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When I was a kid, my dad had an old Ford. Every time it would act up, he'd start noticing new cars and talking about them around that Ford. He swore for years that old car "heard" him and straightened right up. My mom talked to her plants, "See that compost pile over there?.....", and they would straighten right up. So, why not? Stranger things have happened! LOL! Kim

I think if you plant the shovel in the soil just in front of the bush you can encourage growth.....or just have a really handy shovel when needed.

Neptune is supposed to be a vigorous bush, I asked a local rosarian who recommends it what to do to make mine more than a one cane wonder. He suggested a shovel. My rose must have heard that comment and has thrown out 3 more fat canes.

Wild Blue Yonder was a gangly, awkward shrub for me, which grew straight up, with thick canes and not enough leaf coverage. It may be different elsewhere but I wasn't at all pleased with it once it matured a bit.

Hey all,

Thanks for the input! As for BS, normally, itâÂÂs only the spindly HTâÂÂs that get it with any vengeance in my garden. This year has been sooooo rainy, though, and Charlotte is getting some BS.

@zaphod42, thatâÂÂs good to know, itâÂÂs def a damp, wet spring/summer here! Good to know Ascot is doing well in this weather.

@Diane, itâÂÂs funny, I saw zaphodâÂÂs post only after I posted mine, lol. But IâÂÂve been following it too for some good info! Funny we both talked about MW, too.

@predfern, thanks for the info on CdM, it noticed that in the drawings VG had on itâÂÂs website for CdMâÂÂs habit. Do you know about the health or anything else? Are the suckers hard to control?

I simply cannot visualize an aphid infestation severe enough to kill an otherwise healthy plant.

Nor do I think anyone was suggesting that the Original Poster simply ignore an infestation of aphids.

The point that was made was that, with pesticide already sprayed, and no aphids present, further use of pesticide is not needed.

And that, if in the future, the only problem IS aphids, they could easily be eradicated through less-catastrophic means.

Jeri

Wooooooow, so I left this post for a while and look at what it turned to, LOL
OK, so, let me clarify a bit, I sprayed again.
But this is because the day I sprayed the plants on, was
very wet and the plants were dripping.
The mistake I did here was spraying dripping wet plants.
Shortly after, like 20 minutes, it rained again and this time the rain was heavier that the previous time so I think the insecticide was all cleaned off and yes, it was all gone because the days after the continuous rain, Aphids attacked.Again.
But after spraying the plants, there have been little as to no aphids anymore. :)
I also took another measure to reduce aphids; I removed all weeds around.
Another thing is that right besides the house next door to mine, there is this neglected tree, not grown by the government or public.
It is one of those trees with winged seeds (Not like literally, "winged") which is, as I said, neglected and collects all diseases and pests known to plants.
I wish I was exaggerating, but on that tree, each and every leaf has more than 500 aphids feeding on it and this is a big tree we're talking about.
I cut off all branches reaching into my home and thus, the aphid problem has decreased.
The reason that tree is not gone is because (It grows on the edge of a wall) if they cut the tree off, it will fall right on my neighbour's home. haha
I just want my roses to be healthy and happy, and not looking as bad as every other rose in the neighborhood which are all, Aphid infested catastrophes.

Thanks for all the replies!

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Here is a link that might be useful: Another interesting 2013 seedling

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Here is a link that might be useful: Rose Propagation Forum

Earwigs very much eat on any sort of bloom, whether they be rose, clematis or otherwise. They do eat other bugs as well, but in abscence of those, will happily put holes and munch away on blooms. They do prefer blooms that are nearing the end of their lifespan of the bush over newly opened ones.

Hello Mitchell:

Agree - it is an earwig.

Earwigs are omnivores meaning they will feed on other insects and also on the plants themselves. Sometimes they will do both at the same time. In fact, they will feed on just about any organic matter, whether living or dead. They are not considered a major pest of roses.

Some people even consider them to be a beneficial. I don't think I would go that far, But IMHO, they don't cause enough damage on roses to warrant using a pesticide. If you feel you need to control them in the garden, you can trap them, handpick them, or enlist birds as your allies. Aside from insect-eating birds, they don't have very many natural enemies.

Is this grown indoors or out? Has it had normal appearing foliage before, or is it a new plant? Have you fed it with anything, or sprayed the leaves with anything? Do you know the name of the variety? More information is needed to help figure this out. Kim

Looks like you have those inside. Is that correct? If so they need to be outside. Roses do not do well at all indoors. Also what roseseek has said. What else are you doing for this rose and how long have you had it?

I, too, have bindweed badly infesting certain areas of my garden. But I am against the use of herbicides,since they are poison (Roundup included). It seems to me that if ,even using Roundup, it'll take YEARS of work to get rid of the wretched stuff,I might as well just go for Ian's method of just keep on pulling it up,so I won't have to stress about using a poison.. However,I want to try mulching it out , using a biodegradable type of landscape fabric,too...bart

Just picturing the M. Night Shyamalan movie "The Happening" when people were killed off by plants. lol We're all gonna get it for trying to get rid of this stuff lol

OMG Henry. How low can you go?

