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We drove into town this morning, and it was overcast, with no sun peaking through.
It was a really interesting look at the trees that have grown over our roads. Many many of them are hackberry trees. It's an easy ID, because of the "shadows" under the trees on days with shade.
Look at your roads that are asphalt that is now a light gray. You'll see black on them as if it were shade, but it's not.
Oh no, pressure. Were you able to find Bernstein-Rose, Susan? That's its one problem--I can't think of a US seller (or Canadian) right now. I got my three B-Rs from Hortico about six years ago. Around that time, Heirloom Roses had it, too. It remains small just like its description, which, I think is a plus. You know what you're getting for, size-wise. Good Luck! Diane
Many roses take 2-3 years to settle in and really start doing their own thing. I do not know the rose you mention, but it may just be busy growing a good root system and will burst into bloom next spring.
But most roses like water--not flooding, but a good ready supply of water at regular intervals. Perhaps try watering it more often and see if that improves it. I have a couple roses that start bursting into bloom after a couple really good waterings.
Kate
There are a few different Summer Snow roses, the floribunda, climber and a miniature. If it's the climbing version it may take a couple of years to establish and bloom. If it's one of the other two it should have given you some bloom by now. Since it's already pretty late in the season I'd wait for spring and if it doesn't bloom then I'd replace it. It is possible to just get a dud plant. It happens.
Kim,
That's it!! When I mentioned unfinished dishes in the dishwasher, that's exactly the same thing. The final rinsing hasn't been done.
I hope you are well. I and 4 legged types and flowery friends are doing very well.. My gardener whacked off the top of my overgrown lemon tree and another 5 foot bush that was now 10 feet, and I discovered a little more sunshine in my yard. Still not enough for the beautiful (and large) OGRs that I've seen, but enough for a few more common types.
Thanks again,
andrea
Thanks, Andrea, I'm fine and glad you are, also. Mineral deposits are the curse of much of our water. You should see how extreme they are in really hot, dry situations! There usually isn't much you can do about them, unless you water with filtered water and don't have any other sprinklers hitting your plants. One friend has HOA slopes behind her house. The rainbirds on the slope drench the climbers on her rear wrought iron fence and are crusted in mineral deposits. There isn't anything to do about them because it is too hot, dry and sunny to spray them with any kind of oil to prevent the minerals from drying on the foliage, leaving the deposits. Unfortunately, there is no plant "Jet Dry." Kim
Pat - I'm not sure, but your Heart 'O Gold is one gorgeous rose! Since mine is own-root and this is its first year I can't tell yet. I think I am still leaning toward Granada. Thanks. Maybe if I plant a HoG and a Granada I'll know for sure, that may be the only way I'll be able to know for sure. Then it may not be either one. lol!
Oops, a double post. Pat - I'm not sure, but your Heart 'O Gold is one gorgeous rose! Since mine is own-root and this is its first year I can't tell yet. I think I am still leaning toward Granada. Thanks. Maybe if I plant a HoG and a Granada I'll know for sure, that may be the only way I'll be able to know for sure. Then it may not be either one. lol!
This post was edited by Sara-Ann on Mon, Sep 30, 13 at 13:32
About 4-5 years ago I had trouble with our one neighbor to the point I installed a small hidden camera in our backyard...
I caught our neighbor on video tape purposely spraying our plants and a small tree with weed poison.
I confronted her and told her I had solid proof and if it happened again the law would be called in...
I never told her about our hidden camera.
Bad things stopped happening and she doesn't bother us any more...
Lazy mow guys blow weedy lawn clippings over to my flowerbed every week. I just hate that. I go out and stand there watering when they are there now and it's not so bad as it was. Tell your mow crew to be sure not to blow anything over there. I don't excuse his chemical attack on your plant. I think he should make that right. Someone put weed concentrate on some trees that someone planted and grew up to block an ocean view near Los Angeles. I think this goes on everywhere.
Bands do better potted up gradually but once they're a couple of years old bigger will be better. Since those big ones are on sale you might want to grab them now and save them for when your roses mature. In the mean time I would just get some inexpensive nursery type pots to grow them up in.
I've got both Quietness and Honesweet on order for next spring. Had a posting about Honeysweet a bit ago as I was asking about overall attributes.
Predfern (Chicago z5) stated, "Honeysweet blooms her heart out for me. Not much fragrance though. Color looks like an explosion in a lipstick factory." Everyone else seemed happy with disease resistance though no other comments on fragrance.
I just got Prairie Harvest as a present for a friend's weekend garden. Prairie Harvest is reputedly "moderately fragrant". Perhaps that means slightly. Anyway, I hope it is hardy and has has at least some fragrance. It does look very fetching. I was sold on it by attached link below.
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Leaving them on the cement is usually fine. Since eventually most roses go in fairly large pots, lifting them has its own issues.
They should stay out long enough that they get the idea winter is here. Usually, I end up hauling them in and out at least once since we often get a cold snap around the middle to end of October. There are a couple of nights below freezing, then things warm up again. I pay a lot more attention to when they come out in the spring, but I think the fall routine is something like they go in the garage for temperatures below around 30 (freezing is not the trigger point at all) They go in for good if temperatures are going to be in the low 20 for at least a week.
I have mine on wheeled pot trolleys to make them easier to move around and I just leave them on those to winterize them. I don't like putting mine on the cement because in my opinion the cement pulls moisture from the pots and dries them out too much. They need to have moisture all winter even though they are dormant.
In the past I used to start winterizing around Halloween. Lately, however, it's been warm way past that time and I've had blooms as late as Thanksgiving. For a few years we winterized on Thanksgiving weekend but last year we didn't until the second week of December. Not sure is it's climate change but it has been getting later before they go dormant.
I really can't give you an estimate of when it would be right for your area. You have to play it by ear and watch the weather. You'll be able to tell when they've stopped all signs of growth. Usually that takes at least a couple of hard freezes with temps dipping into the mid 20s. The leaves will start to look dried up and shriveled and if you have any tender new growth it will look frost bitten and wilted.
Newer foliage can often be lighter green until it matures. Lighter green can also indicate nutrient deficiencies or lack of light. Over watering can leach out nitrogen, making it more difficult to absorb sufficient iron. It all depends upon how the "light green" appears, where it occurs on the plant and how the plant appears in general. Many issues can express the same, or very similar, symptoms. Kim
Kim, I finally went Mac...but that's an entirely different swindling kettle of fish.
They just don't make nothing like they used to!
; )Susan