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Thomas Affleck
Posted by jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Give TA lots of sun in our climates... This Thomas I have arrived last year with BS & PM from the vendor, poor thing fought off those diseases all season long in 2014. This year its kept clean foilage and still has clean foila...
Rose Podcasts
Posted by bayarea_girl(NorCA 9)
bayarea_girl(NorCA 9)I have been listening to the Rose Chat podcast and wonder if you know any of other rose podcasts out there. Thanks. Helen. Rose Chat: http://rosechat.podbean.com/
Too late?
Posted by drich30099
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mad_gallica(zone 5 - eastern New York)Updated It Depends. Some roses are hardy enough that they can be treated as normal shrubs and moved before winter. Most aren't. I'm still moving roses, and will be for a few more weeks, but those are totally hardy.
Marie Pavie and Reine des Violettes in pots
Posted by fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Those are both beauties! I'll warn you though that RdV gets BIG! I had mine in a pot for 5 years and even in my zone 6 I kept having to get bigger and bigger pots and place a trellis in the pot to help support it. In your zone ...
Suggestions on minis
Posted by BethC in 8a Dallas, TX
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated I love Ralph Moore's micro mini, Baby Austin.
Witherspoon Rose Culture
Posted by diane_nj 6b/7a(6b/7a)
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Ken (N.E.GA.mts) 7a/b(7a/b)Updated I'll be making a small order from them this spring. I need to add 2 more Knock Out roses to my collection. Blushing Pink KO and Sunny KO. Already have KO and Pink KO.
Bolero in Canada?
Posted by nkonzelman
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zack_lau z6 CTUpdated http://www.starrosesandplants.com/plants/rose/bolero-rose
Do you prepare your rose bed in the fall? How?
Posted by Kachana(DFW Zone 7)
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Kachana(DFW Zone 7)Updated Thank you all for sharing your experience. When I planted the bands last fall, I didn't winter protect, only added mulch. For this year, I'm going to add compost and mulch. I'll domthe manure in the spring. Thanks again. You'v...
Late season deadheading question
Posted by arlene_82 (zone 6 OH)
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stillanntn6bUpdated Over a decade I tried both ways and I didn't see a difference. The roses responded to the weather around them more than to the presence/absence of hips. Bloom stopped one year in latest November because of reduced hours of sunlig...
Which of your roses have good repeat bloom?
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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Kachana(DFW Zone 7)Updated I don't have many roses, and all of them are first year's bands, but the following are my best re-bloomers: Belinda's dreams Graham Thomas Darcey Bussell Purple Rain
DA roses to carry based on certain criteria?
Posted by soxnumber9
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ratdogheads(5b NH)Updated Crown Princess Margareta can have lanky uneven growth, bloom production is average. As an alternative in the same color range I am going to put in another vote for Lady of Shalott. LoS is considered by many (including me!) to be ...
Random rose questions
Posted by Joe Moose, Zone 9A
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roseseek(9)Updated Hi Joe, Cardinal Hume can be grown as sort of a climber. You can also keep it pruned to form a gorgeous, spreading bush. Simply train it as you desire it to grow. If you want climbing, give it support; train it horizontally instea...
Next Year's Order - Regan or Local?
Posted by Sylvia Weiser Wendel
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Sylvia Weiser WendelUpdated Kim, I know Green Arrow and go out there two or three times a year. I bought Sexy Rexy, Chihuly, Passionate Kisses, and probably more from them, and they're doing splendidly. I don't know why I didn't think of them. I'm sure they ...
Deer Sanctuary
Posted by deervssteve(9)
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rosecanadianUpdated Wow, Mariannese - you have a lot of things in your anti-deer arsenal! Good for you! I've never heard of most of these. Are they very effective? Carol
How does Pope John Paul compare to John F Kennedy?
Posted by rochesterroseman(zone5 NY)
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pat_bamaz7Updated Thanks Rochesterroseman! Roses just seem to love our heat & humidity down here. Unfortunately, blackspot loves it, too...I just don't take pictures of them when they are all spotty looking...lol
Has anyone ordered from Regan Nursury?
Posted by rochesterroseman(zone5 NY)
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bethnorcal9Updated I've ordered from them for many yrs. I know at one time they claimed to get their roses from about 13 different suppliers. Not so sure it's that many any more tho. I've got an order sitting in my computer now. Keep adding one here...
Lichtkonigin Lucia and I go way back
Posted by marcindy(z5b, Indianapolis, IN)
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Kes Z 7a E TnUpdated I keep coming back to this picture. I feel like this rose could be in my future someday, if only I could find a place to put it. I even love the color of yellow that it is. I do have Westerland and right now Graham Thomas is near ...
Light green leaves, puckered and some torn at the outer edges. Normal?
Posted by hoihoisoi
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SoFL Rose z10Updated Yes, I think the chili thrip does come from the chili plant. Unfortunately they like roses even more. I would not cut off the leaves because they do not look too damaged and can still feed the plant. If you do not see improvement,...
Possible sport so sad
Posted by Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
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cecily(7 VA)Updated Also, look for a two gallon ziplock bag so the cutting won't touch the sides of the bag. I have found that cuttings taken in June root in a matter of weeks. Late fall cuttings take much longer.
hydrogen peroxide for blackspot resistance
Posted by henry_kuska
30 Comments
22zzuohUpdated Thanks Henry. I have been using Oxidate by Biosafe for years in my garden (roses etc.). It's a bactericide and fungicide - kills right away. The best way I can describe it: super strong hydrogen peroxide. I live on Long Island (zo...
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