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Betty White?
Posted by CapeHeart(z6ccMA)
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rosecanadianUpdated Now in retrospect - it balls from the rain way too frequently. But when Betty is on a roll - she's awesome!!! Carol
By Gorge I've done it!!!
Posted by SoFL Rose z10
18 Comments
amandaUpdated http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/3127679/two-root-sock-questions
Did I pot these correctly?
Posted by reesepbuttercup 7a- Utah
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msdorkgirl(11)Updated Argh. They said on their website they would send to Hawaii via air freight and charged additional 20 dollars to do so; instead they send it via UPS ground and now they're going city to city there like their on tour. Air would take...
Evelyn looking horrid!
Posted by SoFL Rose z10
23 Comments
mustbnuts zone 9 sunset 9Updated I grew Evelyn for probably 8 years or so. She would grow tall (about 5--6 feet tall). Blooms were sporadic after the first flush. She was in HOT, direct sun all day and had the reflected sun of a white fence behind her. Final...
Newbie Help ID pest
Posted by gmcaw85
4 Comments
seil zone 6b MIUpdated It's hard to tell from that photo, What color is your rose? White or pale pink or yellow?
No buds n blooms
Posted by rabainsz7bpnw
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated You might just have what are called blind shoots. That's when the terminal leaf set just ends and doesn't grow a bloom. Just snip the tips back from the end leaf set down to the next one and wait and see if the new growth produc...
What is this mystery rose?
Posted by Donna R zone 6a
6 Comments
seil zone 6b MIUpdated Don't feel guilty, Donna, he was an interloper! But I know how you feel. I do the same thing when I shovel prune anything, even the Dr., lol! With my bad winters I figure anything that can survive deserves a chance. I'm gettin...
Dark tips on bare root plant
Posted by AJ (6A)
2 Comments
seil zone 6b MIUpdated The dark tips are just a little bit of die back from pruning and storage. If you look carefully you'll usually see that it has died back to the top bud eye on the cane. The rose can't grow from anything above that top bud eye so...
Are these own root or do they have a graft?
Posted by AJ (6A)
4 Comments
seil zone 6b MIUpdated Yes, that's grafted. Don't worry, just plant them a little deep to protect the graft from winter. They will still sprout and grow. Some people actually mound up soil around the canes to start with to keep them moist. The plant...
I am thinking about putting some bare root roses right in the ground
Posted by Donna R zone 6a
5 Comments
summersrhythm_z6aUpdated I have planted over 130 bare root roses right into the garden this Spring, just planted 10 of them last night. It's not too hot yet in my zone 6a by the Great Lakes here, today's high is in the 70's, tomorrow will be 81. I water t...
Ketchup and Mustard in bloom?
Posted by harmonyp
31 Comments
jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated I saw two plants of Ketchup and Mustard in an open, no-spray garden home and absolutely everyone stopped to admire them. I took this shot of a ladybug (beetle). It wasn't the best example of a bloom, but that is why the ladybug wa...
Help ID Rose at Dunkin' Doughnuts
Posted by chris209 (LI, NY Z7a)
10 Comments
rosecanadianUpdated Oh come on!!! What a coincendence!! :) LOL National Donut Day and this question gets asked. How weird and wonderful! Carol
Newer Roses that I Added This Spring
Posted by KarenPA_6b
11 Comments
kentucky_rose zone 6Updated KarenPA,, Thanks for all the detailed info and pics. I was wanting Smokin' Hot and Miss Congeniality, but resisted and now glad that I did. Th
Sprayer clogged - tips
Posted by msdorkgirl(11)
6 Comments
msdorkgirl(11)Updated Better safe than spending another $20 or so for a clogged one. My neighbor was bragging he's had his two sprayers for 5 and 8 years, so now I gotta make sure I also maintain it. Does it have to be Dawn or any dishwashing liquid?...
transplanting roses now in North Texas
Posted by BethC in 8a Dallas, TX
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justkristyjUpdated I guess we will all be there one day. I am sure it did her heart good to have someone who will love them take them. Maybe you could bring her a bouquet from time to time.
I need help with a trespassing neighbor
Posted by aggierose
54 Comments
kublakanUpdated I'm sorry you are having such a horrible experience. To answer your initial question, try Harbor Freight. They have cheap camera systems that can be hooked up to a computer/laptop for continuous monitoring. You could also kill t...
Sharifa Asma's leaves are drying and dropping, help!
Posted by katielucca
3 Comments
SoFL Rose z10Updated Do you wet the leaves with the fertilizer? It looks like fertilizer burn, even if you don't wet the leaves it can build up in the soil if the plant is potted, especially if it does not have good drainage. I would stop fertilizing ...
Is there anything wrong with this rose?
Posted by Donna R zone 6a
5 Comments
msdorkgirl(11)Updated Thank you for taking the time to explain. I really appreciate these discussion boards. I have a couple struggling potted plants that only have one/two cane(s) producing growth and I pick the buds off since I really want to encou...
Bark mulch
Posted by Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA))
19 Comments
Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA))Updated When I brought the first 60 bags of bark mulch home, I stacked them in my two-car garage -- looked like a thousand bags -- until I got my garden ready for the mulch. Now that all of the mulch is in my garden, I even cleaned up my...
Questions from a total rose-growing rookie!
Posted by vp_78
6 Comments
seil zone 6b MIUpdated Since your not getting much sun right now anyway just leave it out to get as much as it can. IF it starts to get very hot and sunny and the rose is still struggling then you might want to give it shade in the hottest part of the ...
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