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I really like singles it very pretty.

That is the rose at the top of my list right now. Thank you for sharing :)

Lynn

Well, I stand corrected. I haven't noticed it being moved down by earthworms, but maybe it's a longer process than the organics.

Appreciate all the info! I only started adding kitty litter to the recently bought roses but now I can them to all the older, more establish ones too. Thanks guys/gals!!

Thanks, Buford.... I have existing roses so I'll add the OM on top of the soil.

P.S.: It's nice to get a "real" reply (instead of Sam's "nonsense").

I do the entire bed. I never know when I might need to use new spaces. I just put manure or any compost on top, then mulch. i don't till.

Only use a couple drops of dishsoap - if you make it too strong, you'll burn the foliage. Grandma used the wash water after she had done the dishes. Yes, it works for both.

Uh oh. The "recipe" I found said 1 tablespoon of dish soap....and I really coated the plants because theres a good amount of leaves eaten. Good thing it started raining a few hours later and hasn't stopped!!! Poor roses, now I know for next time :/

Baking soda has a mild effect on mold but the sodium is bad for plants, bleach definitely kills mold but it's toxic to plants. The safest product is 3% hydrogen peroxide.

I'm going to have to look at the label of a Scotts outdoor cleaner and see what is actually in it! It may be some of these cheaper every day products! Thank you all for great advice.

Boooooo! I just bought two but they were listed as climbers so I bought a couple pillars to use with them. The bloom is absolutely gorgeous. Like Seil says though it's not worth holding on to if it bugs you!!!

How old is it? In my yard or when introduced?Don't know either anymore. It was a gift from my daughter, so I'm stuck with it.

I would love the Legends. It is stunning.

Don't just pinch them off, but try to take off a bit of material to either side width wise.
Every leaf axil comes with two auxilliary/back up growth axils that will sprout if the main is removed.

Thanks, Ann. Never had a non grafted tree rose. We shall see. It is nicely leafed out. I will still garage it after thanksgiving...along with the others.

thanks for all the comments. Will have to do further investigation on plant. The only bud on plant is the red one lower on the plant. The rest of many canes do not have any sign of buds. May dig up to see what root stock looks like and decide from there. Stay Tuned for further developments. Pembroke

I've decided that the rootstock and bloom IS Dr. Huey. My wife tells me that this rose came from J&P. Will dig and replace with one on it's own roots. Any ideas where one can find, on it's own roots? Thanks. Pembroke

It can take more than one application of Grass-be-gone to get rid of the grass completely.

Thanks for everyone's input, may be it's easier just spray Grass Be Gone a couple more times. :-)

" three to four feet deep"

Holy mother of god, and you call that "the lazy way?' LOL My back hurts just from reading that. I dug trenches last year, not as wide and deep as recommended, but as wide and deep as I was willing.

I started with compacted black clay and basically threw the kitchen sink at it. It still has a lot of clay, but it seems to be doing OK. It gets mulch and compost, but it's still young.

Okay, it's easy to forget about the digging since we only do it every two years or so. If you want a permanent compost hole for waste collection and composting, you'd only have to do the digging once. After that it's so convenient to blow or sweep or toss our healthy garden and kitchen waste in -- much easier and better for our gardens and the environment than hoisting it up into the garbage bin. We don't turn the stuff in these holes or do much of anything else for a year or more as they transform from waste into beds with lovely friable soil.

.One identifier for Music Box the petals quill as the bloom ages. I went out to look at the thorns. They are mostly straight and very pointed like a hypodermic needle. The pedals do quill a lot. It's the one thing about this rose that I don't care for.

Summer Fashion?

The miracle gro did that. A high nitrogen chemical fertilizer will give big plants without fruit.

Compost and or balanced natural fertilizer is better. Right now a teaspoon of fish seaweed concentrate in a water with will be gentle and get you some blooms will be a good treat for the plant.

It could be the Miracle Grow, one way to find out is to stop fertilizing it. I use 1/3-1/2 strength MG Bloom Booster every two weeks with good results.

Is it getting at least six hours of sunlight per day?

Oh!! What a handsome horse!!! I love his color!!! The rose is pretty - but the horse is wonderful!!! :)

Carol

There is something special about that picture. It's mesmerizing.

cant find specific into on chili thrips, can you summarize his ideas, especially on the use of Surrender. Thx.

UPDATE.. pics show what has happened to my beautiful knockout since my last posting. My husband had to use a power saw to cut off the main stems they were so hard, like oak. Pics show the interior of the cut off stem. Our extension agent says most wilt will show discoloration inside the stem and this did not. Note the new growth coming. We plan to keep observing and see if the remaining stem dies like the others. If it does, we will submit the plant and soil samples for testing. It's a real puzzler, wouldnt you say?