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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!
Rose Food vs Fertilizer?
Posted by gardenbug(8b)
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nikthegreek(9b/10a E of Athens, Greece)Updated The worst thing about general purpose ferts targeting the amateur garden keeper is that they contain WAY too much phosphorus. Not even in pots would one need so much P in relation with N and K. In a garden environment unless there...
Full bush shot of Zephirine Drouhin, as requested
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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summersrhythm_z6aUpdated Thanks toolbelt & Sam, I will plant them tomorrow, didn't have enough time before dark. I think the long side, I might plant a cl pinkie if it's not dead( I moved cl pinkie twice within 4 weeks, it doesn't look too good, witho...
Is this Cane Canker?
Posted by jasminerose4u, California 9b
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated Thanks! I will hope for new basals.
So excited!!! (Lucky Find)
Posted by SoFL Rose z10
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fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)Updated I tried a number of things and found they were susceptible to beta-cyfluthrin and Confidor. In fact they were susceptible to other pyrethroids too but I try to use the more affordable ones as well as the ones more gentle on the p...
Paradise on the west bank of the Russian River.
Posted by James_Shaw_San Francisco Bay Area
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James_Shaw_San Francisco Bay AreaUpdated Same flower a day later.
New at David Austin Rose Care
Posted by Dorothy Phillips
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fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)Updated Hi Carol do you grow Evelyn? It is a huge rose in zone 10 but could be just the right vigor for you. My favourite Austin fragrances are Evelyn and Munstead Wood. Munstead Wood smells like Frederic Mistral and Black Boy. Evelyn ...
Meidiland in container?
Posted by jayferg
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meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevationUpdated My alba meid's are tough as nails and would do fine in containers. I use them in some spots that are worse than containers, I'm sure :D Some of mine get insane root competition from large trees, so that's about as bad as it gets. ...
Don Juan climbing roses
Posted by Brian Young
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hoganjrUpdated How often can u fertilize with rose tone/ organic?
Secret vs. Tiffany vs. Francis Meilland?
Posted by erikarochelle(6a)
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msdorkgirl(11)Updated My Francis Meilland is beautiful, when it blooms, but it is a very stingy bloomer in my little micro-climate on Oahu (full sun, windy, rain in the evening). It grew to 7 feet in a year, but I've only had 4 or 5 blooms from it, hav...
Question about bareroot ownroot roses
Posted by Kristi North Mo zone 5b Jochims Davis
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wirosarian_z4b_WIUpdated I've received bare root roses that I soaked in water for 3+ weeks waiting for the weather to cooperate for planting, no problem. This topic was discussed in another GW thread a few years back & numerous other people had done s...
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