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osmocote potting soil
Posted by view1ny NY 6-7
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view1ny NY 6-7Updated Ok, so I'll try it as soon as spring actually arrives. I'll use it to repot some of my container roses to give them a good start. Of course, this is assuming they survived the winter. I'm hoping. Thanks for the info.
DA Winchester Cathedral
Posted by BethC in 8a Dallas, TX
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Here, LA was stingy. It may be better in a climate with some winter chill.
Garden Plan Advice
Posted by My Name
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sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida 9a)Updated I have used a product called Pruning Seal. It comes in a spray can. I used it on wooden planters for citrus and also on the inside of terracotta pots. Let is dry good. It is a little stinky...smells like tar.
Rose Ripoff only a gardener could appreciate.
Posted by kublakan
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the_bustopher z6 MOUpdated One that bothers me is a special deal I have seen in some catalogs for 12 AARS varieties as a collection. The problem is that one of the varieties, namely Crimson Glory, was never awarded the AARS prize. It was introduced severa...
Blooming right now.
Posted by caflowerluver(9b)
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caflowerluver(9b)Updated Joe Moose - Beautiful roses. Your Hot Cocoa looks a lot different than mine which is a darker coral. I am rather disappointed in this rose. I like the color but the bush is small and anemic. It has very few blooms and kind of limp...
Fire ants. Friend or foe?
Posted by jkellydallas(8a)
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butterfly4u(Aiken, SC zone 8)Updated Amdro. You must use that. Greatest thing since the dishwasher. Fire Ants aren't ants at all, they are in the wasp family. If you ever get stung by them, you will run for the Amdro.
Bengal Tiger rose
Posted by Adrianne(7b Georgia)
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Adrianne(7b Georgia)Updated Well I should report that mine were also more of a Bengal Kitten - pretty wimpy plants. The blooms, however are quite lovely. I moved them last fall and so far they seem to be a little more robust, so hopefully they will be happie...
Double Grafted Rose Bush
Posted by kublakan
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densiemillUpdated Kublakan Alpharetta GA suburb of Atlanta
Best flower form shrubs
Posted by imcheetah
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rosecanadianUpdated This is a good rose. It's called Mother of Pearl. No fragrance which is why I gave it to a friend. It blooms tons. This rose is a young rose. HMF lists it as growing to 4 1/2 feet tall. And says it is prolific. The two pink...
Tons of bugs on newly planted roses
Posted by bruin27
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campv 8b AZUpdated Give me aphids all day long and I will give you my Thrips. Agree with Seil just spray them with dish soap. It will suffocate the guys but you will need to repeat every week they reproduce like crazy. If you have a 1 gal sprayer a...
cold hardiness of 'Leonie Lamesch'?
Posted by jacqueline9CA
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jacqueline9CAUpdated Thank you both for the info! I thrives in my zone 9 (actually I think 10 lately) garden, but I was just wondering.... actually, I was wondering about the hardiness of "Schmidt's Smooth Yellow" which we think might be 'Eu...
First bloom on a new bush - I like it !!
Posted by suebelle_neworleans
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated That is a beauty! I'm hoping one of my local nurseries will get this one in this spring.
Northern Rose Gardening
Posted by Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
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Samuel Adk zone5aUpdated Thanks for posting this one again. Look at all the blooms!
Canada's Quest to Breed Super Hardy Roses Article
Posted by prairie_northrose (3b north of Calgary, AB, Canada)
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prairie_northrose (3b north of Calgary, AB, Canada)Updated Yes, I agree, Vineland is by Niagara and the area is listed more as a zone 6 according to Canada's plant hardiness map. I did more digging, and came across this other article, which says they are testing at the University of Saska...
I know Spring has Sprung BUT
Posted by jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated The 6 inches of snow we got this past Friday is all gone today! wooooo woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Any signs of spring for you? It's here!
Posted by meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevation
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AquaEyes 7a New JerseyUpdated First Spring blooms in my garden were seen today -- two Iris reticulata 'Pixie' of the hundred I planted last Autumn. I see signs of the others coming up -- a hundred each of Crocus tommasinianus 'Lilac Beauty', Chionodoxa 'Alba',...
No buds on any of my rose bushes
Posted by jennylynn8bswlouisiana
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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated Back when I had the worst case of rose midge my foliage was gorgeous. Should this continue for you or if you see a very reduced bud count rose midge would likely be the reason. Some times you don't see the burn't tips. They can al...
USDA Zone Map Irony
Posted by seil zone 6b MI
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stillanntn6bUpdated In total agreement. (but, believe me, Gulf Coastal summers are brutal and they last more than three months.) What bugs me the most is that some powers in DC can decide to average different years, and all of a sudden, our hopes ar...
Possible Rose Rosette Disease on Old Blush? Please help!
Posted by emilyw
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Blueisland BC PNW-Z7-8(8a)Updated thank you stillann for your information and advice, I pruned back the rose quite far being careful to disinfect the pruners between cuts. I checked some of the other roses and there were a couple of suspicious canes here and there...
Newbie Gardener - May have killed my rose bush
Posted by ickle_cat
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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated Thanks for the update, always nice to hear what happens after the thread advice.
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