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some rose bed soil questions
Posted by Lilyfinch z7 mid tn
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roseblush1(8a/Sunset 7)Updated Michael is so right about preparing the whole bed. On the house pad where my primary rose garden in located, I have what amounts to glacier slurry/subsoil. The house pad was cut out of a slope created by glacier runoff eons ago. O...
Help me fill a rose void....
Posted by carlota(So. Calif. z.9)
10 Comments
cecily(7 VA)Updated Carlota! It's wonderful to hear from you. Welcome back!
Hybrid Teas - No Way!
Posted by sandandsun(9a FL)
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dove_song(WA State Z6b)Updated Hope you enjoy your rainbow niagra and gemini, Buford! And wow, Susan4952. Thanks a bunch!!! This is a great thread...really lovin' everyones input. :)
Help! RRD?
Posted by toddy89
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toddy89Updated They are - just their colouring was a bit unusual so thought I'd best check before giving it as a gift! Thanks again all!
Anyone Grows Callista?
Posted by rosybunny
1 Comment
rosybunnyUpdated I'll answer my own question: No one here grows Callista. Oh well.
All my rose bushes slowly dying
Posted by Tamarra
6 Comments
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated If it is very hot, you could rig up some temporary shade. That will reduce stress for the plants.
Transplanted rose turning yellow
Posted by bcroselover(5)
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated After learning where you live, I understand that heat was not a factor, but roses just don't transplant easily unless from small or medium pots. When you dig them, the fine roots are lost or disconnected from the soil, and the coa...
Alfalfa tea?
Posted by boncrow66
26 Comments
boncrow66Updated So true, it's always good to learn something new. If I hadn't been on the forum I wouldn't have learned about different ways to ferilize, so I'm thankful for all the good advice and ready to put it to use. When I was a little girl...
All liquid feeding regimen
Posted by oxboy555(Las Vegas)
3 Comments
diane_nj 6b/7a(6b/7a)Updated Bone meal isn't water soluble, so there is no reason to add it to a "tea". Also, what type of soil so you have (sand, clay, silt)? Water solubles drain quickly through sand.
Water again after fish emulsion?
Posted by oxboy555(Las Vegas)
4 Comments
diane_nj 6b/7a(6b/7a)Updated I'm with seil and jim1961: water plants very well before fertilizing (and before fungicide application, for that matter).
carefree beauty and blackspot
Posted by Pat Sonntag
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dublinbay z6 (KS)Updated A little more information might help. What do you use to spray for BS? How often? Do you use Bayer Garden Disease Control for Roses, Flowers, and Shrubs (and I mean that exact name--not one of the other Bayer products)? Are you su...
Seil, do you still have New Day HT?
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
2 Comments
sara_ann-z6bokUpdated Thanks for your honest answer. I don't remember very well how it performed for me, I just remember I liked the blooms. I might try it again at some point, but it's not a must have.
David Austin Roses for Cutting in the Bay Area
Posted by bayarea_girl(NorCA 9)
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ordphien(9)Updated My Abraham Darby lasts me around 6 days. I have no clue on the other varieties.
Gardens Of The World Hybrid Tea Rose
Posted by jerijen(Zone 10)
1 Comment
boncrow66Updated Ooh that is a beauty!
Fire 'n' Ice & Love?
Posted by Molineux(6b)
4 Comments
jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated Diane_NJ: Brandenburg Gate looks like an excellent rose, but unfortunately, I don't see it available anywhere.
Thinking of you and your poor roses, canadian_rose
Posted by redwolfdoc_z5(5)
11 Comments
canadian_rose(zone 3a)Updated You too, Jim!
Does anyone grow Sonia?
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
12 Comments
sara_ann-z6bokUpdated Rosybunny - So glad you are going to be able to get Sonia. Cynthia - Thanks for your explanation. Love your picture of Sonia.
gruss vs pink gruss
Posted by azjenny
5 Comments
michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated I'd say 3' should work. The max spread for mine is about 4'. Should make a nice hedge as they have leaves and flowers all the way to the ground, dense growth, and maximum repeat bloom. Highly susceptible to blackspot here, though.
How do you feed a rose a banana?
Posted by rjinga
31 Comments
rosybunnyUpdated This is the funnest post ever :-D I don't mean to work up Michael and Mike, but seriously, has anyone found banana/banana peel effective in correcting weak necks on roses? Does that mean ALL the Austins can have straight stems for...
Munstead Wood & Lycidas are same color???
Posted by andreark
11 Comments
ken-n.ga.mts(7a/7b)Updated As MW gets a few years under it, the stems start to hold the blooms up with no problems. For me, it's a great bush with beautiful blooms (and lost of them).
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