Frank BrinesARS Master RosarianI always enjoy looking back to last year's care column for the month. According to weathercurrents.com, the “normal” (multi-year average) for October in Temecula is 82o/54o, but we’ve all seen some real scorchers every now and then even this late in the year. So, the watchword is “vigilance” – watch the forecast and make sure to adjust your watering program to be neither stingy nor wasteful. (Your roses will reward you for it!)On that same note, mid-season pruning and fertilizing should be carefully coordinated with weather conditions. When pruning and grooming your roses at temperatures in the 90 o to 100 o range (and with a potentially extreme UV Index) don't remove so much foliage that the canes to overexposed to the fierce sun beca
