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We have too much rain/snow here, almost every the other day. Rain is coming again tonight plus a whole day tomorrow. I guess this is why I don't have big mites problem here. Just need to spray for bs and pm. I always have 3-4 different colors umbrellas in my car. The best places to buy umbrellas: TJ maxx and Marshalls. :-)
Oh, it's not a problem to dig the hole. I have an area for it to hang out over winter. I just didn't know what the best way would be.
The bed I want will be in the middle of the back yard and so I can't just plop in out there. Well, I could but it would tick off the Mister-With-The-Mower. :)
I think it is beautiful too and the smell was amazing. It is putting on new growth and buds!
Kach, I had to chuckle at your 42 days without rain. If it rained here every 42 days we wouldn't be in a drought! Roses are tough. I had to replace my Ambridge and Evelyn (both reverted to rootstock). I moved my Sequoia (any of the Ralph Moore roses would do very well where you live--his roses are great!), I took out my Jude the Obscure, my Peach Blossom as she had another tree growing in the middle of her (thank you blue jays), my Sharifa Asma (I LOVED that rose but she does need a bit of shade) and about 6 or 7 Brother Cadfael's that I grew on their own roots. I also moved Emily (another DA rose I don't think you can get here in the US any longer--she also doesn't like heat). I replaced those roses with the following;
on my arch--Flamingo Dancer
She started off gangbusters and in the dry heat, she has just stopped growing and blooming. She is getting a lot of leeway from me as she is only one year old. Hoping for better things from her when it cools down.
Occhi di Fata
She is starting to take off a bit and seems to be doing OK in this heat and filthy smoke driven air we have (lots of fires still going around here). Love the color variations on her. Each flower is different.
Lady of Shalott
Lordy is she orange! I am hoping she tones down a bit. She is staying much smaller than I thought she would. I am looking forward to the spring with her and seeing how she does.
Maroon Eight
Also seems to be sulking a bit in the heat. That is unusual for a rose from this breeder. Looking forward to the late fall and spring with this rose.
Vick's Caprice
Vick is an old rose. Bred in the 1800's. He is hanging in there in the heat. At first, I thought I might lose him, but he seems to be adapting well. He has beautiful subtly striped flowers and a great fragrance. He also makes a great cut flower unlike the Austins. I am looking forward to late fall and spring with him.
Lady Emma Hamilton
No pictures of her. She didn't make it in the heat. Will either be replacing her with Mary Magdelene (if she makes it through this current string of 100 plus degrees every day), or Kordes pompomela fairy tale or another Kordes pompomela rose whose name I can't seem to remember but is gorgeous with cream outer petals and peachy on the inside.
I also planted Alnwick rose. Shatters quickly in the heat if he even blooms at all, but again, this is his first year, so he will get better with age.
Oh Kachana, you are going to LOVE Tamora. That is an excellent choice. I have her in a hot hot spot and she blooms like crazy. I have to say, she has to be the most abundant bloomer I own next to Dick Clark and Easy Does It, but the shocker is she puts out about as many blooms as the latter two, but is only like 2 feet tall. I absolutely ADORE her. And she's fragrant to boot.
I also have Princess Alexandra Of Kent and even though she's new (and on Dr. Huey, which doesn't do so well here) she's never really shown any signs of heat stress. She gets mid day sun and then a bit of late afternoon shade (but with plenty of reflective sun).
Thanks, I did prune it quite hard. First I sprayed with lime sulphur, then I took it out of the pot and planted it in the front garden where it gets more sun. It's just started sprouting leaves. The ones on the right got mauled by a caterpillar. SHould I fertilise it now, cow manure??
Also, when I pruned it I took some cuttings, dipped them in root hormone and put together in a pot. Sone of them have sprouted leaves but I don't want to disturb them to see if they have roots. They have been sitting outside, I didn't put plastic over the top as I didn't really think they would grow, it was a week since I pruned the parent. Should I cover them with plastic now or just leave alone?
I would not fertilize the one in the ground until it has grown more. The ones in the pot could be growing leaves from left over energy in the cuttings. New leaves are not always a sign of roots. Are they in the shade? I don't like covering them with plastic, but that is just me.
Roses Unlimited would be a nice day trip. All of their roses have had all summer to REALLY get a good root system built up. Also you can hand pick which ones you like. They can go straight into the garden with no worries. If it gets really cold, you can buy a bail or two of pine needles from Low's and cover them up this winter.
In Mobile, roses will grow and bloom into December, so it's OK to prune them hard now. Because of the ugly bare legs, I would cut back to 2' and examine each cut end to see if it is alive. If so it will have a thin ring of green inner bark. Keep cutting the canes that are dead until you find healthy wood. Remove any twiggy branches, especially if dead.
A rose can use at least 5 gallons of water per week in hot weather, or one inch of rain.. You may be watering enough to keep the grass green but not enough for the rose--or maybe the previous owners failed to water enough.
When the rose starts growing out after pruning, fertilize it every two months. On the coast you may have sandy soil that doesn't hold water and nutrients well.
If your area has root-knot nematodes, that can cause decline of roses unless grafted on Fortuniana rootstock.
Definitely RRd and it's probably been there two or three years, as these are on the downward spiral and there will be fewer leaves and no blooms to speak of next year.
Knockouts would be a good rose to fill that space, but you need to scope out the neighborhood and see if your neighbors have KOs that aren't healthy.
The worst thing about RRD is there is no cure. And that it can spread with the wind.
If you want to replant KOs, read my ebook about air flow and the mites that vector the disease. There are some places that air-flow-wise just aren't appropriate for roses, and there are others that can be designed for roses. I can say this because I've been dealing with RRD in my and other gardens for fifteen years and I STILL grow roses.
Ann
I have a Claire Austin picture I can post. It is definitely not the same as the yellow and orange one in question. My Claire Austin typically looks like this although it is not the greatest.
There are two sets of leaves in this picture, but the Claire Austin ones are the longer and thinner ones. Also, the stems do not have lots of thorns, and the flowers do not last very long even though there are quite a few of them. The bush gets tall and lanky. I hope this helps a little.
I am still finding a way to kill the rabbits in my yard.....cat won't kill rabbits, my neighbor's black cat is always in my yard, on my deck, I wish he can kill the rabbits.....I have been spraying Liquid Fence once in a while, it's not cheap, $30 a bottle, but this link mentioned about thiram fungicide farmers use, does anyone know where I can get it? Which brand? It must be cheaper than Liquid Fence......"Fungicides that contain the chemical Thiram are an excellent form of non-lethal rabbit repellent and control."
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