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Help please! What's wrong with the rose?
Posted by ngardener123(5a)
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated I've grown a 3 x 3' rose in a 16" pot, but that is really pushing it. You need to get them in bigger pots before long. About watering--wait till the surface is dry about 1" down, then water thoroughly. Good luck.
Green leaves falling off rose bush. HELP!!
Posted by Amy Ford
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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)Updated There are some nice photos of dr Huey on the antique forum. Chances are it was bare when you cleaned out the yucca and did not see it
dying new growth on established roses
Posted by brooklynros1e
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated All the new growth, or just some of it? If the latter, check to see if the bad shoots all stem from the same basal cane, which has something wrong near the base. If the whole plant is collapsing, voles may have eaten the roots. Ro...
What is your New Year Resolutions on your garden?
Posted by jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can)
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Michaela .:. thegarden@902 .:. (Zone 5b - Iowa)Updated You know jjpeace, the chicken wire is perfect for clematis to climb! We are building a fence out of wood posts and chicken wire this summer to keep the rabbits and my dogs out. The only thing that makes me okay with this ugly fenc...
persian yellow rose questions
Posted by canadianplant
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canadianplantUpdated My peace sent out a shoot last year. Yours may do the same
Possible to grow climbing rose in large pot?
Posted by A S
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erasmus_gwUpdated I used to have a very large Lavender Lassie in a big pot. I'm not sure how big the pot was..maybe 26 or 30". It rooted through the hole. I have a Constance Spry in a pot by a fence. It's in a dry area crowded by tree roo...
Austin roses at Whole Foods
Posted by suebelle_neworleans
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poppy_pa_6bUpdated Has anyone in the Northeast/PA seen these at WF's? I had heard they'd be showing up around mother's day.
Today's new blooms
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)Updated Not sure what happened to your FM Carol but mine smells like old rose perfume concentrate.
Brown/Dying Canes on Newly Planted Hybrid Tea Rose
Posted by scottabartlett
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scottabartlettUpdated I'm thinking of getting a RapiTest kit, or calling my local county soil and conservation branch to see if they can do a soil test.
Looking for HARDY climbers that rebloom
Posted by JaneGael
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Samuel Adk zone5aUpdated I have Viking Queen . Works for me. Excelsa, Dorothy Perkins, and White Dorothy are the roses that are used at the Elizabeth Park rose garden In Connecticut. Those are huge! Debutante is a fragrant version.
Just how important is PH?
Posted by zack_lau z6 CT
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jerijen(Zone 10)Updated Our water varies between 8.3 and 8.5. Our soil probably isn't much better. Roses with a multiflora background come here to die. So do most rugosas. Teas and Chinas tolerate our conditions well, and so do most Noisettes. That's...
Dr. Huey (or not)
Posted by Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA))
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jerijen(Zone 10)Updated The non-blooming canes . . . where do they originate??? How old are the plants? Weeks? Years? (How many?) Decades? When did you last see them bloom?
Rose Blight?
Posted by trippstadt62
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Yep that looks like Rose Slug damage...
Anyone growing Raspberry Cream Twirl?
Posted by sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida 9a)
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated Jasmine, I might not make it to the Huntington until next year, but I'll make sure to take a photo the next time I see Raspberry Cream Twirl. It will be interesting to see how much it grows in that time.
"Damask crud"
Posted by jacqueline9CA
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zack_lau z6 CTUpdated FWIW I don't see it on roses that are regularly sprayed with a fungicide--while I have seen it on roses that haven't been sprayed.
Roundup Damage
Posted by msdorkgirl(11)
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msdorkgirl(11)Updated Keeping them watered in Oahu is no problem (I think we've had rain every night for the past two months) ... frustrating since now I have to worry about black spot In addition to thrips and now the roundup damage. Luckily half my ...
Watering - time of day
Posted by densiemill
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Michael is giving you the ideal situations. However, in practice I water when I can and that's usually in the afternoon, unfortunately, when it's hot. If you have a timer system that's great. You can set the times to the ideal ...
New roses to try this year...
Posted by jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
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farmerduckUpdated I have a Earth Song, grown no spray. It is very bs resistant AND winter hardy. It has dark red/brown canes and is a fuller bush in growth habit. I am in Northern Jersey, and our Bs pressures should be comparabl
Roses do not grow
Posted by bryanlihp
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mcgrammarhammerUpdated It's its own reward too most of the time in my garden.
Fertilizer Burn!!! (Ugh!)
Posted by SoFL Rose z10
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kentucky_rose zone 6Updated Good luck!
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