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Roses in Wisconsin
Posted by nickjoseph(5 Milwaukee, WI)
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nippstress - zone 5 NebraskaUpdated I agree with Steve. It's unusual to get rust in our regions, unless you have a particularly susceptible rose. With nearly 1000 roses, I may have seen it once in 10 years. This has been an extraordinarily wet spring and early summe...
Update about my daughter
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
20 Comments
nippstress - zone 5 NebraskaUpdated That's at least good news to know what it is, so that you can start to manage it. You've gotten some great feedback from other folks dealing with thyroid issues, so that's encouragement that it can be managed. Sympathies on the ne...
J & P Change Growers This Year?
Posted by treehugger101
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summersrhythm_z6aUpdated There are not many people growing roses in my neighborhood, people are getting so busy with work and other things......and getting cheap too since all other things in life cost so much (like health insurance). I had an older coupl...
Is this heavy rain or thrip damage?
Posted by nummykitchen(Z5B)
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vasue VA(7A Charlottesville)Updated Just for curiosity & to be on the safe side, might clip a discolored bloom into a ziploc for observation. Same weather here recently, also thought rain damage. Yet bagging showed thrips leaving trails inside the bag, which fog...
Julia Child
Posted by Marigold33
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cleangeek(Zone 9)Updated Getting back to humidity: if you live in a humid area you still need to water, humidity doesn't effect the roots. Plants get most of their water from the roots. Always use the finger test no matter where you live: stick your finge...
Beginner Questions
Posted by Trisha Spare
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diane_nj 6b/7a(6b/7a)Updated No, chemical fertilizers don't cause blackspot. A weak plant can be more succeptible to an outbreak. OK, thanks! I know a lot of rose growers in SE PA, from Chambersburg to Philly. The fungicide that Meredith_e provided is one ...
rose problem
Posted by Missy, Traverse City, Mi Z5
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated Looks like you have a Hoverfly (scroll up) in your photo, also known as Allograpta obliqua. The larvae eat aphids and thrips. The adults are important pollinators.
can this tea rose be saved?
Posted by emily2002(8aFL)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated That plant is not getting enough water or nutrients. It looks like there's been some kind of root damage. Do you have moles or voles or anything the burrows and eats roots in your area?
Double Pink Knockout rose dying after blooming.
Posted by Jasmyne Fisher
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Jasmyne Fisher, your rose bush is young yet it should bloom even better/more with age...
Rose bud to bloom so fast
Posted by nickjoseph(5 Milwaukee, WI)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Heat will make them open quicker than usual. Cool slows them down. That's why exhibitors refrigerate their roses to keep them from opening too soon. I've had some of that off and on too. One day it's 85 and the next it's 65. ...
Purple Rose that can stand up to Texas Heat
Posted by SdlM
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professorroush(6A)Updated My pleasure. I hope you enjoy the info and the writing!
Pink peace
Posted by rabainsz7bpnw
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parker25mvUpdated The pink almost looks fluorescent, similar to Electron.
Some new roses
Posted by dan8_gw (Northern California Zone 9A)
27 Comments
Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated Lovely HT roses, Growing rose without BS now that would be nice. Hope rust never shows up here.
What's with these yellow leaves?
Posted by laura55(z8 SC)
15 Comments
lmorellaUpdated Here is a normal one that gets a couple of yellow leaves hear & there. Too much water will mess these roses up; i.e., that's why they do best with light watering, like near the base. Never water roses from top, as that can ma
Yard Update--for the birds!
Posted by mustbnuts zone 9 sunset 9
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jkellydallas(8a)Updated If you don't have grackles, count your blessings. They are noisy and can be aggressive if they think you are too close to their nest. I used to get dive bombed every morning as I crossed the street. I live in an old neighborhood...
Searching for a White Rose...Suggestions requested
Posted by Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9a
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Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9aUpdated Noseometer, Thank you for the suggestions and images. I grew Pure Perfume and Bolero at my last home. I was not knocked out by Pure Perfume, although it was very healthy and can take a lot of summer heat. Bolero was stellar, but...
Posy Parade!
Posted by SoFL Rose z10
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Sara-Ann Z6B OKUpdated All of those arrangements are so pretty, such a joy to see them. There are some very gifted people on this forum!
OK to leave sawfly larvae? Am I crazy??
Posted by Michaela .:. thegarden@902 .:. (Zone 5b - Iowa)
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jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can)Updated I finally found my answer. I noticed that all my newly planted roses have sawfly. I first noticed the sandy coloured spotted leaves. I just snipped them off and hope it helps. I am beginning to regret buying all my roses from the ...
Nelson's Fl. Roses
Posted by Ken (N.E.GA.mts) 7a/b(7a/b)
8 Comments
Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)Updated There was a thread on it, do a search.
Burned Knock-outs w/ rose rosette; when can I buy more roses?
Posted by Jessica Rieman
10 Comments
jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can)Updated I would plant some annuals this year and plant roses next year on its spot.
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