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The black poop things look like caterpillar poop. Caterpillars are best controlled by hand picking (wear gloves) or by spraying BT, which won't harm anything except caterpillars. BT can be sprayed on food, so it's quite safe, and will not harm bees or beneficial insects.
They look a little sunburnt to me, but relatively okay otherwise. Best to stick your fingers around in the soil and see if it is moist enough. If the soil feels cool to your fingers, then there is some moisture in the soil (not necessarily enough, but some). At the same time, don't drown them (soil is pure mud).
Some of those seem planted a little close to the home. A rose can get 5 or 6 feet wide--my Belinda's Dreams are wider than that. If a plant gets 6 feet wide, then it needs to be planted at least 3 feet from the house--more being better, so a person can get between it and the house if necessary for maintenance to the home (or plant).
I would hold off on fertilizer until the plants are a little more established, since they are a bit toasted. Your weather is already warm, which can be stressful for a small young plant trying to establish itself. If the temperatures really shoot up in the next few weeks, some temporary shade will reduce stress.

Susan - I think your ZD and MIP are a little ahead of mine. I think all my old garden roses are close to the same stage right now, a little bigger than chickpea size. The hybrid teas are all at different stages. The buds on my Peace roses look like they almost doubled in size in the past couple of days. My Belinda's Dream buds are still fairly small, with a few larger buds that look like they'll open within a few days. It is not easy to guess, and I don't know if I'm right, but now I am thinking I will have quite a few blooms in about ten days, which is close to right on schedule. I do think the warmth plays a huge factor, especially when it gets warmer overnight, like it has started doing here the past few nights.


cristi- poke some holes in the bottom of the bag and put in a bucket of water till you plant. I add a LITTLE root growth hormone to the water.
Remember to be patience and water- No fert or spraying for awhile they will be in shock.
GOOD FOR YOU!
PS Mulch mulch mulch I use cedar
This post was edited by campv on Tue, Apr 22, 14 at 19:20


It became a tradition for us to dress Victorian at Easter and we both love Descanso. My folks took our family there ever since we were kids. I like doing it because I love wearing the clothes and the kids there love to take pictures with us. The little girls love the long dresses, hats and parasols. They added the brunch in the rose garden a few years ago and now its Sat and Sun and also on Mothers Day. I wanted to wear this last time but it rained so I was worried about mud on that white skirt. This dress is very lightweight and fun. I change it up with a rose colored skirt. Sometimes I ask myself why I'm drawn to these clothes with all the work involved but then its the same way with roses. The beauty of it is the reward.


Just a heads up! I used it on my Rhododendrons....It made the most beautiful forest green foliage. (Sprayed). So I did it again. The rhodies were in bloom! About two hours later, I looked out and the blooms were healthy, but had taken up the iron and were all black edged. I don't think I would do the roses if they are in bloom, and you plan on spraying. The foliage was gorgeous.
Good luck!

Thank you for the responses and for that warning! I plan on using it as a liquid drench. Our local society's rose show is the first Saturday of May, and I just want to green up the foliage on a few bushes, including a Reine des Violettes growing in a large container. Will go the low dose route that you recommended, wirosarian. Thanks again!



Seil ...
The buds won't swell in one or two days ... lol. I usually don't prune until April. However, this year, the forsythia had come and gone before the first of April. Spring came a month early to my mountains.
I am just doing a very light prune this year as I don't want to encourage new growth because of the drought.
Smiles,
Lyn

Lol, this is why I gave up on ground markers and started wiring the tags on to the base of the plants. I can't tell you how many markers got lost before I came to this new method. I found some copper tags on line and I just use a PTouch labeler to print the name and stick it on the copper tag. Then I use a nice long piece of green twist tie to secure it to one of the canes. Don't tie it tightly because you don't want to injure the cane but it's worked very well for me. I haven't lost a tag since doing this.





From what I have seen of them, the darker purples can be a variable color. They are not always consistent. That does not mean that they can't be quite attractive. They are just don't always come out the color that may be expected. Possible reasons are sunlight angle and intensity and temperature.