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I doubt the blankets had anything to do with their getting black spot. You probably just had the right kind of weather conditions for an outbreak. And I doubt that it ever gets cold enough in NE FL to warrant any type of protection. Even if you get a frost or short freeze it's better to leave them alone. Unless the temps are going down below about 28 degrees for an extended time you don't need to protect them. We do need good clear photos to diagnose any diseases though.
I use lots of manure before I plant. After that just when I can remember - a handful of pelletised garden food now and again. I think this rose loves lots of warmth and sun so that's more important than fertilisers. Most Austins would appreciate lots of water too. My roses are grafted on fortuniana so they are more drought tolerant.
It will remain under some shade until I'm certain that our temperature won't go into the 90's again, but I'll introduce it to some sun in the next week or two. It's in a 1 gallon as own-root, so crossing my fingers that the one bud I left on it will prove true. Thank you so much for the beautiful pictures and advice. I will post a picture of said bud soon.
Ok here's the deal... the William Baffin is not in a self watering container.
As for the others, last year my roses were wilting between the morning waterings and the evening waterings despite being in quite large pots - my backyard is very hot and windy in typical summers so they dry out fast. This year I decided to use the self watering pots to increase hydration midday - but this has been a wet summer until just last week. Will pull the water reservoirs and let them dry out as you all advise and go from there.
Just wanted to report back that the sudden death of canes and leaves seems to have ended... William Baffin is now planted too - I had the perfect spot for this bush which is pretty much a one time bloomer - full sun area until August after which it becomes part sun.
I removed everything from the self watering containers. Upon pulling the trays out, many of them were actually dry. So those containers probably were not the culprits - which means I still don't know what caused this.
Oh that makes me sad. Ordering from Brecks was a little risky but with care and attention most of mine made it. The price even with a few losses was wonderful. I'm so sorry she wasn't successful. I hope she tries with roses again under some different circumstances.
Hoping for a warmer winter, but that means more snow for us if the Lake Erie and Ontario stay unfrozen. I always have extra food and water, fur leggings in the car just in case for a blizzard snow storm. Last year a few miles from us got 7' snow in 24 hrs. One of my friends is still mad at me until today, that day before the snow storm, I got so excited at work, I wished for 2' of snow so I could go snow shoeing, she ended up with 7' snow and couldn't get out house for a week....., I only got 8".
Ooh, what I don't want is a warmer winter. This year we had a record breaking warm February and not much other cold during winter, either (just a weird Nov. Alaska blast that ruined things), and what we got as a result was a glut of yellow jackets and wasps infesting everything. The poor hummingbirds can't use their feeder, even with nearby traps full of bugs' nasty bodies. And I'm outside blasting the feeder with jets of water and stomping drowning yellow jackets that fall to the ground from the feeder. Ugh.
What I'd like from El Nino is a moderation in the record breaking heat we keep having, and the severe windstorms that seem to be increasing--and of course, I'd like an end to our drought, too. It's hard to tell when we're in a drought because we receive so little precipitation, anyway, but we'll be lucky to end this year with eight or nine inches of rain, snow etc. All in all, it's the high winds when it's 100+ degrees that do the most damage that is immediately visible. I'm surprised I have any roses left! Diane
I think they are just different rates so if you ordered 8 roses, you would get charged at the 'up to 10' rate whereas if you ordered 17 roses, it would be the 'up to 20'. I think these are inclusive so yep, 20 roses and not 19. Not sure what happens if you ordered 25 though (up to 30?).
Yes, they do mention the symptoms and have pictures.
"Field observations showed that PPSMV-2-infected
plants of different cultivars consistently exhibited mosaic
(Fig. 4a) and stunting, and, in a single case, sterility,
whereas chlorotic ringspots and line patterns of the leaves,
but no apparent decrease in vigour, were shown by
PPSMV-1-infected plants (Fig. 4b). When both viruses
were present in the same plant, these plants displayed
more-severe symptoms, i.e., chlorosis, leaf deformation,
mosaic and sterility typical of SMD (Fig. 4c and d)."
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Regarding mite spread:
"Successful ‘‘stapling transmission’’ experiments confirmed
the efficacy of this technique for transferring
PPSMV-1 and PPSMV-2 to healthy test plants (pigeonpea
and French bean) by A. cajani under greenhouse conditions.
However, it remains to be established if transmission
occurs with a different efficiency for each virus or if other
eriophyid mites have a role in their spread in nature."
Barbara, I'd agree that your Lady of Shalott is stunning and needs no help to look gorgeous. Thanks for the introduction to Albert! He does look quite capable of giving your Juncos a run for their money, if not heart failure. I never realized till this year that birds lay more than one set of eggs a season. After some robins repeatedly tried to build nests on some bricks jutting out of our front porch wall, my husband and daughter fashioned a platform for them. Now they've just finished their second set of eggs, and we had fun watching the fledglings below just before their first flight!
Here is the first batch of robins just hatched
And here are the more recent fledglings ready to fly!
Cynthia
Thanks for the wonderful pictures of the birds. How nice of your husband and daughter to help them. I wasn't happy with the Juncos building nests in the flower pots but what are you going to do? I guess they're not known for choosing the best locations. And I never knew about them laying more than one set of eggs in a season before now either. That was a bit of a surprise. It's not easy being grandma to the birds:) I really worried about them!
Baldo Villegas, our retired State Entomolgist, feels as wide spread as they are, they've likely been here for at least a year. Due to the spread, the State probably won't be going out to quarantine or take samples. They will assume it's the whole county wherever they're reported. It's likely people have observed the damage and possibly felt it was due to excessive heat and drought. If they've made it to California, there is little reason to expect them not to be anywhere between Texas and here.
he he bethnorcal! All aboard the Crazy Train... (ozzy)...That's the music I grew up on... Where's my old tapes...lol
You know you are welcome any time. It's always a joy to see you guys. You can see my trash palm trees from the freeway and be at my front door within five minutes of exiting the 101. There is a WIDE, FLAT, STRAIGHT street and a large driveway, so there's plenty of room for the motor home. Thank you!
I had a The Fairy hedge for years. It was about three feet tall, very dense and with terrible "stickers", like a brier patch (whatever that is). During our hot sunny summers, and even springs, The Fairy was not nearly as pink and pretty here as the roses' photos shown on HMF. Instead, it was a faded "almost white" and the blooms were only about 1 inch, not 1 1/2 inches as stated on HMF. My feeling is that in hot Texas, this rose would be faded like my roses were. It seems to be more successful in cooler climates. Diane
What a beauty! Wonderful clear yellow color!
It's a baby plant, but I'm really impressed by it.