am curious as to how much wind can cause damage, do the plants recover, is there something that should be done to protect them or are they resilient, etcetera? Most of my bands were purchased this summer, and I managed to plant the majority during the Fall. Most have been in the ground for about 12 weeks, a couple about 6 weeks, and two of them about a week. The one that went in a week ago was growing in a pot for 5 months and the other was a little larger plant to begin with but grew in its pot for about 2 months. I also have about 8 roses purchased as bands that have been potted up to one gallons and they are sitting on a cart. I've owned them for 3-5 months, and I usually move the cart under the covered patio closer to the house when it becomes windy. Is this sufficient? Thank you in advance, Lynn |
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| Unless you planted way too shallow and there is a chance they could be uprooted as a result the biggest problem with wind is dehydration. Most of the time roses will bend fairly well with high winds so they don't usually break unless there is an added problem like a damaged cane or heavy snow on the limbs. But high winds can suck all the moisture out of the canes and they will die from lack of moisture. You will see the canes looking shriveled and no, they won't come back for that. You would need to prune off the dried out parts and let the rose grow back. If you have an area that is particularly subject to the winds find a way to create some type of wind block for the roses to help them stay moist. Yes, a covered patio that is in the lee of the wind is sufficient coverage. If that covered patio creates a wind tunnel, however, then no, you would need to move them elsewhere. And if high winds are a constant problem for you any potted roses must be watched carefully for dryness. Potted roses tend to dry out quicker anyway and high wind only adds to that problem. So keep them well watered but not soggy wet. |
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- Posted by desertgarden561 9/SZ11 -Las Vegas, N (My Page) on Sun, Dec 29, 13 at 18:18
| Seil, Thank you for the information. Yesterday I watered my bands and placed them in a protected area on my covered patio next to the grill area as a wind break. I hope the bands I planted are not shallow as I have only planted grafted roses and really did not know just how deep they should be, and if climate factors into that as it does for grafted? It was on the windy side last night and early this morning with gusts up to 33mph, but the winds have died down to about 4mph. Lynn |
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- Posted by kittymoonbeam 10 (My Page) on Sun, Dec 29, 13 at 18:56
| One time the wind blew one of my potted bands down the street. I was looking for it everywhere. I saw it in the gutter as I was driving by. Poor little rose did not suffer any broken canes by some lucky chance. If you have wind often, planting a windbreak to protect your roses is a good idea. It's sad to see the leaves and petals blown off plants that looked great a few days earlier. I hate losing good leaves to the winds. I move all my smaller potted roses out of the strong wind whenever I can. If they dry out too much, they can have a difficult time coming back. Watch out for heavy peat moss potting soils if your pots are facing windy situations. The peat dries out and is hard to re hydrate. Also, the plants tip over due to the light weight and will roll away. |
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- Posted by kstrong 10 So Cal (kathystrong@gmail.com) on Mon, Dec 30, 13 at 12:38
| I think you'll be happier come planting time if you put them over to 1 gallon nursery pots now. I do that as soon as my band plants arrive, and then when the roots start coming through the bottom, move them up again, or to the landscape, if that's where they will be going (but most of my roses are grown permanently in pots). |
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