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aphids and roses - research paper
Posted by henry_kuska
henry_kuskaSee: http://www.pakentomol.com/Downloads/Issues/2015-1/04.pdf
Suspicious basal break
Posted by jkellydallas(8a)
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jkellydallas(8a)Updated Weeds, companion plants. ground cover. Call it what you will. LOL I'm trying to get the cantaloupes to shade out the other companions plants.
Conard-Pyle sold.
Posted by henry_kuska
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jerijen(Zone 10)Updated Any time there are fewer suppliers, the news is bad for consumers.
Help! Knock Roses not looking too hot!
Posted by Rya Gouge
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BethC in 8a Dallas, TXUpdated Your pictures could have been taken in my flower beds. My knock outs look terrible. I am watering with soaker hoses multiple times a week and the ground is still cracking open. The heat has been horrendous, the leaves look stre...
Incorrectly planted rose. Transplant or leave for winter as is?
Posted by kfless(Northern Illinois, Zone 5)
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kfless(Northern Illinois, Zone 5)Updated Thank you so much for your replies and the link to the video. I appreciate the input. Roses are new to me and I'm learning through my mishaps and mistakes.
Summer Cheer -- 'Ahimsa'
Posted by jerijen(Zone 10)
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jerijen(Zone 10)Updated It's a baby plant, but I'm really impressed by it.
Dying Knockout Rose
Posted by bonkauf
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated 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 protect...
Anyone Grow Gentle Hermione or Happy Child???
Posted by tare(zone5b)
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msdorkgirl(11)Updated 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 b...
Hybrid Kordesii plants not healthy - wilting, yellow leaves
Posted by braverichard (6a, North MO)
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braverichard (6a, North MO)Updated 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 Aug...
Looking for a couple of roses
Posted by Steve Johnston
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countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)Updated I have bought it a couple times there since I am always looking for good yellow roses, but don't have it now.
Thining about Roses for the first time in many years
Posted by Steve Johnston
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Samuel Adk zone5aUpdated Hi Steve its good to hear from you. I am a fan of Buck roses too. It would be cool to see your roses that you hybridized too.
Turned on a coworker to the Breck's Rose Sale
Posted by countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)
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countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)Updated it broke my heart when I saw them, they were so healthy when they arrived. She has a few other roses and says she is going to get some more in September. From comments she made, I think she expects to get them for the same price.
EL Nino
Posted by jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated 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 ...
New virus in Rose Rosette virus family discovered in pigenpea (in Indi
Posted by henry_kuska
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henry_kuskaUpdated 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, where...
Lady of Shalott and roses took a long rest
Posted by Barbara in Seattle
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Barbara in SeattleUpdated 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 ch...
Chilli Thrips in California
Posted by roseseek(9)
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roseseek(9)Updated 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 assum...
Music and Gardening?
Posted by Samuel Adk zone5a
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated I don't know why, but without thinking, I always end up humming the Star-Spangled Banner. Helps me concentrate, I guess. But if I were to sing it, I'm afraid I would scare all the beneficial insects and birds away. Ha ha.
'International Herald Tribune'
Posted by jerijen(Zone 10)
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jerijen(Zone 10)Updated We'll plan on it then.
Souvenir de St. Anne's or The Fairy
Posted by BethC in 8a Dallas, TX
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated 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...
Changed my mind
Posted by BethC in 8a Dallas, TX
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fig_insanity Z7a E TNUpdated Shame on you! (For making us feel deprived, lol) John
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