Did you read the conclusions?
"Further prospective and high-quality case-control studies are required to substantiate
a cause-effect relationship. The studies should also focus on specific chemical agents."

This is nothing more than a reach for a $$grant. Might as well have been for cell phone micro waves.

"precautionary principle World English Dictionary
precautionary principle
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the precept that an action should not be taken if the consequences are uncertain and potentially dangerous"

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/precautionary+principle

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The following link gives more detail:
http://www.sehn.org/Volume_3-1.html

In particular the following part should help clarify:

"What about "scientific uncertainty"? Why should we take action before science tells us what is harmful or what is causing harm?
Sometimes if we wait for proof it is too late. Scientific standards for demonstrating cause and effect are very high. For example, smoking was strongly suspected of causing lung cancer long before the link was demonstrated conclusively - that is, to the satisfaction of scientific standards of cause and effect. By then, many smokers had died of lung cancer. But many other people had already quit smoking because of the growing evidence that smoking was linked to lung cancer. These people were wisely exercising precaution despite some scientific uncertainty.

Often a problem - such as a cluster of cancer cases or global warming - is too large, its causes too diverse, or the effects too long term to be sorted out with scientific experiments that would prove cause and effect. It's hard to take these problems into the laboratory. Instead, we have to rely on observations, case studies or predictions based on current knowledge.

According to the precautionary principle, when substantial scientific evidence of any kind gives us good reason to believe that an activity, technology or substance may be harmful, we should act to prevent harm. If we always wait for scientific certainty, people may suffer and die, and damage to the natural world may be irreversible."

Here is a link that might be useful: link for above quote of more detail

Karen,

You will love Lion's Fairytale. Surprisingly hardy, superb disease resistance, strong rounded growth with large white/cream blooms that hold well in wind and rain and once established, it is rarely out of bloom... It is one of the best of what is already a great series of roses.

I purchased Windermere today. I am hoping to use it in breeding. Does it ever produce hips for you?

LOL on the divorce! Love it. I purchased Don Juan this spring in a Kmart bodybag and he is one of my most floriferous roses. Gorgeous blooms. I don't notice much scent but then this may not be Don Juan since it's a bodybag rose. LOL.
Susan

Ended up getting Don Juan and Iceberg. After helping my friend move in, she really just won't have adequate sun for a rose on her tiny balcony.

So far, no divorce LOL...... I compromised. He gets to go buy him a new shiny something too.

Grab yourself a Tamora and an Ambridge Rose from Chamblee's. Both excellent and reasonably tidy roses.

I only try own-root roses because I'm sick of suckers and having the scion die off in the winter. I don't grow many Austins because they blackspot to hell over here on the east coast, but I have to say, James Galway is one of the most blackspot resistant roses I have. It's on par with Knockout and La Marne and Monsieur Tillier. And it's bigger than all of them put together, although MT gives it a run for the money.

Anyhow, I think it depends on the specific rose and also on your soil and climate.

The name of the rose is a c de Montarville. Yes, what a shame that they didn't place importance on the development of hardy Canadian roses. I have a few of the explorers and I like them, especially for their hardiness in our climate.

I have both Henry Kelsey and Alexander Mackenzie. Both are fantastic. Alexander Mackenzie is a beautiful, elegant shrub and I love it even when not in bloom. Henry Kelsey is a monster when it comes to blooms. I'd recommend both in a heartbeat.

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This post was edited by kitty on Sat, Jun 22, 13 at 1:10

Thank you kitty,
I think you are right about the "floribunda fabulous." I googled images of it and it is exactly like mine. Thank you so much for identifying it for me. Do you think the peach colored ones in the picture might be floribunda.as well? they grow in clusters too, there are two bushes there and they are similar but two different roses, and a slightly different color.
Also I have seven cuttings that are thriving, and I am hoping there is a mr Lincoln among them. Two of them have buds, and I am watching to see, anxiously! I got them from another neighbor and he didn't know what they were. I only pray the rain doesn't get them, they are so tiny. I will post pics whan they open and see if you can identify them for me, if you would be so kind..

I am going to shade some of the newer planted roses with shade cloth today, just too hot for them. But Yves kills me with all of those buds, first big big flush and fried.

Yves is one of my favorite bushes, even tho' mine looks mildewy and cranks out only a few blooms. Maybe someday I'll move it to a sunnier location.

Checking the blooms today, Double Delight blooms look the most fried. The yellows and pale pinks look better.

Desertgarden- I haven't had RRD in our area, but I've read that it might help to mix in perennials with the roses. The Brooklyn Botanical Garden did this, when it redid their rose garden after RRD problems. Initially it seemed to help...but I haven't seen anything recent about their progress.

I always mix in lots of shrubs and perennials with my roses. Also, we don't have the same problems with wild roses (too dry) for them to grow anywhere but along fence lines and ditches. They seem to get more water and snow melt here...maybe that helps.

I doubt that the perennials themselves would have any effect, but the space between roses would slow the spread of RRD within the garden. A rose touching an infected rose is very likely to be infected next.