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Don't Prune Too Early
March 15, 2000

Because of our mild winter weather, our roses are growing and leafing out. We are encouraged to cut back our roses, fertilize around each rose bush in the soil and to start our spray program. However, DO NOT do anything with your roses until after April 15th--except to water them in March and April. At least one inch per rose bush each month when the soil is not frozen and the temperature is above freezing. Leave the mulch on your roses until April 15th or later. Most likely, we are going to have more cold weather. We do not want to put the new growth in jeopardy. The mulch you placed on the roses last year will protect the new growth. I will have suggestions what to do with your roses around April 15th.

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