Every gardener is familiar with concerns about the wintering of roses. There is a safer way than traditional shelter methods. Proven technology uses available materials that provide not only protection from frost, but also optimal air exchange.
Required materials:
- Spruce or pine spruce branches;
- Dry oak leaves;
- Sackcloth;
Step by step instructions.
After the first frost, sanitary pruning of immature shoots is carried out with the removal of foliage. The base of the bush is covered with dry soil to a height of 15-20 cm.
The shoots are neatly tied into a vertical bundle. Support stakes are installed around the bush to prevent pressure from the shelter on the plant.
The bush is tightly covered with spruce branches in a circle with needles down. A protective “hut” is formed from an additional layer of needles on top. For tall varieties, full wrapping with twine fixation is used.
In regions with unstable winters, an outer layer of burlap is added to provide protection from dust while maintaining ventilation.
Advantages of the method
- The air gap between the needles creates ideal thermal insulation;
- The material does not accumulate moisture, excluding icing;
- Phytoncides of pine needles prevent the development of fungal diseases;
- Natural protection against rodents.
Plastic film is not used: it causes a greenhouse effect. Climbing varieties bend down gradually in several stages. The shelter is removed after the spring temperature stabilizes above +5°C.
