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Posted by Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA)) April 7, 2015

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Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA))Updated April 11, 2015 Hi wirosarian_z4b_WI, I removed the top several inches of soil so the sample I sent to the lab was from 4-8 inches deep. When I bought my condo new in 1972, the flower bed (in the common-area) was 25 feet long by 2 feet wide (50 s...

Cl. Butterscotch pretty this afternoon.

Posted by James_Shaw_San Francisco Bay Area April 8, 2015

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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)Updated April 11, 2015 Check out my reply on your bareroots thread

confused about transplanting, I'm in zone 8

Posted by emily2002(8aFL) April 10, 2015

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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated April 11, 2015 It's hard to get a good rootball unless you are transplanting from a pot. Therefore, if roses are leafed out, it's a good idea to remove foliage in proportion to the fine roots that are disturbed or lost--maybe half or two thirds....

Anyone put alfalfa in the soil of thier potted roses?

Posted by mzstitch(Zone 7b South Carolina) April 10, 2015

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kublakanUpdated April 11, 2015 I tried this for years with inconclusive results. I used to mix in a cup of alfalfa pellets in every seven gallon pot. To answer Jim's question, as you water your potted roses, the pellets dissolve rather quickly. If you were t...

I thought they had died!

Posted by sara_ann-z6bok April 8, 2015

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KarenPA_6bUpdated April 10, 2015 I have pruned some off but not all the way down to the green parts. Thank you for your advice. I will do that tomrorrow. I hope my Francis Meilland makes it because I really like this rose.

article: Thomas Affleck is-a-natural-for-Texas

Posted by henry_kuska April 10, 2015

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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated April 10, 2015 I planted TA here at our home in Central Pa last year but it did not do to well... I'm going update my thread I started last year on how it does this year... I will spray greencure on its leaves this year if it starts showing sign...

Mme. Hardy

Posted by deervssteve(9) April 10, 2015

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stillanntn6bUpdated April 10, 2015 One problem might be the shortness of the bloom period. Some very warm springs, mine had blooms that came and went in under five days. (Don't blink.) Then we were in Maine, and someone brought in a Mme Hardy bloom that had had c...

Had to share.... may there be peace

Posted by campv 8b AZ April 8, 2015

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campv 8b AZUpdated April 10, 2015 Thanks everyone for the very nice comments Camp Verde, Arizona

Any tips for growing Chihuly? and for floribundas to grow in heat?

Posted by Theresa McHarney April 7, 2015

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seil zone 6b MIUpdated April 10, 2015 I loved my Disneyland but FYI, it was not very hardy for me. You're a zone warmer so that may help but I would think about winter protection anyway.

Anyone Know Anything About This Rose?

Posted by Kes Z 7a E Tn April 9, 2015

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seil zone 6b MIUpdated April 10, 2015 I do have several Buck roses and I love them. They have nice bushy growth habits and good repeat bloom. My favorite is Quietness and it's relatively healthy, very hardy and blooms all the time. I just think it needs to be pointed ...

suggestions from Chamblees

Posted by BethC in 8a Dallas, TX March 21, 2015

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BethC in 8a Dallas, TXUpdated April 10, 2015 ruthz, all of my roses are in pots because our terrible black clay ground. I placed an order with Chamblees to be picked up at a later date. I had planned on waiting to choose roses while we were at the nursery. The spring flush...

EVALUATION OF A COCOPEAT-BASED SUBSTRATE SYSTEM FOR ROSE PRODUCTION IN

Posted by henry_kuska April 9, 2015

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henry_kuskaUpdated April 10, 2015 I hope that westerners will be able to modify it (or use part of their solution such as the use of coir) for home use. http://blogs.usda.gov/2015/04/10/in-the-west-preparing-for-uncertain-water-supply/

REPELLENCE AND TOXICITY EFFECT OF CRUDE PLANT EXTRACTS ON THE TWO-SPOT

Posted by henry_kuska April 9, 2015

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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated April 10, 2015 Spider mites were repelled and poisoned by alcohol extracts of spider plant, common stinging nettle, and chili pepper (each separately) when rose leaves were dipped in the solution. Cleome was most effective. Note: it doesn't mea...

Does anyone have an attractive California Dreamin' ?

Posted by rosydreams(10a SoCal sunset zone 19) April 2, 2015

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rosydreams(10a SoCal sunset zone 19)Updated April 9, 2015 Hello, thank you. :) I hope it does do better for you than it does for me, Seil. Hmm, interesting Beth. Your blooms are much better looking than mine... That does give me some hope. The edge of the petals seem to curve out while m...

IS this RRD or something else on my Rose bushes

Posted by MaryAnn1950 April 7, 2015

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MaryAnn1950Updated April 9, 2015 I am happy to announce that Prof. Manners feels that it is herbicidal damage. I will just keep a close eye out on them and keep you posted. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH !!!!!

Louise Odier?

Posted by sara_ann-z6bok April 9, 2015

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bluegirl_gwUpdated April 9, 2015 the flower form & big leaves look very much like the ones I've seen. Yes, baby roses are often quite different looking. And our first spring blooms are often a bit weird, too--I've got a Pink Poodle & a Rosette Delizy blo...

Suggestions for a Westerland sub, less thorny... Livin' Easy?

Posted by Theresa McHarney April 9, 2015

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ameri2nalUpdated April 9, 2015 Livin easy is just as thorny

Advice for type of Roses to plant

Posted by leah02 April 8, 2015

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mzstitch(Zone 7b South Carolina)Updated April 9, 2015 Leah I normally prune my Julia Childs right down to about two feet. Around August I start doing some severe deadheading instead of all over pruning. As flowers die instead of a normal short deadheading I take that particular can...

garden edging question

Posted by Leah45(6a) April 9, 2015

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sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida 9a)Updated April 9, 2015 We make our chicken runs from 2x4 treated boards and they even rot here in the humidity in about 2 years. Bricks and cement blocks seem to last. Rebar seems to last. I have had several metal trellises rust rot and break. I just pu...

Golden Fairy Tale

Posted by suebelle_neworleans April 9, 2015

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farmerduckUpdated April 9, 2015 I have one grafted on multiflor rootstock. I am in Z6b NJ. Extremely vigorous, about 6 feet tall 2 feet wide after 3 seassons, stiff, thorny cane, wonderful repeat and fragrance, wonderful blackspot resistance grown in a no-sp...

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