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What diameter rebars for quick and dirty rose teepees?
Posted by nikthegreek(9b/10a E of Athens, Greece)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated As hoov said stronger is better! Think about the weight of a full grown rose, in full bloom, and wet from rain. That's very heavy stuff!
What is this Disease on this Rose
Posted by Cher(6 SW OH)
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Cher(6 SW OH)Updated Ignore - posted in a different area.
Help with Roses
Posted by JrTack_in_IL(5)
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cecily(7 VA)Updated Hello JrTack, welcome to the rose forum. I think your foliage looks terrific. The slug damage is minimal and I wouldn't spray at this point -- rose slugs appear in early spring and vanish when the weather heats up. Sort of like ap...
Rose arrived today; too early to plant?
Posted by dukegg1(z6/7NJ)
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mzstitch(Zone 7b South Carolina)Updated Likely a rose slug, small green worms that eat the leaves from the underside. I had them for the first time this year. New growth looks great! This post was edited by mzstitch on Tue, Jun 3, 14 at 6:49
Have your roses survived this COLD winter?
Posted by motherjan(z5 N.E. OHIO)
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summersrhythm_z6aUpdated I lost all my rose trees in pots, 36 of them! They were in a shed during the winter, and I lost about 25 roses in the garden, plus it was the worst winter for rabbit damage.
Thankful for rain!
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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sara_ann-z6bokUpdated Thank you everyone. I am hoping all who need rain will get it and this drought will end. This is serious for a lot of people. My main concern for here is our water situation. Our city is working on this issue and they are making s...
Lavender Lassie
Posted by deervssteve(9)
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the_morden_man((Z4-Z5) Ontario, Canada)Updated The Lavender Lassies in the pic I included are about 11 years old and originally grafted on Multiflora from PIckering. They receive about 8 hours of direct sun a day. They bloom twice a year with deadheading. Has been that way sin...
Spacing around lawn?
Posted by serge94501
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serge94501Updated Thanks...I did consider flowers but then again I will need from time to time to park on that strip and grass has a better recovery potential I think.
why are the petals black edged?
Posted by charleney(8a PNW)
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Sadly we once had lots of birds but hawks have been keeping them away parts of the summer these past 2 years... We have been getting a decent amount of bees... Honey and bumbles... I hope you figure out your petal problem charlene...
GA folks ?
Posted by teka2rjleffel(z10FL)
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teka2rjleffel(z10FL)Updated I expected a soil change. I can't resist digging in the dirt even on vacation. So I did a little on vacation in the GA mnts. I didn't know if the entire state was clay though. How about bug and disease issues?
Rosette disease?
Posted by bloombuddie
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated If you or a neighbor (which is what happened to me) sprayed any kind of herbicide OR used a weed and feed on the lawn it's probably that. Don't be fooled into thinking that if you didn't spray it it can't be that. Herbicide sprays...
do not do what I did..PLEASE
Posted by charleney(8a PNW)
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harryshoe zone6 eastern PennsylvaniaUpdated I doubt there are many of us who haven't had the nightmare of weed barrier cloth. It gets you over and over: 1. its expensive 2. its a pain to install 3. it makes it difficult to plant 4. mulch will readily slide away 5. there are...
Rose Tone ??
Posted by pembroke(6--Louisville KY)
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated Dani, any fertilizer will burn plants if used to excess, and no fertilizer will burn plants if used in appropriate amounts. Generally, don't mix fertilizer into the soil unless a soil test has shown a deficiency such as phosphorus...
Need hardy yellow, red and lavender HT-Zone 5
Posted by nickjoseph(5 Milwaukee, WI)
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sandandsun(9a FL)Updated My two cents: If the_morden_man affirms it, then so far - to date, I am convinced of the truth of it. Or to say it another way, I believe that a recommendation from the_morden_man for cold zones is a recommendation that is very di...
joseph's coat rose
Posted by jimjanco
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jacqueline9CAUpdated What is going on is that you just planted it 6 weeks ago, and the poor thing is trying to grow roots while simultaneously supporting all of that top growth. However, it looks mainly fine. If it was mine I would cut off ONLY the ca...
Heirloom's spiffy new packing boxes
Posted by nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
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Sow_what? Southern California InlandUpdated I'm also very happy with my Heirloom bands. When I got the delivery notice, I zipped by to unpack the roses, but forgot to bring a knife to open the box. The new perforated 4-pack package was so convenient to open by hand; and the...
Help with rose ID, please.
Posted by justkristyj
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boncrow66Updated I would have gone this weekend if it wasn't a 3 hour drive but I did happen on a small local nursery close to me that has roses the owner purchases from Chamblees in the spring so I did get some Chamblees roses this weekend, just ...
roses that made through winter
Posted by pembroke(6--Louisville KY)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Lovely big red bloom! There's a reason some of these oldies are still around and that pic shows why!
Rose Disease Declared Public Enemy No. 1
Posted by henry_kuska
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Maybe we all should declare it that if it would help find a cure for it!
Help! Sawfly / Rose Slug problem
Posted by EllaRoseT
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caldonbeck(UK (8))Updated I have found nothing works effectively apart from spraying neonics. I use thiacloprid, there are others. You shouldn't worry about being judged, you are entitled to do what works and as long as you are careful, risk to wildlife is...
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