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Set your calendars!!! Palantine order date is 9/14
Posted by Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)
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summersrhythm_z6aUpdated Thanks for the info! A great news for all the roseaholics. I don't know if I still have room left, but it doesn't hurt to look. :-) I got my list ready to roll: Duchesse de Rohan, Gloire de Mousseux, Rosarium Uetersen, Souvenir De...
Advice re contradictory info re amending soil?
Posted by ellatiarella(SW Mich 6a)
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floridarosez9Updated Or if you live in central Florida with nematodes. I amend my entire bed, but I also dig a large planting hole and entirely replace the sand with my own planting mix. I'm hoping the nematodes can't "swim" through it li...
Climbing rose Orange Blossom Special available in US?
Posted by Gloria
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Take a look at Westerland. It's an orange colored shrub rose that is often grown as a climber because it can get very tall. It's also fairly easy to find.
How many hybrid teas or other favorite class of roses do you have?
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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Brittie - La Porte, TX 9aUpdated 2 Hybrid Musk / 1 Hybrid Spinnosissima / 3 Hybrid Perpetual / 3 Moss 4 Bermuda Mystery / 4 Boubon / 4 Polyantha 5 Mini-Flora 9 China 10 Mini 11 Grandiflora 16 Shrub 21 Floribunda 36 Antique Tea 71 Hybrid Tea Hopefully I didn't do...
knockout roses -- stopped blooming
Posted by Waverly(SC zone 7b-8a. Red clay.)
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diane_nj 6b/7a(6b/7a)Updated The original blooms were forced in a greenhouse, they want to grow roots now that they have good homes. Roses take 4 - 6 weeks between bloom cycles. Keep watering, hold back on the super-strength fertilizers. See this thread: Bl...
Alec's Red
Posted by Charlene Joaquin
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Charlene JoaquinUpdated Oh thank you! Yes, it has definitely been a good little rose, its blooms are always quite striking with its bright pink petals. Thank you everyone for your advice! I was able to straighten this out with the nursery and they agree...
Why does rose planting season have to coincide with bulb season?
Posted by nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
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nippstress - zone 5 NebraskaUpdated Not looking, NOT looking - okay yes, those are gorgeous and I covet them. But I will resist... Cynthia
Sundowner hardiness question
Posted by kfless(Northern Illinois, Zone 5)
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kfless(Northern Illinois, Zone 5)Updated Thanks so much for the input and link! I will give it a try, but oh my 7 feet in one season! I may have to pick a different spot for this one.
Miracle-gro Universal Feeder made my life easier...
Posted by SoFL Rose z10
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SoFL Rose z10Updated I'm going to try and I'll let you know if it works out. I will be much cheaper if I could use any fertilizer, not just miracle grow.
How much soil space for climbing roses?
Posted by laur34 Zone 6A
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated A normal topsoil layer is around 10" deep and the fine roots of roses mainly develop between 2" and 10" even if the good soil goes deeper. So I normally recommend that poor soil need be amended only about that deep....
Be careful what you wish for!
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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Kes Z 7a E TnUpdated This is free advice so take it for what it's worth. Go. Go as soon as it is reasonably possible. And start planning now for the eventualities that go with a move and with aging. Get rid of everything that you don't need. Store wha...
Your most fragrant long lasting cut roses please!
Posted by fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)
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fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)Updated Rosaholic I am in Western Australia! Rather far away from where you are. There are 4 rose nurseries in Perth so as long as the variety has been introduced into Australia it is not hard to find. I am a complete fragrance maniac s...
First bloom of the Season--Nevada
Posted by zack_lau z6 CT
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Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9aUpdated That is the rose at the top of my list right now. Thank you for sharing :) Lynn
How should I amend sandy, alkaline soil?
Posted by mnkittyz4
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sun_sky_sand(9b)Updated 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!!
Knockout rosebush knocked over by wind and rain
Posted by Jill M
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Jill MUpdated Great, thanks!
Amending soil
Posted by Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA))
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diane_nj 6b/7a(6b/7a)Updated 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.
what is eating my knock outs?
Posted by cmg7843
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cmg7843Updated 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,...
Mold/Mildew on plastic fence near roses
Posted by mzstitch(Zone 7b South Carolina)
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mzstitch(Zone 7b South Carolina)Updated 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.
Why do I grow this one?
Posted by flowergirl70ks
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flowergirl70ksUpdated 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.
New standard question
Posted by susan4952(5)
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susan4952(5)Updated 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.
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