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Does Dr. Huey prefer acidic or alkaline soil?
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shellfleur z7a Long Island, NY (
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Thu, Sep 26, 13 at 17:41
| I can't remember. My soil tends toward acidic. I'm considering ordering from David Austin to get some of the newer roses, grafted. I know some of my DAs were from there and I think they did just fine so it probably doesn't matter. I had hoped that Pickering or Palatine would have some of his more recent offerings. I would like The Alnwick Rose and Princess Alexandra of Kent. |
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RE: Does Dr. Huey prefer acidic or alkaline soil?
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| It tolerates alkaline soil better than other rootstocks because it is good at scrounging iron from the soil. It is happy in acid soils too. |
RE: Does Dr. Huey prefer acidic or alkaline soil?
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| I have acidic soil and my Dr. Huey roses do very well. I used to live on Long Island, and I'm sure the soil here in Georgia is more acidic than LI. You have nice brown dirt. We have clay :) |
RE: Does Dr. Huey prefer acidic or alkaline soil?
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| Thank you, both. I won't worry when ordering from DA, at least not because of the rootstock. Shelley :) |
RE: Does Dr. Huey prefer acidic or alkaline soil?
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| Dr. Huey loves all soils! That's why it is the prevalent rootstock in commercial use now. It's generally happy most anywhere, and also why it is hard to get rid of -- like a weed -- once established. Happy ol' guy, no matter what.. |
RE: Does Dr. Huey prefer acidic or alkaline soil?
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| Hahaha! Dr Huey would grow fine on cardboard, I'm sure. |
RE: Does Dr. Huey prefer acidic or alkaline soil?
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| Dr. Huey prefers a pH above 6. It starts to underperform when the pH gets lower than that. By the time you get to 5.0, it isn't happy at all. |
RE: Does Dr. Huey prefer acidic or alkaline soil?
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| Kstrong, thank you. I won't worry about ordering plants on Dr. Huey. Chatwarig: LOL I Really won't worry! Mad Gallica, that is good to know. When I tested my soil, the pH was just above 6 so it should be okay. Thanks |
RE: Does Dr. Huey prefer acidic or alkaline soil?
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| There are a lot of folks in the southeast who loathe Dr. Huey because Dr. Huey doesn't do well in our acidic red clays. A book I have from Holland touts Dr. Huey as thriving in alkalin soil which would explain why Dr. Huey was so widely used in the playa (alkalin) lake beds in California. |
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