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Black Spot is Making Me Frustrated and Sad
Posted by blheron(7 and 8)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated I try not to use chemicals if I can because I don't like them for a number of reasons but when I get a really bad case of black spot through out the garden late in the season I will use it. I need my roses to go into winter health...
Mildew on bare root (just received from J & P) - how to handle
Posted by paola_b(CA z10b/Sunset 23)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Soak them in a diluted bleach solution for a bit and then pot them up and isolate them from your other roses until it clears up. However, the fungus that causes mildew is already present in your garden and only needs the right wea...
Rose midge problem??
Posted by linnnaim
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barefootgirl(z5b NE Ohio)Updated Rose midge is already doing damage in my zone 5 garden. Guess the winter didn't kill the little bastards as I'd hoped. And yes, this does look like rose midge. This post was edited by barefootgirl on Thu, May 22, 14 at 15:23
Is this some sort of disease?
Posted by Rosecandy VA, zone 7
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Rosecandy VA, zone 7Updated Thank you everyone! I won't worry about her then, as she does seem to be one of my healthiest roses. it's such a relief that I don't have to shovel her and lose a month's worth of root development.
Mulching around the rose bushes
Posted by nickjoseph(5 Milwaukee, WI)
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated You don't need to change your zone because of an atypical winter. Another rose you might look at is 'Les Sjulin'. It is definitely high centered, but doesn't hold form as long as most HTs.
Help with my new rose garden
Posted by kans
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kansUpdated And Btw that's Renmark rose - salmon pink.
Fertilizer question
Posted by Maude80
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mikeber(6a)Updated I am not expert, but the NPK ratio seems right for roses. But I think (and may be wrong) that there is more to enriching soil than these 3 components. I mostly use Mills Magic Mix, sometimes Rose Tone. These organic, slow releasin...
scientific study - Response of 18 Earth-Kind� Rose Cultivars to
Posted by henry_kuska
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phlowerpower(5)Updated Wonder if this is applicable to roses exposed to road salt during winter in areas with snow.
Ladies, what skincare products do you use and love?
Posted by irish_rose_grower(z7 LI NY)
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LionMUpdated I have used pure chimp products to have no skin problems any more. They are 100% natural and cost not much.
Pernetianas and President Herbert Hoover
Posted by poorbutroserich(Nashville 7a)
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bluegirl_gwUpdated I love their colors but don't have much experience with them yet. My Pres. HH from Vintage seems quite vigorous so far. It came last fall as a good sized band & is in a 2 gallon pot with rich soil in full sun. I've let it thro...
Crocus Rose
Posted by melodyinz8a
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rathersmallbunnyUpdated Ooh, Crocus Rose sounds gorgeous! Love your pictures :)
HELP! Super strange foliage
Posted by poorbutroserich(Nashville 7a)
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated We have a couple small roses here in the ground doing it... The ground here is still wet & cold so I'm going to wait...
Climbing roses for a woodland tea garden
Posted by Teaffany(5b)
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nastarana(5a)Updated I don't know about the tea, but Golden Celebration has hips the size of small crabapples. It also has long, flexible canes which would be easy to train across a trellis and sumptous, huge flowers all season.
My sad, sad roses this Spring....
Posted by nickjoseph(5 Milwaukee, WI)
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Things slow here too! I need some patience myself...lol Everyday I go out and it seems the growth looks the same every day..lol Weather has been colder here too... Suppose to start warming up here soon...
Coral Dawn: how far from arbor and still climb 9' or so?
Posted by meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevation
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nippstress - zone 5 NebraskaUpdated I haven't yet grown Coral Dawn but I'll go for bonus point on Mme. Carolyn Testout. She's a moderate monster in my zone and like more so in yours, so plan accordingly. She is on one side of a maybe 8-9' arch here in zone 5, and mo...
rose petals
Posted by amsten09(6)
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thonotoroseUpdated I believe the extraction method for "rosewater" is glycerine. Rose otto, the essential oil, is made by pressing huge amounts of petals and stamens with things like olive presses. You can also extract essential oily compo...
Is This a Clematis?
Posted by martinca_gw
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated Wow! Beautiful photography and Clematis. Thank you for the tips, Hoov. I had my mulch touching the stems, but I'll move it away and add a weak fertilizer. Bonnie
And OMG August Renoir
Posted by DrPekeMom
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated 'Fredric Mistral', 'Bishops Castle' or 'Scepter'd Isle' makes a nice replacement. I was likely one of the chorus. Honestly, I would have much preferred to be 100% wrong and that it was fabulous for you.
Could this Possibly Be Brandy?
Posted by martinca_gw
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martinca_gwUpdated Yes! It really does look most like HMF photos of MM. There are thorns, but at present size of bush, I'm not sure if they 'll be the mm deadly kind. We'll see, but guessing you nailed it, hoovb.
Low maintenance pink rose suggestion?
Posted by vickima(z5 MA)
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated Congratulations Vickima! Earth Song reportedly does fine on its own roots and Roses Unlimited is a good source. My roses from them arrived in gallon pots and some had buds, ready to bloom. I hope the rose will do well for you. Loo...
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