COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL February 10, 2016
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Now's the time to put rose pruning
and planting on the calendar
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alentine’s Day is com-
ing up, and that means
it’s time to pay attention to your
loved ones and your roses, too.
On the west side of the Cas-
cade Range, mid-February is
generally time to start think-
ing about pruning, according to
Amy Jo Detweiler, a horticul-
turist with Oregon State Uni-
versity’s Extension Service. In
Central Oregon, April or May is
the best time. In both cases, take
your cue from the plants. When
the buds begin to swell and get
ready to break open, pull out
your pruners.
Detweiler recommends using
bypass pruners rather than anvil
because they cut more like scis-
sors and won’t crush the stems.
Make sure they are sharp. Have
some rubbing alcohol on hand
to for dipping the blades in be-
tween cuts, especially as you
move from rose to rose.
As you get started, stand back
and survey the rose. First cut
out any dead, diseased or dam-
aged wood (also called canes).
Remove anything smaller than
a pencil. Then fi nd three to fi ve
of the healthiest canes and clip
those back uniformly to 14 to 16
inches above the ground. Make
your cut just above a bud that
faces outward and prune at a
45-degree slant.
“You want the shrub to grow
outward so that the center re-
mains relatively open,” Det-
weiler said. “That increases
A beautiful rose depends on appropriate annual prun-
ing, which is easy with a little practice.
air circulation and reduces the
chances of disease.”
Be sure to clean up and re-
move all debris.
Detweiler’s directions specifi -
cally apply to modern roses such
as hybrid teas, fl oribundas and
grandifl oras, but also pertain to
old-fashioned and shrub roses,
though those can be pruned
taller – just a third of the plant’s
size. Roses that bloom just once
a year should be pruned right af-
ter blooming.
In western Oregon, prime
planting time is coming up, De-
tweiler said. However, it’s too
early for Central Oregon, where
gardeners should wait until the
ground starts to thaw at the end
of April into May. When you
go to the garden center to buy
a rose, look for a healthy plant
with stems that are green and
healthy. Dead branches or die-
back might indicate disease.
Also, make sure the roots aren’t
winding around inside the pot or
growing thickly out the bottom
drainage holes.
Whether you live on the west
or east side of the mountains,
planting is the same, she said.
Dig a generous hole, twice as
wide as the pot the rose came in
and as deep. Mix together one
third organic amendment such
as planting compost and two
thirds native soil that came out
of the hole.
Place plant in the hole and
fi ll in with soil and compost
mixture. In milder climates,
make sure graft line is above
ground. In colder climates, bury
it 2 inches below ground. Water
well. Mulch with two to fi ve
inches of organic mulch, such
as bark chips or compost. Keep
it level and even, not like a vol-
cano.
in 2012 opened a third store in
Port Orford. Ryan is married to
Jocelyn Ringer, and they have
three young boys.
While operations may not
change noticeably in the near
future at Cascade, Ringer said
that, with fi ve stores now in
operation, his company will be
able to more closely align cat-
egories and department in each
store.
“The customer will see things
slowly change,” he said. “The
previous system worked at Cas-
cade, but there are little things
that can be done with regard to
inventory fl ow that can help us
cater more to the professional
contractor, which is where
our background is, and which
should help the do-it-yourself
customer thrive, too. Cascade is
very good at retail and the DIY
market, but we need to reach out
to local contractors so they can
stay local instead of having to
go to Eugene for their supplies.”
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