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Need guidance on what to do with Rose bush
Posted by gmcaw85
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated Yellowish new foliage with green veins is iron deficiency. This is usually caused by high (alkaline) pH. Check the pH and get some sulfur at the garden store. This will very slowly acidify the soil. You could also apply an iron pr...
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Posted by martinca_gw
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DrPekeMomUpdated Lovely!
roses blooming in New York City in October?
Posted by bebba1
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farmerduckUpdated And you might get more responses if you post on the Antique Rose Forum.
This Morning
Posted by martinca_gw
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martinca_gwUpdated "So lovely, thanks for sharing. In my next life, I am going to live in California. (smile)" Oh, donaroe. You cannot imagine how often I think of you all who must make such a valiant effort to have the roses we love. It s...
Brand New to Roses on Ct. Advise Please
Posted by martinca_gw
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martinca_gwUpdated Thank you all so much. Good info i will pass along. The OSO Easy and Knockouts look like a good starting rose for her.
Encouraging the Big Girls to Grow
Posted by Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)
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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)Updated Rat dogs We tested one of the game cameras. They do work great but want to be north facing and the street is north facing. So we got every car that drove by. Lol. I am going to put up signs that say under 24hr security camera etc....
Should I be concerned?
Posted by thedogsLL(6B)
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donnaroeUpdated That is such a sweet comment, subk3, about nature sending a "wee" gift. I really enjoyed reading it. Good luck watching your seedling, thedoggsLL!
Elle
Posted by martinca_gw
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bunnicula03(z6b NJ)Updated She is one of my favorites as well! Had a couple of gorgeous blooms last week, didn't get photos. :-( Thanks for sharing yours.
Puzzling aphid patterns in my garden
Posted by nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
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roseseek(9)Updated Predators usually lag behind pests. We'll have a particularly wet winter and the following spring the pests are legion. They respond seemingly immediately to the increase in resources (food). The predators lag behind a season or t...
Would potassium rich fertilizer help against viruses?
Posted by henry_kuska
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henry_kuskaUpdated I interpreted the article as stating that they first observed that potassium rich soil resulted in a lower incidence of virus symptoms : "We observed that the incidence of SMV can be significantly reduced by application of K+...
Double Delight own root in Z6?
Posted by Molineux(6b)
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nippstress - zone 5 NebraskaUpdated Patrick, the disease pressures are different where you are from Nebraska, but I've been able to grow own-root Double Delight here in zone 5 reasonably well. In fact, my first DD was grafted from a local nursery and it was a wimp -...
aphids and rose immune system
Posted by henry_kuska
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Good news! I 've never really worried too much about aphids. They seem to have their time and then go away pretty much on their own.
OT but one more reason not to move things illegally.
Posted by roseseek(9)
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anntn6b(z6b TN)Updated Once we started going to the University Library and reading plant pathology papers (and getting distracted by other articles in those journals), we started wondering what food supplies were going to be available in a couple of hun...
Black bark?
Posted by ThereseBugnet
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buford(7 NE GA)Updated Winnipeg? Like I said, my one BP just leafed out about 4 weeks ago and I live in Hotlanta! I still think it will be fine. Make sure it gets a lot of sun.
bud wilt
Posted by bebba1
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated I never heard the term "bud blast" before for the disorder pictured in the link. Rose gardeners usually call it "balling" and attribute it to rain. As the article says, it is a botrytis fungal infection that sp...
Best sources for one gallon own-root roses
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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sara_ann-z6bokUpdated Sammy - Thank you. I do hope your roses start doing better soon. Mine are doing better since our recent rains. I am excited about ARE and Chamblees both and am looking forward to ordering from them. I'm sure Rose Petals Nursery is...
The first :)
Posted by ratdogheads(5b NH)
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ratdogheads(5b NH)Updated This is the bloom after it opens. Petite, bright pompons that catch your eye all the way across the yard. The flowers last forever and it seems like there's always a couple blooms on the bush. Fragrant too! Vintage wrote "We ...
What a difference a year makes
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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stealthecrumbsUpdated Wow. So very pretty. Roses really do grow fast. It isn't exactly instant gratification but pretty darn close. I love looking back at pictures and seeing how much various ones have grown since I started. Congrats on a lovely bed.
Roses blooming better in containers
Posted by madri_gw(5)
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toolbelt68(7)Updated Consider building a trellis over top of them that has adjustable sun screens. That way you could control the sun that they get. Seil, would a garage have to be heated?
arggh - i hate being stupid!!
Posted by nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
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madri_gw(5)Updated Cynthia, hope your roses are recuperating and hope they will survive. Once they tide over the crisis, hopefully they will take off due to the growth stimulatory effect of alfa alfa. Keep us posted as to how they are doing. Good lu...
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