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Ketchup and Mustard in bloom?
Posted by harmonyp
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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))
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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 ...
Edmunds sale
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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msdorkgirl(11)Updated I ordered 4, couldn't help myself. If anyone has pictures of what they look like so I can anticipate when they arrive next week. :)
New house, old roses part 3
Posted by allencla
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated Iron deficiency. Next to the foundation, the pH may be too high, preventing the rose from getting at the iron that is in the soil. Miracid in lieu of other fertilizers has lots of available iron and nitrogen that will help. I woul...
What disease/pest is this?
Posted by allencla
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allenclaUpdated Seil, I am also MI zone 6b so we are likely facing the same conditions!
Ebb Tides performs best in cooler weather
Posted by fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)
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fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)Updated Thank you Karen. I am very tough with my roses. I only buy the healthiest plants from good rose nurseries. Anything that do not perform or provide enough olfactory satisfaction will get SP'd and replaced with better specimens. ...
What was your first rose?
Posted by northtexasdude(7b)
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pblouiseUpdated I was 4 yrs old and my Nana had a dark red climber going up the porch of her bunglow. The roses were quite prolific and every day I would grab a handfull of petals and put them in her mail box. I would ring the door and when my sw...
What Do You Think About this David Austin Statement?
Posted by missmary(6b/7a MD)
7 Comments
jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can)Updated I agree it depends on the climate. Up here where I live (Canada), the Austins available here does pretty well. It won't get monstrous (like our neighbours down south) and it is quite manageable on its own. The Austins I have grown...
Can Fortuniana rootstock work well in the Pacific Northwest?
Posted by littleblackbat
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Ken (N.E.GA.mts) 7a/b(7a/b)Updated I don't see why not. Over half of my 100 bush garden is on fortuniana. I live in the N.E. GA. mountains, zone 7a/7b. I have never lost a rose to rootstock failure yet. Trust me, it gets cold here in the winters. I have all my graf...
Anyone know what this rose might be?
Posted by jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Seil I will do just that! Thanks! Thanks everyone! This rose is very cane hardy... Alittle tip damage and that was it...
My grown from seed roses are about ready to bloom.
Posted by gr8heather(6b)
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view1ny NY 6-7Updated OMG, I loved this video! What's the name of last year's rose? The color is absolutely beautiful.
Disease Resistancy on Austins: Jubilee C., Chris Marlowe, etc?
Posted by cjrosaphile(z8 Pacific NW)
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cjrosaphile(z8 Pacific NW)Updated I don't have a huge garden area and test 12 to 15 roses per year -- rotating them out and selling my duds on craigslist. I never pay any attention to DA's catalog or any catalog and thoroughly check out all my roses on HMF. DA's c...
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